Changing surnames after marriage: ‘If it’s good enough for Amal Clooney, it’s good enough for me’
Following a recent column describing women changing names as the ‘normalisation of symbolic control’, readers share their views on the matter
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
Fine art, furs . . . and knickers - what got lost in the Easter Rising
Claims for damages were made to a British committee from artists including Jack B Yeats and John Lavery
Tom Kettle: In memory, 100 years after death at the Somme
‘Tom Kettle was a truly great Irishman of whom we should all be immensely proud’
Relatives of victims of Bowen-Colthurst to seek apology
British officer was responsible for deaths of at least five during Rising, including Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
New Military Archives building opens in Dublin
The €5.4m project was one of the flagship programmes of the 1916 commemorations
Easter Rising – Day 2: A baptism of unremitting fire
On the second day of the Easter Rising, soldiers poured into Dublin, and martial law was declared
Relatives of those in the Rising have no greater role than anyone else
The idea of sharing the glory of ancestors is as rational as sharing their guilt
Eyewitness account of the Easter Rising published for the first time
Arthur Matheson gives a day-by-day account of events witnessed from Dublin 2
Brothers remembered in stamp to mark centenary of Rising
William and Michael Malone died within a year of each other on opposite sides
1916: a calendar of events
The landmark events of 100 years ago have inspired a commemorative programme for the centenary year
1916: who did what?
An Irish school teacher, a Scottish trade unionist, an aristocratic woman and a British officer were among the main players in the 1916 Rising
1916 Rising: Dublin 4 and 6 street maps
Our series on what was happening on the streets of Dublin during Easter Week 1916 explores the inner southern suburbs, scenes of a heavy battle and brutal killing
General who had Easter Rising leaders shot was ‘able, level-headed and clear-sighted’
TCD historian Eunan O’Halpin believes no British general would have acted differently
John Redmond a ‘man of violence’, says Gerry Adams
Sinn Féin president accuses IPP leader of sending thousands of Irish men to their deaths
Germany pursuing policies that allowed Nazis come to power, says Siptu head
Jack O’Connor says Berlin making same economic mistakes made in the 1930s
Tracking the Tricolour
Does our flag mean the same to a GAA fan at Croke Park as it does to the unionists who have set it alight? And how did it become our national standard in the first place?
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An Irishman’s Diary: On the lesser-known journalists who died with Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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