Higgins to lead patriot’s ‘funeral’

The funeral of Fenian patriot Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa in August 1915 will be remembered a century later in Dublin tomorrow in the first State ceremonial event of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme.

President Michael D Higgins will lead the official representation at the graveside of the Cork-born rebel at Glasnevin Cemetery, 100 years after Pádraig Pearse delivered the oration marking the first public step towards the following year’s Easter Rising.