Cultural event commemorates centenary of Civil War

Tolü Makay performs at the National Concert Hall Civil War centenary event on Saturday.

A cultural event has taken place at the National Concert Hall in Dublin today to commemorate the centenary of the Civil War.

The event, attended and addressed by President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, was held to reflect not only on the centenary of the war but to remember those whose lives were lost.