1916 Rising

This year will mark the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. The leaders of the rising were summarily executed by the British, which led to the war for independence that followed. The rising took place when republicans of different political stripes banded together and took over the General Post Office in downtown Dublin. According to the current headlines in the Irish press, the rising is still very much a political issue with politicians from various parties jockeying for position in advance this year's planned tribute to the martyrs.