Higgins lays wreath at Easter Rising commemoration

Belfast Telegraph - 20/04
President Michael D Higgins has laid a wreath during the annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.

It marks the last time Mr Higgins will lead the event as the sitting president.

Mr Higgins laid a wreath to commemorate those who died in the Rising, for the 109th anniversary of the armed rebellion against British rule in Ireland.

It is the last time Michael D Higgins will lead the event as the sitting president (Brian Lawless/PA)

Proceedings began before midday as a large crowd gathered on Dublin’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street, as the parade began to form from 11am.

The national tricolour flag above the General Post Office (GPO) was lowered to half-mast at noon for the ceremony before a pra...
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