Sean Connolly

A sprawling show pays tribute to Lynn, a humanitarian who was airbrushed from the 1916 picture

This centenary poem celebrates Dr Kathleen Lynn

Great granddaughter of 1916 rebel leaves flowers for first policeman to die in Rising

The idea of sharing the glory of ancestors is as rational as sharing their guilt

RTÉ releases 50 audio and visual recordings from its archives for 1916 centenary

‘I have been very accident prone . . . I must be the most scarred violininst ever’

Veteran criminal shot dead outside his Dublin home two years ago

Convicted man a ruthless dissident republican gunman who killed for money

Other counts of IRA membership and weapon possession against Seán Connolly dropped

In a second, edited extract from his book Vivid Faces, historian Roy Foster considers the role of theatre in shaping the minds of the revolutionary generation