FF 1916 commemoration begins

The annual Fianna Fáil 1916 Easter Rising commemoration is being held in Dublin this morning.

A memorial mass for Eamon de Valera and all deceased members of Fianna Féil got underway at noon in the Church of the Sacred Heart at Arbour Hill.

Afterwards, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will lay a wreath and make a speech at the republican plot to mark the fallen leaders of the Rising.