:00:00. > :00:00.It's time for the news where you are.
:00:07. > :00:09.Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to watch
:00:10. > :00:12.the Easter Rising commemorations in Dublin.
:00:13. > :00:14.The military parade was the largest ever staged in the Republic,
:00:15. > :00:21.as our Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison reports.
:00:22. > :00:24.Simple, stirring, sombre and solemn -
:00:25. > :00:28.just some of the words that describe today's commemoration,
:00:29. > :00:34.which involved the laying of a wreath.
:00:35. > :00:36.It was here that the leaders of the Easter Rising were executed,
:00:37. > :00:47.The parade, it is estimated, was seen by hundreds of thousands.
:00:48. > :00:55.It paused outside the GPO for the main event.
:00:56. > :00:57.Present were current and former leaders as well as
:00:58. > :01:04.No Unionist representative was on the podium.
:01:05. > :01:08.Children from the four provinces laid flowers at a symbolic gesture
:01:09. > :01:15.of the unshakeable resolve to live together in harmony and peace.
:01:16. > :01:19.An army officer re-enacted the Proclamation of the Republic.
:01:20. > :01:23.We hereby proclaim the Irish Republic as a sovereign independent
:01:24. > :01:27.state and we give our lives and the lives of our comrades
:01:28. > :01:33.in arms to the cause of its freedom, welfare and exaltation
:01:34. > :01:40.When the president laid a wreath outside the GPO,
:01:41. > :01:50.he did in memory of all those who died in the rising.
:01:51. > :01:54.Spectators appreciated the overall tone of the commemoration.
:01:55. > :02:06.It is a new Ireland we see these days so it was lovely to be here.
:02:07. > :02:10.Being here with my family... And the atmosphere.
:02:11. > :02:13.We owe it to them, so it is only right they be commemorated.
:02:14. > :02:18.The event ended with a fly-past and a 21-gun salute.
:02:19. > :02:26.Shane Harrison, BBC Newsline, Dublin.
:02:27. > :02:28.Thousands of people have lined the streets of West Belfast
:02:29. > :02:31.for a parade to mark the centenary of the Rising.
:02:32. > :02:33.The parade, with many wearing period costumes,
:02:34. > :02:35.began at Divis Tower, before it made its way
:02:36. > :02:38.to the republican plot at Milltown Cemetery.
:02:39. > :02:41.Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams told the gathering, the peace process
:02:42. > :02:47.and the Good Friday agreement had marked a historic shift in politics.
:02:48. > :02:54.Hurts must be healed, divisions ended and the scourge
:02:55. > :03:02.Meanwhile, more than 1,000 people turned out to watch a parade
:03:03. > :03:07.associated with dissident Republicans in County Tyrone.
:03:08. > :03:10.About 50 people dressed in paramilitary-style uniforms led
:03:11. > :03:18.A service of remembrance for the 116 British soldiers who died
:03:19. > :03:22.during the Easter Rising has been held in County Down.
:03:23. > :03:25.The commemoration was organised by the Royal British Legion.
:03:26. > :03:29.a wreath was laid on the grave of Sandy McClelland,
:03:30. > :03:32.who served with the Royal Irish Rifles.
:03:33. > :03:36.He was 18 years old when he was killed in Dublin in 1916.
:03:37. > :03:39.Attending the event, UUP leader Mike Nesbitt said
:03:40. > :03:44.unionists must not ignore the Easter Rising centenary.
:03:45. > :03:47.It is important that we do not stick our fingers in our ears
:03:48. > :03:51.and pretend these things never happen and will go away.
:03:52. > :03:55.They happened and impact on us today and we have to face up to it.
:03:56. > :03:58.There are different narratives depending on your historical
:03:59. > :04:03.perspective and that is the way history is.
:04:04. > :04:06.Let us not deny anybody else their perspective.
:04:07. > :04:11.Let us have respect in the way we promote our own.
:04:12. > :04:15.Sport, and in golf, Rory McIlroy lost his grip on the WGC Match Play
:04:16. > :04:19.title as he was beaten in the semi-finals by Jason Day.
:04:20. > :04:23.Day will now meet Louis Oosthuizen in the final.
:04:24. > :04:26.Now the weather forecast for the rest of the Easter holidays.
:04:27. > :04:41.Hello. You will want a duvet tonight because it is chilly. Temperatures
:04:42. > :04:47.across the border are close to freezing and in the countryside
:04:48. > :04:50.where skies are clear, down 2-3dC. A frosty start to Easter Monday with
:04:51. > :04:57.the odd stretch of eyes possible in untreated areas. -- ice. A big
:04:58. > :05:03.improvement on today. Plenty of dry weather with some sun. A fair amount
:05:04. > :05:06.of cloud which breaks up and we will see some sunshine coming through but
:05:07. > :05:12.it will bring a risk of scattered showers towards the north-west.
:05:13. > :05:15.Across Ireland, a big improvement with plenty of dry and sunny
:05:16. > :05:20.weather. Scattered showers developing in the south-west. Storm
:05:21. > :05:25.Katie will bring strong winds for southern and eastern areas. The
:05:26. > :05:28.winds eased through the day and across Britain it will be largely
:05:29. > :05:34.dry with decent amount of sunshine. Towards the south-west, showers will
:05:35. > :05:38.develop later with temperatures across the board about normal, 13
:05:39. > :05:42.Celsius the best towards the south-east of England. For Northern
:05:43. > :05:47.Ireland into tomorrow at noon, some decent sunshine amounts. If you
:05:48. > :05:55.scattered showers, not completely dry. Temperatures at best nine or 10
:05:56. > :06:00.Celsius in sunshine. In sheltered areas away from wind, not too bad.
:06:01. > :06:04.Into Tuesday, it will remain unsettled with low pressure in
:06:05. > :06:09.control. Some rain out there. Not all the time. Keep your umbrella
:06:10. > :06:18.handy. Some sun as well. South-westerly winds stay with us,
:06:19. > :06:23.Calder, 7-9dC the best. The rest of the week, low pressure in control, a
:06:24. > :06:28.view scattered showers. When is not too strong with some sunshine.
:06:29. > :06:30.Overnight, chilly. If you frosty starts this week.
:06:31. > :06:31.And that's from us until 6.25am in the morning.
:06:32. > :06:38.Michael Portillo tells the story of the Easter Rising.
:06:39. > :06:41.I'm convinced that the rebels made the modern history of this country.
:06:42. > :06:46.Using testimonies from the heart of the British establishment.