President Higgins and Taoiseach mark 1916 Rising anniversary

President Michael D Higgins during a ceremony at the GPO in O’Connell Street in Dublin to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising (Brian Lawless/PA)

President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have led a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.

The ceremony took place outside the GPO in O’Connell Street at noon and was attended by Tánaiste Micheal Martin, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill.