Seán MacDiarmada was one of the men capable of rousing Ireland out of its political coma. To commemorate the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, writer and historian Dermot McEvoy produced 16 ...

On this day, May 12, in 1916, Easter Rising leaders Seán MacDiarmada and James Connolly were executed for their role in the rebellion. The 1916 Easter Rising took place over the course of five ...

The key facts to help you understand Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising. Editor's Note: Dermot McEvoy is the author of "The 13th Apostle: A Novel of a Dublin Family, Michael Collins, and the Irish ...

The Easter Rising of 1916 is celebrated as a defining action in the fight for Irish independence. ... Sean McDermott, Patrick Pearse, Eamonn Ceannt, Joseph Plunkett, ...

Sean McDermott, who planned the Easter Rising ... The Easter Rising by Michael Foy & Brian Barton (Sutton, 1999) The IRA at War 1916-23 by Peter Hart (Oxford University Press, 2003) ...