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IT IS THE third day of the Easter Rising and things are going badly for the rebels.
Yesterday they had to retreat from City Hall, Fumbally Lane and Charleville Road. However, they continue to hold the GPO, the Four Courts and Boland’s Mill along the Liffey, among others.
To mark the centenary of 1916, TheJournal.ie is documenting the events of the Rising as they happened. Each day this week, you can follow what happened during one of the defining events of Ireland’s history, from the moment the rebels started assembling outside Liberty Hall on Easter Monday to the surrender on Moore Street the following Saturday. You can catch up on what happened yesterday here and you can see all our sources here.
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Good morning everyone, and thanks for sticking with us as we cover what’s happening around Dublin and parts of the country. It’s Catherine Devine here on liveblog duty.
Here are some developments since our last post last night.
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British troops seized the Mail and Express building opposite City Hall after intense fighting – but 23 soldiers were killed in the process.
Rebels then moved to the Exchange Hotel nearby but they were later forced to retreat all the way back to the rebel position on Sackville Street.
A British gunboat, the HMS Helga, sailed down the River Liffey and fired at Boland’s Mill and Bakery.
Rebels retreated from their position along the River Tolka.
The Imperial Hotel and the Metropole Hotel on Sackville Street have been occupied by rebels.
British reinforcements arrived aboard the SS Tynwald and the SS Patriotic into Kingstown.
The Linenhall barracks off Bolton Street were emptied and set alight by the rebels.
Volunteers attacked the Broadstone Railway station where British troops are based.
At Carnmore in Galway, two policemen were killed by rebels.
Martial law has been declared across Dublin city and county by Major-General Lovick Friend, the head of the British forces in Ireland. Civilians are no longer allowed on the streets between 7.30pm and 5.30am.
Daily life across Dublin has ground to a halt as a result of the fighting. Businesses are closed, transport has shut down, and looting has become a common occurrence on some streets. Basic supplies of food are becoming scarce as no food has been brought into the city since Saturday.
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30 Mar 2016
9:03AM
Fighting this morning has begun with the British soldiers using machine guns to shoot at Jacob’s factory on Bishop Street, beside Aungier Street. There appear to have been a number of civilian casualties caused by stray bullets – Dubliners are out in the streets to get food and to check on friends and relatives.
30 Mar 2016
9:10AM
According to reports, Éamon De Valera tricked the HMS Helga gunboat into shooting at an empty distillery near Boland’s bakery by hanging a tricolour above it to make the British troops think that it was the building being occupied by the rebels.
The Lord Lieutenant – the British monarch’s official representative in Ireland and the figurehead of British rule in the country – has issued this statement, saying that the situation is “well in hand”.
He says that 10,000 troops have arrived in Dublin from England overnight. Many of them were soldiers who had been expecting to be dispatched to the Western Front but instead are being diverted to Ireland.
BREAKING: Francis Sheehy Skeffington and journalists Thomas Dickson and Patrick MacIntyre have been shot dead by a firing squad in a yard at Portobello Barracks.
Sheehy-Skeffington was arrested yesterday as he tried to organise a group to stop the looting.
The order to shoot them appears to have been given by Captain JC Bowen-Colthurst, an Irish Rifles officer.
Colthurst says that he had spent the night scrutinising Skeffington’s anti-looting leaflets and other documents which had been seized from a nearby shop, and had come to the conclusion that the three men were “all very dangerous characters” and it was “the right thing to do” to have them shot.
Immediately afterwards, Colthurst reported what he had done to his superiors and said that he could possibly be hanged for what he had done. Witnesses described him as ‘half cracked’.
30 Mar 2016
10:30AM
The Nottingham and Derby Regiments, also known as the Sherwood Foresters, have arrived at Kingstown and begun their march into the city. Some are marching along the coast road approaching Northumberland Road.
Their arrival appears to have buoyed army spirits. Some Dubliners have lined the streets to welcome them.
Apparently the caretaker of Stephen’s Green has risked his life, walking calmly into the middle of a gun fight, in order to feed the park’s huge duck population. Luckily both sides stopped firing when they saw what was happening and a temporary ceasefire is in place.
Sackville Street is being riddled with bullets shot from the two gunboats in the Liffey. Further, the incendiary bullets are ensuring that no shop which escapes the fire which began burning yesterday is left untouched. The fire appears to have spread from Hoyts to Clerys and the Imperial Hotel. There is shattered glass everywhere on Sackville Street.
The interior of Liberty Hall has been extensively damaged – possibly even more badly than the exterior – as some of the shells exploded inside the building.
At the Mendicity Institute on Dublin’s south quays, one of Dublin’s oldest charities which has been taken by the rebels, the Dublin Fusiliers have started throwing hand grenades – but the rebels have been picking them up and throwing them right back at them, in what one bystander described as an act of ‘suicidal bravery’. As a result the army have called off the attack for now.
An army company which was returning to Beggars Bush Barracks has walked straight into an ambush on Northumberland Road, at the junction with Haddington Road. At least ten soldiers have been shot dead.
The small number of Volunteers had taken up several positions in the area on Monday to prevent British reinforcements from entering Dublin city centre.
The rebels are in at least five locations in the area near the Mount Street Bridge, including a house at 25 Northumberland Road, the nearby parochial hall, the schoolhouse, and Clanwilliam House.
The British have sent reinforcements to Northumberland Road but they have been driven back by rapid fire coming from the upper floors of the corner house, 25 Northumberland Road.
The Mount Street Bridge is wide and flat, with nowhere to duck for cover.
30 Mar 2016
12:50PM
At least two British platoons tried to outflank the corner house but many more soldiers were injured in the manoeuvre.
Troops have also come under fire from rebels holding the nearby Clanwilliam House.
30 Mar 2016
1:08PM
The Sherwood Foresters have arrived on the scene and have succeeded in outflanking 25 Northumberland Road but most soldiers are seeking cover from the gunfire on garden steps.
30 Mar 2016
1:37PM
Nearly 60 soldiers attacked the Schoolhouse Building on Northumberland Road but were shot down in what appears to have been a trap. Approximately a dozen survived.
Six weeks of training for trench warfare has not prepared the soldiers for fighting in the leafy Dublin streets under close-range fire.
30 Mar 2016
1:47PM
BREAKING: The rebels at the Mendicity Institute on the south quays have surrendered are being taken prisoner by the British.
As they were leaving the building, one of the Volunteers was shot dead. It is unclear what happened.
The Rising has been making headlines around the world, but given how messy the situation is, not all the reporting has been accurate. This New York newspaper mistakenly says that the GPO has been recaptured by the British.
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30 Mar 2016
2:17PM
With the Mendicity Institute out of rebel control, more soldiers are moving along the quays and they have begun attacking the Four Courts in earnest. The British soldiers put an 18 pounder in place, disguised by an ambulance. The rebels realised what was going on, but not in time to stop the building being shelled.
30 Mar 2016
2:19PM
Reports are coming in of a number of civilian casualties out in Northumberland Road and Beggar’s Bush as the intense fighting continues.
30 Mar 2016
2:39PM
The British troops now have a cordon around the rebel positions across the city and have begun shelling the main strongholds.
30 Mar 2016
3:10PM
British troops have been mown down as they attempted to rush 25 Northumberland Road with gunfire coming from the building and also Clanwilliam House. The Sherwood Foresters have been killed and injured in huge numbers.
Rebels in the Four Courts have set nearby buildings alight in order to smoke out British riflemen who were holed up in there.
Rebels used furniture to barricade the entrances to the Four Courts. National Library of IrelandNational Library of Ireland
30 Mar 2016
3:45PM
We are receiving reports that rebels in Ashbourne have taken over the post office, smashing telegraphs. They are occupying houses opposite the RIC barracks and they have commandeered a van full of bread.
Another group of rebels have attempted to cut the rail lanes in Donabate. There was a fight and one policeman was killed, another was wounded.
30 Mar 2016
3:50PM
A ceasefire has been called on Northumberland Road as doctors and nurses from the nearby Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital tend to the wounded soldiers in the area.
30 Mar 2016
4:10PM
The ceasefire did not last long at Northumberland Road as the British attempted a sneak attack on the rebels. Reports say that both sides have been trying to make sure they don’t hit any medical personnel in the fight.
30 Mar 2016
4:21PM
The bomb unit has arrived to help the army and the tide is now turning against the rebels in 25 Northumberland Road and Clanwilliam House.
Roddy Connolly, the 15-year-old son of James Connolly, has been ordered to leave the GPO by his father.
Roddy had been acting as an aide-de-camp to his father and Pádraig Pearse.
Witnesses say James Connolly was extremely upset as he said goodbye to his son, but made the decision because he was deeply concerned for his son’s safety.
30 Mar 2016
6:03PM
After five hours of fighting and significant casualties, the British troops have managed to make their way into 25 Northumberland Road, where two rebels managed to hold hundreds of soldiers off. One of the rebels was killed but the other is believed to have escaped.
British troops now turn their attention to the nearby schoolhouse and Clanwilliam House, where rebels are still holding out.
In total, five rebels have died, four have been arrested and five have escaped at the scene. Out of 1,500 British troops, around 234 have been seriously wounded or killed.
30 Mar 2016
6:25PM
Today has been the worst day for casualties so far during the Rising.
Here are the number of people who were killed today. Northumberland Road was the single biggest scene of fatalities.
Martial law will come into effect at 7.30pm. No civilians are allowed on the streets between now and 5.30am.
We would advise all readers to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary.
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30 Mar 2016
7:16PM
As night begins to fall and bullet fire continues around Dublin city centre, we are going to take this opportunity to try to get home. We will resume this liveblog in the morning and will keep you up to date on all the happenings of this long-awaited but still unexpected Rebellion.
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This is a backdoor to allow the government to take down any materials online that display them in a bad light. With such a broad definition anything that is not praise can be viewed as bullying and content providers will be forced to remove it. If passed this will be the begining of a Great Firewall like that have in China where the government can sanitise all negative stories and make sure the citizens never find out about any scandals.
@Wade Wilson: The positive thing about the new law is that children who are bullied and filmed will be able to get those videos deleted.
I read a very interesting article in September last year in Irish Independent:’Varadkar:’Idea of anonymous online profiles was ‘floated’,but not seriously’ 6/9/18.They were to be used “to praise FG’s work” according to article.It was mentioned in the book about him:’Leo:A Very Modern Taoiseach’.
I think Social Media is doing untold damage to the development of our children and young people. On many levels:
- It prevents a distorted, narcissistic and unrealistic view of the world, in which it is even challenging for adults to stay grounded. Children stand no chance.
- The fact that there’s a permanent record out there of nearly stupid thing someone did growing up isn’t good. The internet never forgets and, as far as a child’s development goes, that’s very bad.
- Not only is it unproductive time, it’s anti-productive (if that’s even a word). It does nothing to develop a child’s abilities whatsoever.
@jacquoranda: agreed on all points. How do we prevent this or reduce impact? This proposed law wont.
Good parenting and online awareness education for parents and kids from an early age would help.
The problem is most parents are lax when it comes to online safety and monitoring their kids activity. The easier option is to pop them in front of the Xbox or give the toddler a phone with YouTube.
The second issue is that technology is progressing at a faster rate than parents can keep up with. I know 4 year olds who have greater aptitude with technology than their parents.
Why is this government so preoccupied with enhanced nanny state policies, alcohol consumption, cigarette pricing, Gambling addiction and now they propose to dictate what our fragile minds can and cannot see in online media….THERE ARE 10,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS!!! DO SOMETHING!!!
I’m sorry but I really think this cyber bullying is ridiculous. If your being bullied online either block the people bullying you or don’t use the site it’s simple. I dread to think what the world will be like when theses “ Snowflakes” get a grilling from a boss and need their safe space. Cotton wool kids. The real world is going to knock the s**t out of them
@CrabaRev: I’m talking about kids also. When they grow up and get a job and for some reason the boss gets on to them over something. They are molly coddled to the limit and beyond these days. If a kid/teenager/adult is being bullied either stand up for yourself or block them. Also parents need to stop letting technology raise their children.
@Kyserkelly: well said! I had some TY students in doing work experience and in giving positive criticism (no different to what I get from my boss) and the tears from them!!!!
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