ON EASTER MONDAY one hundred years ago, a group of around 150 people stormed the GPO just after 12 noon.

Minutes later, the Proclamation was read out to the passing crowd on Dublin’s Sackville Street – also known as O’Connell Street – publicly marking the beginning of the Easter Rising.

To mark the centenary, TheJournal.ie is documenting the events of the Rising as they happened. Every 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 the following Saturday. You can see all our sources here.

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