Why the values of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising inspire people around the world today, and why they are so needed By Padraig Pearse’s great grand-nephew Ben Phillips (an Englishman) This Easter, people across Ireland are proudly commemorating 100 years since Padraig Pearse and his comrades led the Rising against British Imperial rule. The rebels were … Continue reading Pearse’s great-grand-nephew on 1916