How the plea for Irish independence made its way to Paris
Sean T Ó Ceallaigh and George Gavan Duffy attempted to win France over to the cause
State papers: Irish officials found no evidence Easter Rising got papal blessing
Count George Plunkett claimed he met Pope Benedict XV in week before Rising
Diarmaid Ferriter: Ireland’s complex ties with Catalonia
Republicans have a long history with Catalan nationalists, despite their significant differences
Michael Collins and my grandfather: A meeting in Leitrim
Police records reveal a McGreevy family connection to the ‘Big Fellow’ in 1917
Joseph Plunkett’s role in Rising remembered by his school
Stonyhurst archivist seeks to explain mystery surrounding Plunkett’s part in 1916 rebellion
Enda Kenny presents Barack Obama with hand-printed Yeats for St Patrick’s Day
Poetry volume presented by Taoiseach to president made by grandniece of 1916 leader
How the stage was set for armed revolution in Ireland
In a second, edited extract from his book Vivid Faces, historian Roy Foster considers the role of theatre in shaping the minds of the revolutionary generation
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