Easter Rising 1916: Ireland commemorates 100 years since rebellion

Summary

Coverage of the commemorations in Dublin, marking 100 years of the Easter Rising.

Live Reporting

Ciaran McCauley and Iain McDowell

Belfast parade ready to gopublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
The parade on Belfast's Falls Road is about to set off.
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Hundreds line Falls Road for Belfast paradepublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
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Enda Kenny arrives at GPOpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny has arrived at the General Post Office for the commemoration event during today's Easter Rising centenary parade.
Easter Rising: People have travelled from all over the worldpublished at 11:52 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
Mark Simpson
BBC News NI
Some of the crowds here on O'Connell Street have been here since 07:00. So far I've met people from Germany, Australia, even from Argentina.
Crowd applauds as parade beginspublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
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Easter Rising parade starts in Dublinpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
The Easter Rising parade has started and is expected to arrive at the General Post Office at about 12:00.
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Sun's shining and crowds out in Dublinpublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
BBC News NI reporter Kevin Sharkey has been tweeting from O'Connell Street in Dublin where crowds have been gathering from early this morning to get a good spot for the parade.
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Former president wears grandfather's medalspublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
Former Irish president Mary McAleese is suitably dressed for today's Easter Rising centenary parade.
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Irish president lays Kilmainham wreathpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
Michael D Higgins lays a wreath at Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin on behalf of the people of Ireland.
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Irish president lays wreath at executions spotpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
Earlier this morning, Irish president Michael D Higgins laid a wreath at the Stone Breakers Yard in Kilmainham Gaol where 14 of the leaders of the Easter Rising were executed.
Commemorations coveragepublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
Donna Traynor is at the GPO and will guide you through our live BBC Newsline coverage of the commemorations in Dublin, which has just started on BBC One NI.
And over on BBC Radio Ulster, we have a Sunday News Easter Rising centenary special with William Crawley, running until 14:00. You can find it all by clicking on 'Live Coverage' at the top of this page.
Good morning and welcomepublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
Ciaran McCauley
BBC News NI
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the Easter Rising centenary event in Dublin.
We'll be across all the goings on in Dublin and bringing you the latest from our reporters on the ground as we look back at one of the most momentous events in the history of Ireland. Stay with us throughout the day.
1916 Easter Rising Commemorationspublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 27 March 2016
BBC News NI will have live coverage of the events to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising in Ireland from 11:30am, including live streaming of our TV and radio programmes.
Image source, National Library of Ireland