100 years ago tomorrow, The Easter Rising of 1916  Occurred,

One hundred Easters ago, a band of Irish republicans stormed the General Post Office (GPO) in British-ruled Dublin and proclaimed the existence of a new republic.  READ
 
How a failed rebellion changed the world: The Easter Rising’s strange centennial
The doomed rebellion 100 years ago was more than a minor colonial squabble, or a mythic saga of noble sacrifice    READ


The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.

Stephen Richards