14.07.2013
National Day of Commemoration Takes Place in Royal Hospital
The annual National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, was held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin this morning.
The ceremony in Dublin was attended by the President, the Taoiseach, the Government and the Council of State, as well as members of Dáil and Seanad Éireann, the Diplomatic Corps, the Judiciary and Northern Ireland representatives.
The next–of–kin of those who died in past wars or on UN service and a wide cross–section of the community including ex–servicemen’s organisations, as well as relatives of the 1916 Leaders, were invited.
After the inspection of the Guard of Honour by the President, representatives of the Islamic, Christian and Jewish led an act of commemoration each according to their own tradition. The Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson represented the Church of Ireland while the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, the Revd Dr Heather Morris also participated.