1916 Rising leaders remembered at Dublin ceremony
The 101st State Commemoration of the Arbour Hill ceremony took place in Dublin.
The President, Taoiseach and Tánaiste took part in the event also attended by elected representatives, members of the judiciary and family members of the leaders and others who fought in the 1916 Rising.
A guard of honour from the 27th Infantry Battalion at Aiken Barracks in Dundalk welcomed the Tánaiste, Taoiseach and finally President Michael D Higgins to Arbour Hill Church.
Flag officers from the Army, Air Corps and Naval service were in attendance along with the Army band who played under sparkling blue skies.
Inside the Church of the Sacred Heart, a mass was held with interfaith representatives as well as assembled dignitaries and family members of those who fought in 1916.
Afterwards, President Higgins laid a wreath at the grave of the executed 1916 leaders, commemorating all those who died.
This is the 101st State commemoration taking place at Arbour Hill – with ceremonies beginning after the end of the Civil War in 1923.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said it was a privilege to host the event as Minister for Defence in the company of relatives of executed leaders.
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