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Easter Rising parades being held | Easter Rising parades being held |
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Nationalists and republicans have been staging Easter Rising commemorations. | Nationalists and republicans have been staging Easter Rising commemorations. |
Thousands of people lined Dublin's O'Connell Street for a military parade, including an Irish Air Corps fly-past. | Thousands of people lined Dublin's O'Connell Street for a military parade, including an Irish Air Corps fly-past. |
The ceremony was attended by Irish President Mary McAleese and taoiseach Bertie Ahern, along with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. | The ceremony was attended by Irish President Mary McAleese and taoiseach Bertie Ahern, along with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. |
The events mark the attempt in 1916 to seize Dublin from British imperial forces. The rebellion was put down with many ringleaders captured and executed. | The events mark the attempt in 1916 to seize Dublin from British imperial forces. The rebellion was put down with many ringleaders captured and executed. |
In the early 1970s, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the military parades were stopped and Dublin's official commemorations became more low-key before being brought back in 2006 upon the 90th anniversary. | In the early 1970s, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the military parades were stopped and Dublin's official commemorations became more low-key before being brought back in 2006 upon the 90th anniversary. |
Heavy fighting took place in central Dublin in 1916Thousands of people turned out for the Dublin parade, which included a wreath-laying ceremony, military marching bands and a fly-past salute. | |
The centrepiece of the event was a reading of the proclamation, as read out in Easter 1916 by rising figurehead Padraig Pearse at the General Post Office. | The centrepiece of the event was a reading of the proclamation, as read out in Easter 1916 by rising figurehead Padraig Pearse at the General Post Office. |
The SDLP's Margaret Ritchie and Alasdair McDonnell were also at the Dublin event. | The SDLP's Margaret Ritchie and Alasdair McDonnell were also at the Dublin event. |
It was one of more than 100 commemorations being held, including some organised by Sinn Féin. | It was one of more than 100 commemorations being held, including some organised by Sinn Féin. |
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