DON’T forget that the town will be walking with Pikemen this Sunday after last Mass as the 1798 - 1804 Kerry Commemorative Committee plan to mark an uprising which links Kerry, Tipperary and Australia ...

Pikemen and women from around the country gathered in Dublin yesterday to commemorate the bicentenary of Robert Emmet's execution after his attempted rising. Armed with traditional pikes, the group of ...

PIKEMEN who oppose the moving of the Liberty Tree rallied Deputy Minister of The Northern Ireland Assembly Martin McGuinness for his support when he paid a visit to Carlow on Saturday and was treated ...

Apart from the colour and pageantry, organisers say poeple be prepared for a few loud bangs of musket fire as they demonstrate how an army fought at the time of the Civil War! The Company will be ...

Pikemen or Phalanxes carry long pikes into battle. They can form phalanx formation that present a row of sharpen pikes in the front which is lethal to calvary. Infantry will pay a high price to break ...

A statue of the United Irishman and rebel leader Michael Dwyer was unveiled by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, in the Glen of Imaal in Co Wicklow yesterday. It is the first statue of Dwyer to be erected and ...

The National 1798 Rebellion Centre will be officially re-launched to much fanfare in the town of Enniscorthy on May 24. The Centre will host free celebratory activities during ‘Rebellion Weekend’ on ...

The Company of Pikemen & Musketeers, well known for taking part in the Lord Mayor's Show in London, will be entertaining visitors to Chirk Castle this weekend. Did you know with a Plus subscription to ...