British leader may get 1916 centenary invite

THE possibility of the British prime minister taking part in events to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising is expected to be raised when the Taoiseach visits Downing Street today.

Enda Kenny will travel to London this afternoon for a meeting with David Cameron and sources expect the possibility of the prime minister or his successor taking part in the commemorations to “come up in the conversation” although it is not high on the agenda.

The Taoiseach is to contact all party leaders this week to set up an Oireachtas consultative group to devise a programme for the commemoration which he believes should be “broad and inclusive”.