First Issue of Irish War News

Date: April 25, 1916 • Location: Rome, Italy

Irish War News was a republican publication in Dublin during the Easter Rising. The first issue of Irish War News was published by the Gaelic Press on 25 April 1916, the second day of the rising. It reported on the first 24 hours of the rising. Eight years later, the second and final issue was published by the Gaelic Press to commemorate the rising's 8th anniversary. Aside from the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, it was the only printed document produced by leaders of the rising.