A ceremony has been held outside the GPO on O'Connell Street in Dublin to commemorate the 1916 Rising.
The ceremony was led by President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
It was the first public event to mark the uprising since the beginning of the pandemic.
Minister for Defence Simon Coveney also attended the event, as well as Defence Forces members, a brass band, and representatives of the Air Corps and the Naval Service.
Relatives of former Irish presidents and family members of the 1916 signatories were also in attendance.
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The Irish flag atop the GPO was lowered to half mast during the ceremony, before a lament was performed by Private Vincent Murray of the 27th Infantry Battalion.
Following that, the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was read aloud to the gathered crowd by Commandant Daire Roache, from Ballina, Co Mayo, as it was by Padraig Pearse in 1916.
The Taoiseach then invited President Higgins to lay a wreath.
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The ceremony concluded with the Irish tricolour being restored to full mast and the performance of Amhrán na bhFiann.
Among the relatives who attended the ceremony, Angela McCormack said it was important to remember those who took part in the Rising.
Her grandfather James was shot and and killed during The O'Rahilly Charge on Moore Lane.
"These people died for their country," she said.
"My grandfather left three toddlers and a wife and she had to rear them on her own. They were brave men and women."
Seamus Coyne held a photograph of his father Michael who fought in the Rising and in the War of Independence including the Carnmore Ambush involving the Black and Tans.
"I'm thrilled to be here to remember him," he said.
Hugh McGinley said he was there in memory of his grandfather and grand-uncle who both fought in the GPO.
Mr McGinley himself served in the Naval Service and with the 47th Battalion in Lebanon.
A planned fly past by the Air Corps was cancelled because of weather conditions.
Meanwhile, in Belfast, huge crowds were expected to take part in Easter commemorations to mark 106 years since the 1916 Rising.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald addressed the National Graves Association commemoration in Milltown Cemetery this afternoon where she sought "partnership" with unionists to help realise the party's objective of achieving a united Ireland.
"To those of a unionist tradition I say sincerely, we seek partnership with you," she added.
"A future of equality and freedom belongs to you. A future of progress and change belongs to you. A future of prosperity and opportunity belongs to you."
During the commemoration wreaths were laid for various groups, including the National Graves Association and the GAA.
This was followed by the laying of single lilies by young people.
A minute's silence was held for those who died during the 1916 Rising, followed by a musician playing a lament.
The Proclamation was read by Roseleen Walsh.
