THE TAOISEACH AND the President were among those to attend a ceremony to mark the 96 years since the Easter Rising in Dublin this afternoon.
Around 3,000 people including 300 members of the Defence Forces as well as a number of bands attended and took part in the ceremony on O’Connell Street.
Crowds assembled outside the GPO – the focal point of the short-lived rebellion 96 years ago – as the Proclamation was read out, a minutes silence was observed and the National Anthem was played. The ceremony concluded with a flypast by the Irish Air Corps.
As well as the Taoiseach Enda Kenny and President Michael D Higgins, Justice Minister Alan Shatter, Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan and the Papal Nuncio Charles Brown were also in attendance.
Here is a selection of pictures from Photocall Ireland from today’s event:
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