Elizabeth O Farrell

Eight Irish writers’ monologues create a moving theatrical tapestry

‘It’s not a historical piece. This is theatre.’ Here’s how Signatories took shape

In Embodied, six provocative dances offer an unflinching exploration of the lot of women in Ireland past and present

Judge’s ruling prevents building at national monument, Easter Rising ‘battlefield site’

Fishamble’s diligent, vigorous production pursues a simple question – what makes people do what they do – towards a complicated answer

Single mothers socially reviled, one-third of illegitimate babies died in their first year

Roars of ‘traitor to the people’ accompany Minister’s invitation to children to lay wreaths

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

The heroes of 1916 may be the initial draw for many, but Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery is full of weird and wonderful stories, from mocking gravestones to murderous elephants

‘How Green was My Valley’ was the famous 1951 film that won five Oscars for John Ford: but it also contained a more fascinating story of how two of its actors had fought on opposite sides of the Rising

As the final battlefield of the 1916 Rising, it deserves its national monument designation

1916/2016: a miscellany

Number 10 Moore Street should be designated a national monument, judge hears

William and Michael Malone died within a year of each other on opposite sides

Gripping events and compelling characters define the Easter Rising. So where are they?

‘We have the last word, these thousands of us in the streets - we’ll continue to fight for climate justice’