1916 Rising leader Thomas Kent to be given State funeral

One of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising is to be given a full State funeral.

Thomas Kent was killed in May 1916 in Cork, and is one of only two Rising leaders to have been killed outside of Dublin.

His remains were exhumed from Cork Prison in June, and formally identified after DNA testing.

After consulting with his family, the Government said a full State Funeral will take place next month in Castlelyons.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he is "very glad" to offer the honour to Thomas Kent - describing him as one of many young men who paid "the ultimate sacrifice" in the pursuit of Irish freedom.

Kent's family came from Castlelyons in Co Cork, and Cork City's main railway station is named after him.