A military parade through Dublin city centre will be the centrepiece of a series of national events to mark the 99th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
The parade involving members of the defence forces will go from Dublin Castle to the GPO, where the tricolour will be lowered and President Michael D Higgins will lay a wreath to remember those who died in the Rising.
The first event of the days ceremonies takes place at Glasnevin Cemetery at 9.30 this morning where Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys, and British Ambassador Dominick Chilcott will lay wreaths at the Sigerson monument.
Three days of mourning are underway in Kenya after militants stormed a university, killing 148 people.
Al Shabaab, the militant group responsible for the attack in Garissa has threatened more violence, saying the country will run with "rivers of blood".
But Kenya's president - Uhuru Kenyatta - says he'll do everything to to defend his country's way of life.
The Red Cross has called for a 24-hour ceasefire in Yemen to bring in desperately needed medical supplies after fierce fighting.
It says medical teams and rescuers must access Aden, or more civilians will die.
Fighting in the southern port city has intensified with Saudi-led airstrikes aiming to push back rebels.
It's emerged the European Aviation Safety Agency raised concerns over Germany's "non-conformity" with air safety rules months ago.
A late-2014 report from the Agency found German authorities were under-staffed, which could have limited their ability to carry out checks on planes and crew.
Vetting of airline workers is in the spotlight after a Lufthansa budget airline flight crashed in the French Alps killing 150 people on board.
Sinn Féin are the biggest losers in the latest political opinion poll in today's Sunday Independent.
Support for the party is down 2 points to 24.
Labour's popularity is on the rise, up 2 to 8 per cent, while Fine Gael are unchanged on 25 per cent, meaning they are once more the most popular political party.
