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Defence Forces personnel outside the GPO this morning RollingNews.ie
Easter Rising
Commemoration takes place outside GPO to mark anniversary of 1916 Easter Rising
The ceremony concluded with an Air Corps flyover.
LAST UPDATE | 9 Apr 2023
A COMMEMORATION TO mark the 107th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising has taken place on O’Connell Street this morning.
The commemoration was lead by President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin outside the GPO at midday.
The ceremony began with the tricolour atop the GPO being lowered to half mast, while Defence Forces Captain Austin Doyle read out the 1916 Proclamation.
Immediately following the reading, President Higgins laid a wreath to commemorate those who died during the 1916 Rising.
A minutes silence was then observed by all in attendance.
A pipe band and brass band also performed throughout the commemoration.
The ceremony itself concluded with an Air Corps flyover.
Other attendees included Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland First Minister designate Michelle O’Neill, as well as relatives of those who took part in the 1916 Rising.
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