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THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY of the assassination of John F Kennedy has been remembered at ceremonies in Dublin and Wexford today.
The US president was shot dead in Dallas, Texas on this day in 1963, just months after he paid a memorable and historic three-day visit to Ireland.
At his ancestral home in Wexford, a ceremony was held at the memorial park and arboretum named after him, with government ministers Paul Kehoe and Brendan Howlin in attendance.
The Defence Forces also participated in the ceremony where a wreath was laid and the anthems of both the US and Ireland were played.
In Dublin, the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore laid a wreath at the US Embassy in Ballsbridge where the American flag was lowered to half mast.
Ceremonies are also taking place in Dealey Plaza, Dallas today where the shooting took place.
It will coincide with the same time that Kennedy’s motorcade passed through the area just after 12pm local time.
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