The Irish Times

Revolutionary and trade unionist – Brian Maye on Margaret Skinnider

An Irishman’s Diary

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 19:01

Ten trailblazing Irish women who made a difference

An Irishwoman’s Diary

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 01:46

Mass civil disobedience and the War of Independence

Peaceful mass mobilisation, collective action against state institutions, boycott and ostracisation were powerful weapons in the conflict

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 00:00

Was 1918 a false dawn for Irish women?

Women’s rights were marginalised in Free State, with implications to present day

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00

25 fearless women who helped shape today’s Ireland

They smashed stereotypes, changed Ireland – yet many are forgotten by history

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00

‘This is a beacon for the inner-city. It shows that education and our students are valued’

An extension to an old Dublin school caps a remarkable turn-around in its fortunes

Tue May 02 2017 - 19:28

Miriam Lord: Senators lose selfie control during Sturgeon visit

Scottish first minister said the occasion will live long in the memory, and they believed it

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 05:55

New Dublin artwork to honour women of the Rising

Heather Humphreys announces support for two symposia on women’s role in 1916

Mon Aug 29 2016 - 08:53

The 1916 Rising as you have never seen it before

Artist David Rooney explains the poster published with this weekend’s ‘Irish Times’

Sat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00

Thousands defy Luas strike for Reflecting the Rising events

Biggest public event in Ireland blessed by good weather and a large turnout

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 21:35

An emotional homecoming for the 262 civilians killed in 1916

The Sackville Street Art Project has brought together people to build model houses for each of the civilians killed during fighting

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 06:00

Eggciting times: Who won our Easter Egg World Cup?

This Easter on The Women’s Podcast, the battle of the eggs, the joy of chocolate and one woman’s account of the Rising

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 06:00

Kathy Sheridan: ‘Terrible beauty’ alive in Glasnevin Cemetery

Memorials to those who fought for Éire stand next to those who fought for king

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00

Television: Rising from obscurity – the women airbrushed out of Irish history

Review: ‘Seven Women’, ‘Follow the Money’, ‘The A Word’ and ‘Line of Duty’

Fri Mar 25 2016 - 14:45

An Post boxes repainted royal red to mark 1916 Rising

Smartphone links will play short videos of Dublin events from 100 years ago

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 15:53

President honours role of women in creating Ireland of today

Event at Kilmainham celebrates achievements of women from 1916 on

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 17:23

Women of 1916

300 women participated in the 1916 Rising in a variety of roles, but many of their contributions went unacknowledged for decades

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 11:21

Charlie Flanagan: Why the Rising commemorations will be a global event

‘Ireland in 1916 was. as it is now, a global island, a nation that both reflected and was engaged in the bigger international issues of the day’

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 04:00

Easter Rising site at Moore St bought by State for €4 million

Commemorative centre to be built on site where rebels agreed to surrender in 1916

Tue Mar 31 2015 - 15:00

Rising commemoration programme to be unveiled at Collins Barracks

Heather Humphreys says commemorations will not ‘glorify violent bloodshed’

Tue Mar 31 2015 - 08:26

Who knifed Queen Victoria’s portrait in Dublin in 1916?

Fragment of royal portrait – slashed during rebels’ occupation of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – turns up for auction

Sat Sept 07 2013 - 00:00