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Who Will Read The Proclamation On April 24th At The GPO?

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  • #32
    corner of hells
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    Linda Martin hopefully.


  • #33
    beach_walker
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    josephryan1989 wrote: »
    So who will step up and read the Proclamation at the exact moment 100 years on?

    Well it's not really, is it? People give out about the commemorations of the Easter Rising moving in accordance with the changing date of Easter but why not? It's the traditionally accepted time which simplifies the date.

    Your date is equally invalid to a degree, it's not 100 years exactly. I mean you haven't taken into account the various leap days, leap seconds into your calculation. Usually we let them go, equally by traditionally accepted idea of simplifying the matter.


  • #34
    matchthis
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    Prince Charles?


  • #35
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Menas wrote: »
    Only the true political descendants of the 1916 heroes could reasonably be expected to read the proclamation.
    Well that only rules out the Green party.


  • #36
    BorneTobyWilde
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    Roy Keane.... only for a mobile to ring during his reading..


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  • #37
    Irelandcool
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    better not be Joan Burton as I'd rather go deaf then to listen to her.


  • #38
    Panthro
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    Has to be Teresa Mannion surely, anyone else would be "treacherous!"


  • #39
    thattequilagirl
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    Michael D would be my choice.


  • #40
    Shannon757
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    Panthro wrote: »
    Has to be Teresa Mannion surely, anyone else would be "treacherous!"

    I don't want to make an unnecessary journey to Dublin though.


  • #41
    Shannon757
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    thattequilagirl wrote: »
    Michael D would be my choice.

    Will he stand on a box?


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  • #42
    beach_walker
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    thattequilagirl wrote: »
    Michael D would be my choice.

    Eghh. I think we need to steer clear of politicians who give 'favours' to their friends, nice salary favours!


  • #43
    Fleawuss
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    Slab Murphy. Followed by a duet of Boolavogue by the Healy Rae's. everyone gets bladdered then in the Dail bar and an IW protest march starts for the Vaticant


  • #44
    matchthis
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    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Will he stand on a box?

    Couple of phone books. Be grand


  • #45
    Shannon757
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    matchthis wrote: »
    Couple of phone books. Be grand

    They still have phone books?


  • #46
    Nodin
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    Shannon757 wrote: »
    They still have phone books?

    They do where the healy raes are from.


  • #47
    KingBrian2
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    A member of the public might be able. Someone from the GPO.


  • #48
    Shannon757
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    Nodin wrote: »
    They do where the healy raes are from.

    Don't be picking on the Healy Raes. And if you want to pick on Michael, you'll have to go through his brother first.


  • #49
    8 Bit Girl
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    The new series of Game of Thrones is back that day, yay! :D

    Nobody is going to be paying attention to this so


  • #50
    RhubarbCrumble
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    Realistically I think Michael D would be the best choice.


  • #51
    vicwatson
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    I'd say Michael Jackson


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  • #52
    Speedsie
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    ¡arriba, arriba! ¡andale, andale!


    vicwatson wrote: »
    I'd say Michael Jackson

    The CoI Archbishop of Dublin? Intriguing choice.

    http://dublin.anglican.org/dioceses/archbishop.php


  • #53
    Bulbous Salutation
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    How about Nodin from this parish?


  • #54
    padd b1975
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    Sean Haughey.

    His grandfather (Sean Lemass) was on the roof of the GPO as a boy soldier in 1916.


  • #55
    Nodin
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    Shannon757 wrote: »
    Don't be picking on the Healy Raes. And if you want to pick on Michael, you'll have to go through his brother first.

    I'll fight any man.


  • #56
    timthumbni
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    8 Bit Girl wrote: »
    The new series of Game of Thrones is back that day, yay! :D

    Nobody is going to be paying attention to this so

    Maybe the hound could read it. Whilst fighting the zombie mountain as pre declaration entertainment. Maybe let slab and Liam out from sewing mailbags for the day as well.


  • #57
    Conall Cernach
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    The National Graves Association will be holding a commemoration on the 24th.

    www.nga.ie

    "To summarise the events on 24th April:
    Assembly in front of GPO between 11.15 and 12 noon. There will be entertainment in the form of music, song and dance.
    March from GPO to Glasnevin cemetery accompanied by 12 marching bands from Ireland, Scotland, England, America and Australia.
    On arrival at the St.Paul’s section of Glasnevin cemetery the ceremony will include the reading of the Easter Proclamation, the Roll of Honour, some poetry and the main oration which will be delivered by lifelong republican, ex POW, ex hungerstriker, trade unionist and author Tommy Mc Kearney. After the main oration there will be a lament by a piper and the proceedings will conclude with the playing of Amhrán na bhFiann.
    Beidh fáilte roimh chuile ar an lá speisialta seo. Everybody will be welcome on this special day."


  • #58
    Mr.Crinklewood
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    Has to be Joan Bruton.

    She can prefix each paragraph with "Can I just say ".

    On addition the entire country can hear her, without the need for microphones, TV or radio.


  • #59
    timthumbni
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    Conall Cernach wrote: »
    The National Graves Association will be holding a commemoration on the 24th.

    www.nga.ie

    "To summarise the events on 24th April:
    Assembly in front of GPO between 11.15 and 12 noon. There will be entertainment in the form of music, song and dance.
    March from GPO to Glasnevin cemetery accompanied by 12 marching bands from Ireland, Scotland, England, America and Australia.
    On arrival at the St.Paul’s section of Glasnevin cemetery the ceremony will include the reading of the Easter Proclamation, the Roll of Honour, some poetry and the main oration which will be delivered by lifelong republican, ex POW, ex hungerstriker, trade unionist and author Tommy Mc Kearney. After the main oration there will be a lament by a piper and the proceedings will conclude with the playing of Amhrán na bhFiann.
    Beidh fáilte roimh chuile ar an lá speisialta seo. Everybody will be welcome on this special day."

    Marching bands you say..... From England you say.......


  • #60
    Nodin
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    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Has to be Joan Bruton.

    She can prefix each paragraph with "Can I just say ".

    On addition the entire country can hear her, without the need for microphones, TV or radio.

    'Can I just sAAaayyyy..........'

    Surely the green party will object to the noise pollution and the deaths caused amongst the avian and aquatic populations.


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  • #61
    [Deleted User]
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    How about the only surviving child of a 1916 leader?

    Michael Mallin, second in command of the Irish Citizens' Army under James Connolly, who was executed on 8 May 1916, has a son named Joseph Mallin. He's a Jesuit priest who's a formidable 102 years of age and by all accounts hale and hearty in Hong Kong today. He was 2 years and 7 months old when his father was executed by the British Empire.

    Son of executed Rising leader celebrates 102nd birthday


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