Tag Archives: 1916 Rising

Spectator centre stage

Posted on July 23, 2016 by stevedineen

It’s Saturday morning in the Abbey Theatre and the foyer is beginning to bustle. People are buying tickets. Staff are preparing for the matinee performance of Othello on its final day of performance. A dozen of us are arriving for … Continue reading →

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Putting its own stamp on history

Posted on April 9, 2015 by stevedineen

It’s Easter Week and many visitors to Dublin are undoubtedly strolling along O’Connell Street for a look at the building that made the headlines this week ninety nine years ago. The General Post Office’s Portland stone portico and Ionic columns … Continue reading →

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Doing time in Kilmainham

Posted on February 12, 2015 by stevedineen

Ideally, the visitor interested in Irish history will arrive in March next year. 27 March 2016, Easter Sunday, will mark the political anniversary of the 1916 Rising, when the Irish Volunteers and others, led by Pádraig Pearse, seized the General … Continue reading →

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