The programme opens with Ray McAnally in studio reporting on the events of the fifth day of the Rising. He explains how the military are closing in on the rebels. McAnally gives reports from the other sites of action around the city. General Maxwell comments on the deaths of civilians. In a house in Moore Street, Sean McLaughlin Robert and the other leaders discuss possible ways of getting beyond the military cordon and consider the potential loss of life. On witnessing civilians being shot, Pearse expresses his sadness.
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