Up the republic
A push to have the anniversary of the 1916 Proclamation declared a national holiday is gathering pace. One of the leaders of the campaign explains why it would be a good idea.
Colm O Hare, 16 May 2012
Stokes says the Declaration is as relevant now as it was in 1916 and should be seen as the template on which the Republic is founded. “Once it has been issued it can’t be unissued,” he says. “It’s acknowledged as a radical document. It’s explicitly anti-sectarian and pro-feminist. And it’s not ultra-nationalist either. Connolly was an internationalist.”
To mark this year’s ‘Republic Day’ in Dublin, citizens are invited to join in the campaign by attending a ceremony at the graves of the executed 1916 leaders at Arbour Hill Cemetery (at the rear of Collins Barracks Museum) at 10.30am, from where participants will proceed to the GPO for 12pm, where a commemorative ceremony will be held.
“My appeal is that ordinary citizens, independent of political parties, think about the Republic and what it means.
“The rationale behind having a Republic Day driven by citizens is that we’re not relying on conservative politicians or political parties.”
Colm O Hare
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