Commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of Dublin Castle handover taking place today

Dublin Castle which was the seat of British power in Dublin from 1171 to 1922. Image: Alamy Stock Photo Dublin Castle which was the seat of British power in Dublin from 1171 to 1922. Image: Alamy Stock Photo TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN will today lead a commemoration ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the handover of Dublin Castle.

A State commemoration, set to feature members of the Defence Forces, will take place in the Upper Castle Yard of Dublin Castle today to mark the historic handover by the British armyPresident Michael D Higgins, the Taoiseach and other politicians will all be in attendance – as will prepresentatives of the diplomatic corps and the judiciary.

General Boyd, the officer commanding the Dublin district, addressing ' F ' Division of the Auxiliaries before they left for their quarters at the castle. Source: Alamy Stock Photo The handover of Dublin Castle by the British to the Provisional Government led by Michael Collins, is a seminal moment in Irish history and marked a major stepping stone towards independence and the creation of the Irish Free State later that year.

The car containing Michael Collins passing through the arch connecting the Lower Castle Yard with the Upper Castle Yard. Source: Alamy Stock PhotoMinister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin said the castle was a symbol of British power in Ireland for almost 700 years and its handover to the forces of the Free State was a pivotal as well as a hugely symbolic event.

#Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youAn English sentry on guard at Dublin Castle watching for the arrival of the cars containing the members of the Irish Free State Provisional Government. Source: Alamy Stock Photo

Commemorating partition without saying it

From one tyrant to another. Nothing gained, Nothing to celebrate.

Funny that amongst covid & all the crisies that shows he's out of his depth & not fit for his job, he still gets the odd day to be the type of taoiseach he wants to be, a day where no leadership or management of anything is required, a day of pompus ceremony and mundane speeches.

The first government ever that makes me wish the above never happened, we'd have more freedoms & rights right now under British rule

Every single TD who voted to accept the treaty was a member of Sinn Fein. Stick that in your pipe and revise it 😂😂

The leaders of that generation would have MM imprisoned over his leadership of this country.

Get ready for some SERIOUS Free State revisionism and an expert level denial of the existence of 6 of the 32 counties from the leader of 'The Republican Party'

British Army hands over Castle to an Army of the British Empire

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