1916 Rising an event of world importance, conference told
Russian Bolsheviks and Indian nationalists among those inspired by seminal revolt
A commemorative parade on April 16th, 2006, on O’Connell Street, Dublin, marking the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times
The Easter Rising was a “world historical event”and not just an Irish affair, a conference has been told.
Prof Luke Gibbons of NUI Maynooth said the perception the Easter Rising was a mere sideshow to the first World War needs to be addressed in the forthcoming commemorations to mark the centenary of 1916.