The President and Taoiseach have led commemorations at the GPO to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising.

More than 3,500 members of the Defence Forces and emergency service marched through Dublin earlier.

Sean Defoe reports from the GPO;

Taoiseach Enda Kenny addressed the crowds gathered for the commemoration ceremony outside the GPO.

He said it's important to remember the ideals that the men and women of the rising fought for;