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THE MAIN STATE commemorations to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising took place over the Easter weekend.
However, many events are also happening this weekend – the calendar centenary of the Rising.
Here are some of the highlights taking place today and tomorrow.
It’s not an exhaustive list so if you’re aware of an event taking place in your area let us know in the comments.
Saturday
The Maynooth 1916 Centenary Committee will commemorate the walk by 15 volunteers from Maynooth in Co Kildare to Dublin and their participation in the GPO garrison.
A bilingual seminar organised by Conradh na Gaeilge to commemorate the women who were active in the cultural and social movements that changed Irish society in the early 20th century will take place today.
The second day of a seminar celebrating celebrating multilingualism in Ireland is taking place in NUI Galway.
Meanwhile, TG4 will air a black comedy drama, Wrecking the Rising, which imagines an alternative 1916 Rising, at 9.30pm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Sunday
Tomorrow’s official state event will take place at Arbour Hill in Dublin.
A remembrance mass will be held at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 10am. It will be broadcast live on RTÉ One, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra and Longwave 252.
Arbour HillSource: ireland.iePresident Michael D Higgins and members of the government will be in attendance, as will relatives of those executed following the Rising.
The adjacent military cemetery is the resting place for 14 of the executed leaders of the Rising including Pádraig Pearse, James Connolly and Major John McBride.
A number of famous faces and community groups are set to attend a Reclaim 1916 event tomorrow afternoon. A march will begin at Merrion Square at 2pm and make its way to the GPO where actor Adrian Dunbar will host a festival of music, dance and readings.
Panti Bliss, Stephen Rea, Fionnuala Flanagan, Donal Lunny, Damien Dempsey and Frances Black are all expected to take part.
The organising committee has said parade participants, including representatives of Ireland’s new communities, will highlight the vision of the 1916 Proclamation for religious and civil liberties and equal rights for all. "Travellers, residents of Direct Provision, disability and women’s groups and Clery’s workers will underline the work still needed to achieve this," a statement noted.
The GAA will mark the centenary in Croke Park tomorrow. The Allianz Football League finals will be followed by Laochra – a live event celebrating our national identity.
Thomas Traynor, who served under Eamon de Valera during Easter 1916, will be remembered in his native Carlow at an event in Tullow tomorrow.
Meanwhile, a civic reception will take place in Sligo tomorrow. This will include a re-enactment of the reading of the Proclamation and the unveiling of a specially-commissioned memorial to the county's participants in the Rising.
More information on official events taking place to mark the Rising's centenary can be read on ireland.ie.
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All celebrations should have happened this weekend and not weeks ago . Monday should have been an unofficial BH to mark it too
It should be celebrated every year.
I said it before and I’ll say it again….that O’Halloran sister third right was a stunner.
I hope you mean third from the left! She had that look alright.
Yep absolutely beautiful. Go h-álainn uilig!
You missed out the open air concert, pageant and march on O’Connell Street on at 2pm. Pretty sure that was deliberate though.
Of course it was deliberate, easily the biggest event is omitted from this list.
Please read the fourth paragraph…’not an exhaustive list’
There have been numerous events in central Dublin already
Bullshit
Please read the fourth paragraph …’if you’re aware of an event taking place in your area please let us know in the comments’ I wasn’t aware of the celebrations planned for Dublin today but thanks to previous comment I can now look into it.
Is that the party political event organised by a party which still has difficulty in participating in an event involving the fior Olgaigh na hEireann or in trying to pretend that it has an organic link to 1916 – which is hard as its a dissident group of a splinter group of an anti democratic group of an organisation established to advance home rule on the austro Hungarian empire model retaining the monarchy.
Jesus what sort of waffle was that you’re talking about hotbank, is that Fianna Fáil you’re talking about or what the hell are you on about?
I don’t know if they are holding an event but the biggest one in Dublin this weekend is being organised by the National Graves Association.
I’m going up to Dublin for the weekend and really looking forward to a good buzz tomorrow. Damo, Panty Bliss, 2,500 Sinn Féin Árd Fheis delegates in town from Donegal to Wexford and from Antrim to Kerry,. Tomorrow promises to be a great, fun-filled and memorable Citizens Celebration of 1916. I’ll be finishing up after the Parade to Glasnevin with tasty pints in the Grave Diggers. Can’t wait!
An event in my area happen Sunday 24 April, 2016.
Meet at the Memorial Plaque dedicated to our first Irish immigrant ancestors who arrived on the Waterfront of the Ohio 1:00 PM Public Reading of the Proclamation followed by a visit to the Irish Center for sandwiches, desserts and Dr. William H.A. Williams presentation of the Easter Rising in song and stories with the Blue Rock Boys, Ceol Mhor and the Irish American Theater Company.
RECLAIM 1916 MARCH, PAGEANT AND FREE OPEN AIR CONCERT
Merrion Square at 2pm setting out to the GPO for 3pm
April 24, 2016
http://www.reclaim1916.ie/reclaim-1916-march-pageant-and-free-open-air-concert/
“Join the parade with Panti Bliss, Stephen Rea, Fionnuala Flanagan, Adrian Dunbar, Donal Lunny, Damien Dempsey, Don Baker, Frances Black, Laoise Kelly, Sibéal Ní Chasaide “
Don’t recognise the state???? What party holds the mayorship of the two biggest cities in the state, or it the third largest party at local level and at national level, or has the most MEPs from Ireland. Talk about being clueless! I suppose FF don’t recognise the state either seeing as they held an event in Arbour Hill last weekend, go back to bed ffs!
Hotbank you think last month was the offical commemoration. Are you having a laugh.
Which of the banned trolls back under a different guise is Hotbank I wonder?
Sinn Fein was at the official State commemoration on Easter Sunday – there is a picture of Martin McGuinness and An Taoiseach at the event on Irish Times website http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/images-of-the-day-1916-state-commemoration-1.2588884
Why was SF’s eternal leader absent from the official State commemoration? McGuinness was there as the United Kingdoms Deputy First Minister of the British occupied part province.
Hotbank I am sure he will be there tomorrow on the actual date of the rising.you are welcome to attend.
The rising has been marked since the beginning at Easter time.
The rising happened on the 24 of april hotbank and that is when it should be commemorated.that will happen tommorow.like I said you are welcome to attend.
Did the walk from maynooth along the canal to the garden of remembrance, re-tracing my great great grandfathers journey into the Easter Rising 100 years ago.. Very proud
Heading back home to Tullow for the Thomas Traynor celebration.
That poxy panti bliss yolk again…. just die you cross dressing pain in the hole
She looks like she don’t think the same about you.
Shocking article, it should be removed and replaced by an article befitting the historic event.
Very nice of you Irish to lay on some special events for St George’s Day.
I see the locals have put a flagpole near to what appears to be gravestone in the local park.
Do you think anyone would mind if I ran up the cross of St George?
Today is St George’s day, some people call it Georgmas.
Waste of taxpayer`s money
5k marathon commemorating 1916 Easter rising will take place tomorrow morning. Organizers say that over 4,000 people registered to participate in this event.
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