If they had done it alone, the IRB and the Volunteers would possibly have come to their aid; however, the IRB leaders met with Connolly in January 1916 and convinced him to join forces with them.
Keby išli sami, IRB a dobrovoľníci by im určite prišli na pomoc, ale vodcovia IRB sa v januári 1916 stretli s Connollym a presvedčili ho, aby spojili ich sily.