Day of Commemoration - Honouring our fallen soldiers

IRELAND’S National Day of Commemoration was held across the country yesterday to honour Irish military personnel who gave their lives in historic wars or on peacekeeping duties with the United Nations.

Ceremonies were at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin and several other locations across the country.

To a large extent, the annual day of commemmoration has been overshadowed by the week-long events that preceded it to remember the 35,000 Irishmen who died in British uniform during the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.