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At 11am silence cut through the crisp November air in Dublin’s city centre.

Standing on the stone steps of the French Embassy — within sight of the Dáil —President Michael D Higgins joined the hundreds who had come out to pay their respects, remember loved ones, and show support.

As a minute’s silence drew to close, a long round of applause rang out before the crowd spontaneously broke into the French national anthem.