A Remembrance Day service has taken place at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
The ceremony was attended by the President Michael D Higgins, Tanaiste Joan Burton, Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh and GAA President Aogan O'Fearghail.
In his sermon in St. PRevd Michael Roemmele, says wars are caused by the failures of politicians:
Earlier, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen as part of a Remembrance Day ceremony in the North.
The ceremonies honor those who died in the First and Second World Wars, and other conflicts.
Tananiste Joan Burton, says she's pleased to see that Remembrance Day ceremonies are inclusive for all political representatives:
Members of the Irish Defence Forces and the Royal British Leigion were also in attendancetoday. George English, from Dun Laoghaire in Dublin, received an MBE from the Queen of England in 2004 for his service to the British Legion:
Elsewhere, Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan will also attend a wreath-laying ceremony in Belfast - accompanied by the North's First Minister Peter Robinson and Secretary of State Theresa Villiers.
Speaking ahead of the event, Minister Flanagan said, "men and women from across the island and from all traditions were involved in the First World War, and today’s ceremony is an important opportunity to reflect on their lives and to recognise the impact that this conflict had on countless thousands of families".
