Shane Hegarty and Fintan O'Toole focus on the events of the Easter Rising itself, rather than the background and the consequences in this beautifully displayed gift hardback.

In a widely expanded version of the supplement that appeared in The Irish Times in March to commemorate the 90th Anniversary, The 1916 Rising recreates the actual course of events during that tumultuous week, based on contemporary witnesses, memoirs and later recollections.

It adds up to the most comprehensive and accessible account of Easter Week in print.

About the Authors

Fintan O'Toole is a columnist, assistant editor of the Irish Times with Shane Hegarty as a fellow columnist.