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| Remembrance acts mark sacrifices | Remembrance acts mark sacrifices |
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| Acts of Remembrance have been held across Northern Ireland, 90 years after the end of the First World War. | Acts of Remembrance have been held across Northern Ireland, 90 years after the end of the First World War. |
| In Belfast, the Act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph was led by the High Sheriff, Councillor Margaret McKenzie. | In Belfast, the Act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph was led by the High Sheriff, Councillor Margaret McKenzie. |
| Up to 1,000 people were in the grounds of the City Hall for the ceremony, which included a fly-past by three helicopters. | Up to 1,000 people were in the grounds of the City Hall for the ceremony, which included a fly-past by three helicopters. |
| A two-minute silence was held at 1100 GMT to remember those who died serving their country. | A two-minute silence was held at 1100 GMT to remember those who died serving their country. |
| Londonderry's main remembrance ceremony took place at the war memorial in the Diamond. | |
| BELFAST CENOTAPH In pictures: Belfast remembrance | BELFAST CENOTAPH In pictures: Belfast remembrance |
| Ceremonies were also held in Newry, Lisburn, Armagh, Coleraine, Ballymena and Ballymoney as well as other towns across Northern Ireland. | |
| The Queen led tributes at the annual service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in central London. | |
| This year that march included ex-servicemen and women from Northern Ireland for the first time. | |
| The Somme Heritage Centre in Newtownards, County Down, has been hosting a weekend of activities to highlight the role in the allied victory played by more than 200,000 Irish soldiers. | The Somme Heritage Centre in Newtownards, County Down, has been hosting a weekend of activities to highlight the role in the allied victory played by more than 200,000 Irish soldiers. |
| The centre's director, Carol Walker, said for a long time the people of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic had had differing attitudes towards remembering the war. | The centre's director, Carol Walker, said for a long time the people of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic had had differing attitudes towards remembering the war. |
| "Certainly in the south of Ireland for a long time it was memories that were put away - maybe hidden in a shoebox and put under the bed or up in the roof space. | "Certainly in the south of Ireland for a long time it was memories that were put away - maybe hidden in a shoebox and put under the bed or up in the roof space. |
| "But differently in the north, particularly amongst the Protestant community, it would've been remembered more." | "But differently in the north, particularly amongst the Protestant community, it would've been remembered more." |
| This was now changing, she added. | This was now changing, she added. |