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IRELAND

Political leaders, Rising relatives, the Defence Forces, and public servants joined together yesterday in an historic 1916 commemoration that repeatedly sought to include all parts of Irish society.

IT was an imperfect rebellion, inexpertly planned and poorly supported, and it had an imperfect outcome with unfinished ambitions and ideals yet to be fully honoured. But if a commemoration can be judged on tone alone, it was hard to find fault with the ceremonies recalling the Easter Rising of 1916.

The commemorations will continue today around the country, including a state ceremonial event in Cork City — the only such event in Munster.

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a man and a young boy in a stream near Dublin’s Royal Canal.

Just as the fanfare from the official commemorations for the Easter Rising 100 years ago was fading, nearby another event was getting under way: a protest highlighting the plight of homeless people.

The second round-table talks between Fine Gael and 15 Independents, and smaller parties, are to take place tomorrow.

WORLD 

A suicide bomber killed at least 69 people, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore yesterday, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s political base of Punjab.

Belgian police briefly used water cannon to control several hundred rowdy protesters in central Brussels on Sunday after they ignored an official call for marches to be postponed following Tuesday’s bombings.

SPORT

Leo Cullen is confident fly-half Johnny Sexton will be ready for Leinster to face Munster next Saturday in their crucial Guinness PRO12 interprovincial clash at the Aviva Stadium.

It’s a striking problem in every sense with which Martin O’Neill has to wrestle ahead of tomorrow night’s game against Slovakia at the Aviva Stadium.

BUSINESS

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has become the first US hotel company to sign a deal with Cuba since the 1959 revolution, coming as a result of President Obama’s historic visit to the country earlier this week.

Ray Ryan reports that brewers in Ireland are building a better future for themselves by increasing their investment in new product development.

VIEWPOINTS

It’s hard to grasp the true scale of the homeless and housing crisis until you’re working in the midst of it, writes Diarmaid Twomey

LIFESTYLE

A group of teenagers have set up the first ever school-based ICA guild, writes Helen O’Callaghan

VIRAL

An Irish Defence Forces officer has been the centre of attention today – after being caught on the phone live on RTE.

A Siamese cat survived eight days in a box after she was accidentally put in the post by her owners.

TECHNOW

GAMING: Check out the tactics you'll have to use to survive as revolutionaries in the upcoming shooter Homefront The Revolution.

MOVIES: No April fools, these movies are ready for your eyeballs including some sports drama and an honest to goodness one take wonder

TECH: The OnePlus 3 is tipped to be revealed on April 7 and its specs have appeared online, courtesy of a benchmark test.

SHOWBIZ

Caitlyn Jenner has not always been Hillary Clinton’s biggest fan but she played very nice when the two met in Iowa for the Des Moines Democratic debate.

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There were a number of times in our recent history when we could stand up tall and say we were proud to be Irish - and yesterday's events just jumped straight to the top of that list.].