Values of Rising need to be renewed
Values of Rising need to be renewed

by Paul Donovan (for the Irish Post)

The 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising and 25th anniversary of the hunger strikes should be times of great celebration for the Irish. The actions of those who stood up and fought for independence in 1916 and the later hungers strikers of 1981 represent the best of Ireland. They typify a valiant spirit that has endured much suffering over the years.

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