Higgins pays tribute to the Irish Volunteers

Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the selfless Irish Volunteers whom he said laid the foundations for freedom 100 years ago.

The President was joined by Taoiseach Enda Kenny at a public ceremony in the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin to mark the centenary of the formation of Óglaigh na hÉireann (Irish Volunteers).

Mr Higgins laid a wreath in honour of the founding volunteers and praised the thousands of men who thought beyond themselves and their own lives.