A special commemoration ceremony to remember those who died in the Irish civil war takes place at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square in Dublin at noon today.
The ceremony, which seeks to provide a healing moment of reconciliation, will include a variety of musical and spoken-word performances, involving the Combined Band of the Defence Forces and Cór Linn Youth Choir, as well as solo performers.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, members of the Government; the Oireachtas and the Council of State will be in attendance, along with relatives of those directly impacted by the Civil War.
Minister of State Jack Chambers, says the Decade of Centenaries has taught the State how to treat such sensitive occasions with the appropriate respect and dignity they deserve:
"There'll be lots of lessons and it will provide a clear input into the future of how we run commemorations and how we engage with Irish history over the coming period of years. And the Department of Culture, which oversees this, will reflect that as other seminal moments in Irish history arise over the coming years".
