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STANDING FIRM AS he becomes enveloped in the tricolour, this unidentified man was in attendance at the annual Fianna Fáil 1916 commemoration in Arbour Hill today.

Image: Stephen Kilkenny/LightCurvePhoto

UPDATE: His face has been revealed but we’re still not sure who he is. Meanwhile Anthoney Green helps Eamonn Sheridan from Co. Wexford to get back on his feet after a stong wind nearly blows them away.

Image: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

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