The rationale for seizing it remains unclear, but the GPO was a key communications hub in Dublin. It was also a very visible symbol of official authority north of the River Liffey, and its ...

The GPO, Dublin: From Communications Hub to Symbol of RevolutionThe GPO, Dublin: From Communications Hub to Symbol of Revolution ...

The General Post Office, or GPO, stands proudly on O'Connell Street as a symbol of Irish nationalism. During the 1916 Easter Rising, it served as the headquarters for the leaders of the rebellion ...