President Higgins lays wreathe in France for Irish killed in Battle of the Somme

Latest: President Michael D Higgins has laid a wreath in memory of Irish soliders killed in the battle of the Somme.

President Higgins lays wreathe in France for Irish killed in Battle of the Somme

Update 1.50pm: President Michael D Higgins has laid a wreath in memory of Irish soliders killed in the battle of the Somme.

Thousands of Irish men died in the over 100 days of battle at the French site in 1916.

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