The 2017 New Stamps Issue programme has been issued by An Post.
It is of course provisional. Christians, particuarly Catholics, will be pleased to see that a stamp will be issued to mark the centenary of the “Apparations” in Fatima, Portugal.
The 150th Anniversary of the Death of Thomas F Meagher will be marked in June. This MIGHT be a joint issue with the United States of America.
Meagher was a leader of the Young Ireland movement.Sentenced to death but commuted to transportation to Australia, he made his way to USA and was the Commander of The Irish Brigade in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the War, he became Governor of Montana and died in (possibly) mysterious circumstances in 1867.
Meagher is also credited with the design of the flag (originally Orange, White and Green) which would become the National Flag of Ireland.
Surprisingly maybe a stamp will be issued to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Che Guevara. This has passed the Selection Committee but might prove controversial. Personally I have no problem with it. After all, Che ….Ernesto Che Guevara Lynch is “one of our own” and a descendant from the Irish diaspora in Argentina.
Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 
No anniversary stamp for the centenary of the IRB’s Proclamation of the Irish Republic in 1867? But two for the home rule/unionist tradition? BAH! 😉
“Celebration” not “centenary”! 😀
Already issued in 1967 as a Centenary.
I am a bit surprised that 150th Anniv of Canada is not being marked but again that was done in 1967.
Meagher will be interesting ….its one stamp so will it be the Flag or the Irish Brigade?
Che….I knew it had been submitted. Slightly surprised that it got thru the Selection Committee. Might be some Blueshirt objections.
WW1 stamps….i thought they would go overboard with the whole Decade of Centnaries/LetsGetAlongerist crap but actually the apperoach seems minimalist.