100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on Sunday April 24, 2016

Posted by Jim on March 18, 2016

The National Irish Freedom Committee (NIFC) will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising on Sunday April 24, 2016, commencing at the grave of Irish War of Independence veteran Joe Stynes in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY at 10.00 am.

The commemoration will continue at Rory Dolan’s restaurant McClean Ave., Yonkers, New York at 12.00 noon.

The focus of the commemoration will be on a solemn ceremony of each individual in attendance “reading of the names”  of the fallen heroes of 1916 Rising depicted on the recently completed 1916–Easter Rising Centennial Banner -2016 .

The “reading of the names” ceremony will be recorded and simultaneously projected onto an in-house projection screen and posted on social media outlets for viewing by a world wide audience, especially by the Irish Diaspora.

Tickets are $40.00 per person that includes an Irish lunch and early Irish tea /coffee— no charge for children under 14.

For tickets, call 732 771 6897. Tickets  may also be purchased online at;www.irishfreedom.net ;

For additional information email: 1916easterbanner@gmail.com

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