▁Port illo , ▁was ▁shown ▁on ▁R T É ▁One ▁and ▁the ▁BBC , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁cent en ary . ▁Port illo ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁ins urre ction ▁could ▁be ▁just ified ▁in ▁its ▁context ▁– ▁a ▁military ▁response , ▁against ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁the ▁app alling ▁European ▁war ▁– ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁had ▁set ▁a ▁trap ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁fell ▁into ▁and ▁that ▁every ▁possible ▁response ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁mistake ▁of ▁some ▁kind . ▁He ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Patrick ▁Pear se , ▁the ▁mart yr dom ▁controvers y ▁and ▁the ▁Pro clam ation ' s ▁reference ▁to ▁" our ▁gall ant ▁[ G erman ] ▁al lies ▁in ▁Europe ". ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Dublin ▁City ▁Council ▁approved ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁historical ▁path ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁R ising , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Tra il ▁in ▁Boston . ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dublin ▁Christ y ▁Bur ke ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁council ▁had ▁committed ▁to ▁building ▁the ▁trail , ▁mark ing ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁green ▁line ▁or ▁br icks , ▁with ▁br ass ▁pl ates ▁mark ing ▁the ▁related ▁historic ▁sites ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Rot unda ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office . ▁ ▁A ▁ped est rian ▁st air case ▁that ▁runs ▁along ▁ 5 3 rd ▁Avenue , ▁from ▁ 6 5 th ▁Place ▁to ▁ 6 4 th ▁Street ▁in ▁west ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York ▁City