Anzac Day marked at Dublin event

Over 100 people attended a ceremony to mark Anzac Day in Dublin early this morning.

The day marks the 97th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli during the first World War. More than 10,000 Australian and New Zealand troops died in the battle for Gallipoli, in Turkey, which began on April 25th, 1915.

Anzac (Austrailian and New Zealand Army Corp) Day, has been commemorated since then in both countries and the occasion has been marked in Ireland since 2006.

The commemoration, which included music, prayers and wreath laying, was held at Grangegorman Military Cemetery where 619 soldiers are buried, including many Irish who fought in both world wars along with seven Australians and three soldiers from New Zealand.

Those in attendance included Minister for Defence Alan Shatter, Australian Ambassador Bruce Davis and first secretary at the New Zealand Embassy in London John Riley. British Ambassador, Dominik Chilcott and Belgian Ambassador, Robert Devriese were also there, as well as Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, Dublin Lord Mayor Andrew Montague and Lt Brendan Wallis RN, New Zealand Defence Forces.