Political leaders gather at GPO for ‘moving’ Easter Rising ceremony
by By Grinne N. Aodha
Mar 31, 2024
3 minutes
Hundreds have gathered in Dublin city to watch a ceremony marking 108 years since the 1916 Rising against British rule in Ireland.
Irish president Michael D Higgins and Irish premier Leo Varadkar led the annual State commemoration, as Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said that the proclamation still resonates over a century later.
Army personnel and the brass and pipe bands lined up outside the capital’s iconic GPO building on O’Connell Street for the
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