More than 7.5 million euro was spent by the government on events commemorating the 1916 rising. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht says it delivered more than 3,500 events last year. The biggest spend on centenary events last year was on the Easter Sunday parade down O’Connell St in Dublin, which cost 2.3 … Continue reading More than €7.5 million spent by the government on events commemorating the 1916 rising