John Redmond to resign as leader?

Dublin, 22 June 1916 - Speculation is mounting in London and Dublin that John Redmond will resign as leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.

The possibility has been openly discussed in political circles and is now being reported in the political pages of the London newspapers.

The speculation has grown in recent days as the struggle to find a solution to the political impasse over Home Rule for Ireland lingers on.

Talks involving the cabinet minister, David Lloyd George, the Irish unionist leader Sir Edward Carson, and John Redmond have yet to yield a positive result. News that the talks propose the partition of Ireland has been greeted with dismay across nationalist Ireland and the opposition of southern unionists is also clear.

It is in this context of political stalemate that rumours of Mr. Redmond’s impending resignation are circulating.

All such rumours are being denied at present.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]