The Irish Times

Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she wed Joseph Plunkett in 1916?

New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal

Wed May 18 2022 - 21:46

‘Joseph Mary Plunkett is my great uncle. How more Irish do you want me to be?’

Germaine Kos is an artist, film-maker, cancer survivor and (don't question it) Irishwoman

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 06:00

Exercise in Rinkmanship – Frank McNally on contrasting figures who did the skates some service

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Aug 11 2021 - 19:01

A Prussian solution to an Irish problem – An Irishman’s Diary on Prince Joachim and the 1916 Rising

Sun Jul 19 2020 - 17:14

Old school redbrick ripe for a refresh on stately Rathmines road for €2.475m

This protected structure offers six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and plenty of potential

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 09:41

Breda O’Brien: Legacy of Muckross nuns lives on forever

Far from corrupt religion, these nuns inspired as strong female role models

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 06:00

Nuns exit Muckross Park after 120 ‘trailblazing’ years

Tributes to Dominican Sisters who pushed boundaries of education for young women

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 04:21

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

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 00:00

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

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 05:15

Ireland’s first World War veterans: Shunned, ostracised, murdered

Hundreds of thousands of Irish soldiers returned home to a largely hostile country

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:35

Rod Stewart: ‘I’m not in the pipe and slipper club yet. I can still go mad’

The 73-year-old rock musician on ice baths, the Easter Rising and his decades of wild days and success

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00

Trade unionist ‘exposed atrocious conditions of workers and families’

Centenary: William Partridge (1874-1917) had key role in 1913 Lock Out and Irish Citizen Army

Sat Jul 15 2017 - 19:33

Tragedy of Thomas MacDonagh’s family left orphaned after Rising

The children of the Easter Rising leader paid dearly for the price of Irish freedom

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 10:29

Embracing and commemorating events of 1916 throughout the year

Children central to events to mark 100 years since Easter Rising

Thu Dec 29 2016 - 01:01

Exhibition on priests who ministered during Easter Rising

‘Gives a glimpse into a dimension of 1916 which could easily be overlooked’

Sat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00

Letters from 1916 figures to go on view as part of Culture Night

Éamonn Ceannt and Grace Plunkett wrote to governor of Kilmainham Gaol after Rising

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 10:31

Áras an Uachtaráin to open for Culture Night 2016

Tickets to be raffled for access to performances and tour in presidential residence

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 13:27

Ranelagh classic with stylish twist for €3m

Property was built in the 1800s and completely overhauled in the early 2000s

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 00:00

Four more executed Rising leaders remembered at Kilmainham

Plunkett, Daly, O’Hanrahan and Willie Pearse all commemorated

Wed May 04 2016 - 18:49

Signatories review: an imagined truth about key figures in the Rising

Eight Irish writers’ monologues create a moving theatrical tapestry

Sun Apr 24 2016 - 21:59

Art houses invoke the forgotten civilian victims of the Easter Rising

Public contribute installations to remember each of the 262 civilians killed in the Rising

Sun Apr 10 2016 - 14:10

Rising rebels’ ‘white flag’ on sale after being rescued from skip

Linen handkerchief reportedly used to surrender to British troops will be auctioned

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00

Conn Hallinan: 1916 was an inspiration in the struggle against colonialism

There was a special drama to the idea of a revolution in the heart of an empire

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00

Breda O’Brien: We must not play down the faith of the 1916 leaders

This Easter, we could honour the sacrifices of the Rising by remembering religion’s role

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 01:00

Rising, with difficulty – An Irishman’s Diary about Arthur Power and 1916

Thu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00

Blood on the Road/Fuil ar an Rós review: the poems of 1916 set beautifully to music

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 20:00

Irish writers commemorate Proclamation signatories

Theatre project will mark Rising centenary with production in Kilmainham Gaol

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00

1916 commemorations should not glorify violence, says bishop

Commemorations should reflect on what unites people rather than divides them

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 09:31

Joseph Plunkett’s role in Rising remembered by his school

Stonyhurst archivist seeks to explain mystery surrounding Plunkett’s part in 1916 rebellion

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00

Martin McGuinness ‘committed to holding event for WW1 dead’

Deputy First Minister says it’s ‘only proper and right’ to honour sacrifice made by Irish

Sun Mar 06 2016 - 12:22

The Joseph Mary Plunkett papers: ‘I was never meant to be so happy’

The youngest of the Proclamation signatories married his fiancee, Grace Gifford, in his prison cell the night before he was executed

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 05:45

The Patrick Pearse letters: Trouble at St Enda’s College

The republican leader’s experimental Dublin school struggled with debt – and with irate neighbours