The anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising has been commemorated with a military parade on Dublin's O'Connell Street.
The Tricolour on top of the GPO was lowered, while the 1916 Proclamation was read by Captain Austin Doyle from the Defence Forces earlier.
![A member of the Defence Forces holding the Proclamation of Independence outside the GPO on O'Connell Street in Dublin for the 1916 commemoration](https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2023/04/09145112/Easter-Sunday-Commemoration-021.jpg)
Captain Austin Doyle holding the Proclamation of Independence outside the GPO on O'Connell Street in Dublin for the 1916 commemoration. Picture by: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie
President Michael D Higgins led the events, and laid a wreath to commemorate those who died.
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Defence Forces personnel - including representatives of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service - outside the GPO, O'Connell Street for the 1916 commemoration. Picture by: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin were also among those in attendance.
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President Michael D Higgins lays a wreath outside the GPO on Dublin's O'Connell Street for the 1916 commemoration. Picture by: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie
Defence Forces personnel - including a brass and pipe band - and representatives of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service all took part.
The event concluded with an Air Corps fly past.
![An Air Corps fly past over Dublin's O'Connell Street, with the Monument of Light in the foreground, for the 1916 commemoration](https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2023/04/09145503/Fly-past-Dublin.jpg)
An Air Corps fly past over Dublin's O'Connell Street, with the Monument of Light in the foreground, for the 1916 commemoration. Picture by: JJ Clarke/Newstalk
A number of public transport diversions were in place for the duration of the commemoration.
Main image: Captain Austin Doyle holding the Proclamation of Independence outside the GPO on Dublin's O'Connell Street for the 1916 commemoration. Picture by: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie