Remember the children who died in Easter Rising, says President Higgins

President Michael D Higgins has said a commemoration for the 40 children killed in the Easter Rising should spark a redoubling of efforts to build a Republic they would have been proud of.

The youngsters – aged from two to 16 and largely forgotten in the decades since - were mainly killed in crossfire on the streets of Dublin and were among 374 civilians who died in the six days of the rebellion.