Queen arrives at wreath-laying ceremony

Queen Elizabeth II is now arriving at a wreath laying ceremony in Dublin to honour the Irish who died fighting in World War One.

The ceremony will be held at the Irish War Memorial Gardens in Inchicore on the second day of the Monarch's visit.

UN veterans are among those gathered for this afternoon's commemoration service for the 49,400 Irish soldiers who died fighting in World War One.

This service at Islandbridge was specially requested by Buckingham Palace as part of Queen Elizabeth's State visit.

The British Monarch and Irish President Mary McAleese will lay poppy wreathes in memory of the dead, followed by a minute's silence.

She will then be shown Harry Clarke's illuminated manuscripts containing the names of all the soldiers commemorated.

Earlier, the Queen attended the Guinness brewery and Government Buildings.