{"id":8425,"date":"2019-07-14T11:47:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T15:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8425"},"modified":"2019-07-16T09:49:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T13:49:21","slug":"president-higgins-leads-tributes-at-national-day-of-commemoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8425","title":{"rendered":"President Higgins Leads Tributes At National Day of Commemoration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Irish men and women killed in conflict, during a commemorative ceremony in Dublin.<\/p>\n

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other ministers joined President Higgins at the National Day of Commemoration event at Collins Barracks in Dublin.<\/p>\n

Similar ceremonies were held in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Kilkenny and Waterford as the nation honored those men and women killed in wars or on United Nations service.<\/p>\n

Relatives of those who lost their lives were invited to the main ceremony in Dublin, which was also attended by a number of veterans.<\/p>\n

Descendants of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were also invited.<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, President Higgins laid a wreath on behalf of the people of Ireland.<\/p>\n

He also inspected a guard of honor formed by members of the Defense Forces.<\/p>\n

Tanaiste Simon Coveney, Defense Minister Paul Kehoe, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Culture Minister Josepha Madigan were among the senior politicians in attendance.<\/p>\n

Several religious leaders, including Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, delivered readings during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

The event ended with a flypast by three aircraft from the Air Corps.<\/p>\n

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