100,000 expected at biggest 1916 celebration in 40 years

Up to 100,000 people are expected to line the streets of Dublin today to mark the 90th Anniversary of the Easter Rising.

100,000 expected at biggest 1916 celebration in 40 years

Up to 100,000 people are expected to line the streets of Dublin today to mark the 90th Anniversary of the Easter Rising.

The focal point of the commemoration will be O'Connell Street where the formal ceremony gets underway at midday, when the flag will be lowered, the Proclamation read, and a minute’s silence will be observed in memory of those who died.

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