Easter Rising: Anniversary Commemoration and Re-Enactment
Price
Free of charge
Dates
04/04/2026
12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
In honour of the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising, join the OPW and En Garde re-enactors for a fun, family event that tells the stories through uniforms, conversations and artefacts about the Easter Rising and the events that would rapidly follow in its footsteps.
Join us to learn about the experiences, struggles and stories of those involved in the Easter Rising and the events that followed. Learn of their inspirations, their difficulties and the people shaped by these events. What they had access to and how they responded to that access.
There are no tickets. Simply find us in the corner in the central courtyard of the Royal Hospital, in front of the Old Man's House exhibition and beside the entrance of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Getting Here
By Luas: Red line to Heuston Station (8 minutes walk via Military Road.)
By Bus: Buses to Heuston Station (8 minutes walk via Military Rd): C1, C2, C3, C4 from Aston Quay. Buses to James Street (8 minutes walk via steps to Bow Lane onto Irwin Street and Military Road): 13 from O’Connell Street or Dame Street; G1 and G2 from Eden Quay.
By Car: Paid car parking – €3 for the first 3 hrs
On Foot: Approx. 30 to 40 minutes from the city centre.
By Train: 8 minutes walk from Heuston Station.
Cycling: There is bike parking onsite and a number of Dublin Bikes stations located nearby.
*The pedestrian entrance via east gate (Military Road) is steep and caution is advised to pedestrians and cyclists*
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