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Story Publication logo June 6, 2016

Is Ireland Still Rising After 100 Years?

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Ireland

Authors:

Laura Flanders
Grantee

Paula Allen
Guest Contributor

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It is being marked as the turning point for Irish freedom, but as they celebrate the centenary of...

Laura Flanders
Grantee

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General Post Office, Dublin. Headquarters for the Easter Rising leaders, 1916. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Clare Daly, Independent member of Parliament, Dublin. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

March to save Moore Street from developers and to protect and restore No.16, the place where the leaders of the Rising retreated to make a last stand against the British. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Anti-eviction protest, Dublin. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Fein, with Proclamation, Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Jim Connolly grandson of Rising leader, James Connolly, at the unveiling of a statue in honor of his grandfather, in Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Emma Groves, Sinn Fein councilor, at the unveiling of the James Connolly statue, in Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Liz Groves, works in Connolly House, a Sinn Fein advice center, West Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Campaign posters from opposing parties, West Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Laura Flanders at the Peace Wall between Falls Road (Catholic) and the Shankill Road (Protestant), in Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Fra McCann, former IRA prisoner, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, with granddaughter, West Belfast. Image by Laura Flanders. Ireland, 2016.

Críona Ní Dhálaigh, second from the left, Lord Mayor of Dublin. Image by Laura Flanders. Ireland, 2016.

100th year anniversary of the Rising parade, West Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Marching through Milltown Cemetery on the 100th year anniversary of the Rising parade, West Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

Milltown Cemetery on the 100th year anniversary of the Rising parade, West Belfast. Image by Paula Allen. Ireland, 2016.

One century after the Easter Uprising of 1916 is Irish nationalism still relevant? On both sides of the border, Sinn Fein continues to preach liberation and unification while facing a new foe: austerity. Is the meaning of independence shifting?