On the evening of Sunday, the 30th April, 1916, the last of the Dublin rebels to surrender after the Easter Rising were rounded up and escorted to Richmond barracks. Over the following two weeks, fourteen of them would be executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol.
Seven of the executed men had signed their own death warrant by putting their names to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, but the other seven were executed for more obscure reasons. Some of them were well known to Dublin Castle, others had played a central role in the fighting. In certain cases, the British Empire was settling scores against old enemies, and others were simply victims of circumstance.
In this sequel to their award-winning profiles of the seven executed signatories, Abú Media's new series explores the lives of these seven other executed men. One hour-long programme is dedicated to one of them:
Michael Mallin, Ned Daly, John MacBride, Willie Pearse, Micheál O'Hanrahan, Seán Heuston and Con Colbert.
Through a combination of interviews and dramatic reconstructions 1916: Seachtar Dearmadta brings their stories to life and shows the path each of them took to rebellion and examines the contribution they made during Easter week, a contribution that has often been overlooked.
Broadcast TG4 - 6th November 2013
