A commemoration ceremony to mark the 104th anniversary of the Easter Rising has taken place in Dublin.
It involved the ringing of The Peace Bell at Áras an Uachtaráin, the lowering of the tricolour to half mast and the reading of the Proclamation at the GPO.
The Taoiseach also invited President Michael D Higgins to lay a wreath at the Áras before observing a minutes silence.
In his prayer of remembrance from the GPO, the Defence Forces' Head Chaplin, Fr. Seamus Madigan, spoke of those affected by Covid-19:
"As we commemorate the sacrifice of those who died during 1916 and gather in their memory we pray for our country, our people and the challenges of these times, remembering especially those who have died as a result of the COVID-19 virus."
Proclamation is read by Captain Darren Reilly outside the GPO.
Pictured: Captain Darren Reilly.
