1916 Primetime Special: Was the Rising Justified? (Part 1)

Presented by David McCullagh and Miriam O'Callaghan from the GPO. Broadcast 23 March 2016

Part 1 features a report by Barry Cummins in which he explores the background to the Rising with contributions from historians and the families of Volunteers, policemen and British soldiers including Dr Fearghal McGarry, Prof. Charles Townsend, Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, Ruth Dudley Edwards.

Part 2:    • 1916 Primetime Special: Was the Risin...  
Part 3:    • 1916 Primetime Special: Was the Risin...  

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