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Ladies and gentlemen – Irishmen and Irishwomen – friends, relatives, and guests. We are gathered here today on one of the key sites-of-battle of the 1916 Rising, as we pay tribute to the courage, idealism, and sacrifice of the men and women who one hundred years ago...

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Saturday) said that this weekend’s State commemorations will be rooted in respect and inclusivity...

I am delighted to be here this morning with Minister Heather Humphreys to launch this significant exhibition – ‘The GPO: Witness History’, a key element of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme...

An Post’s new GPO Witness History Visitor Centre was opened by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, today as part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme...

The Office of Public Works today (24 March 2016) has the following update on earlier reports of a breach to the Lighthouse Road wall at Sceilg Mhichíl/Skellig Michael. The Island was finally accessed by OPW and Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht staff...

At a press conference today (Wednesday 23rd March) to announce details of the major commemorative events for Easter, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, said that the 2016 Easter Sunday parade and series of commemorative events to be held this weekend, will be the largest ever staged in the history of the State...

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, will today (Saturday) address a conference on the 1916 Easter Rising in Boston College, on the penultimate day of her St Patrick’s Day trip to Massachusetts. Other speakers at the conference...

A gala screening will take place tonight (Wednesday 16th March) in the National Concert Hall, Dublin of 1916 The Irish Rebellion, the landmark University of Notre Dame documentary narrated by Liam Neeson. A major event forming part of the overall programme...

In an exciting addition to the festivities for St. Patrick’s Day and the Easter 1916 Commemorative Programme, the Visitor Centre at the Custom House will open to the public from 17 March to 3 April 2016. The Custom House was the architectural masterpiece of James Gandon...

In a special ceremony today (Friday 11th March) at Tallaght Hospital School, a group of young students received delivery of a handmade Irish flag by members of the Defence Forces in the final ceremony of the hugely successful Flags for Schools initiative...