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Easter Rising centenary parade
Members of the Irish Army march past
Date
27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
Location
Dublin
Type
Parade
The Easter Rising centenary parade took place in Dublin city on Easter Sunday, 27 March 2016 to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising.[1] It involved all branches of the Defence Forces, including the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces, as well as the Garda Síochána, Dublin Fire Brigade, the HSE National Ambulance Service, the Irish Coast Guard, the Irish Prison Service and Customs, the Red Cross, the RNLI, Civil Defence Ireland and St John Ambulance Ireland.[2] The parade was one of the largest of its kind ever held in the state, involving over 3,700 military personnel, 78 vehicles and 17 aircraft. The events were broadcast on RTÉ television and it is estimated that around 1 million people viewed the parade across the streets of Dublin. The parade commenced at 10.30am from St. Stephen's Green and made its way along Dublin before stopping at O'Connell Bridge for the main Easter Sunday Commemoration at the GPO. Following the ceremony, the troops marched past the GPO in O'Connell Street before finishing at Bolton Street around 3pm.
^"Pride of the nation: Dublin could not have looked better for the 1916 Commemoration". Irish Examiner. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^"1916 centenary: Hard to find fault with dignified and respectful commemorations". Irish Examiner. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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