REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY SERVICES have taken place across the island of Ireland today to mark the 107th anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War.

In Dublin, wreaths were laid at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge, with government representatives and members of the Defence Forces attending to honour those who died in conflict.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin attended a service in Enniskillen, where he placed a wreath at the town’s war memorial “in remembrance on behalf of the Irish Government”.

The UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, also took part, as this year’s events marked both the end of the First World War and the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Elsewhere in the north, Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly laid wreaths at the Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall during a ceremony attended by hundreds.

Michelle O’Neill lays a wreath at Belfast City Hall on Remembrance Sunday. PA PA

O’Neill’s wreath carried a message that read: “Today, as First Minister, I remember all lives lost in the horror of war and conflict. Through understanding and respect for our differences, we can build a stronger, more compassionate, and united society.”

The Sinn Féin leader made history last year as the first senior figure from her party to attend a Remembrance Sunday event in Northern Ireland.

Ireland’s Minister for Education and Youth, Helen McEntee, and Belfast’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Tracy Kelly, also laid wreaths.

Saturday marked 38 years since the 1987 Enniskillen bombing, which killed 11 people before a Remembrance Day service.

It has been tradition for the sitting taoiseach to attend the Enniskillen memorial since 2013, when Enda Kenny became the first to do so — a gesture seen as symbolic of greater recognition in the Republic for Irishmen who fought and died in British uniform.