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This afternoon.

Castlelyons, Co Cork

The State funeral of Thomas Kent, one of 16 men executed following the 1916 Rising.

Defiant tricolour, in fairness.

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Camo stole.

Get her.

Bit last season, in fairness.

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny and unidentified holy man in Castlyons, Co Cork this afternoon.

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RTE will broadcast live coverage from Castlelyons, Co. Cork of the State Funeral of executed 1916 rebel Thomas Kent (pictured) on Friday 18th September 2015 at 1.25pm on RTE One

‘sup?

All the bells, all the whistles, all the solemnity.

Laura Fitzgerald writes:

RTÉ will broadcast live coverage from Castlelyons, Co. Cork of the State Funeral of executed 1916 rebel Thomas Kent on Friday 18th September 2015 at 1.25pm on RTÉ One

David McCullagh will present special television coverage of the State Funeral, starting at 1.25pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ News Now, with John Bowman and Mary Kennedy providing commentary of the Requiem Mass and reburial in the Kent family grave at St Nicholas’ Church in Castlelyons near Fermoy, Co.Cork. Full military honours will be rendered at the funeral ceremonies.

The Requiem Mass will be attended by the President, Michael D Higgins, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, the Tánaiste Joan Burton TD., the Lord Mayor of Cork, the Cork County Mayor, and other dignitaries.

But little time had they to pray.

FIGHT!

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