Easter Commemoration Event at the GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin

A ceremony to mark the 109th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will take place outside the GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin on Easter Sunday 20 April 2025, commencing at 12 noon.

The ceremony will be led by the President Michael D. Higgins, the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, T.D., and the Tánaiste and the Minister for Defence, Simon Harris, T.D.

Members of the public are invited to attend the ceremony and should be in position in the public viewing areas outside the GPO by 11.30 a.m.

Viewing areas are located at the Clery’s side of O’Connell Street and at the south end of the G.P.O. An area has been reserved for wheelchair users. Large video screens will also be erected on either side of the GPO to display the ceremony to the public.