Easter Rising centenary parade
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| Date | 27 March 2016 |
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| Location | Dublin |
| Type | Parade |
The Easter Rising centenary parade took place in Dublin city on Easter Sunday, 27 March 2016 to commemorate the Centenary of the Easter Rising.[1] It involved all branches of the Defence Forces, including the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces, as well as the Gardaí, Dublin Fire Brigade, the National Ambulance Service, the Irish Coast Guard, the Irish Prison Service and Customs, the Red Cross, the Coast Guard, the RNLI, the Civil Defence Ireland and St John Ambulance.[2] The parade was one of the largest of its kind ever held in the state, involving over 3,700 military personnel. The events were broadcast by RTÉ.
Full order of the 2016 Easter Rising centenary parade
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Personnel of the Irish Army carrying Steyr AUG assault rifles
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105 mm L119 light gun
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Bands
- Army No.1 Band
Weapons
- Steyr AUG - assault rifle
- FN MAG - 7.62 mm machine gun
- M2 Browning - 12.7 mm machine gun
- L118 light gun - 105 mm towed howitzer
- L119 light gun - 105 mm towed howitzer
Vehicles
Active
- Mowag Piranha IIIH - armoured personnel carrier
- RG-32M Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) - MRAP armoured personnel carrier
- FV101 Scorpion - reconnaissance vehicle/light tank
- Ford F350 SRV - reconnaissance vehicle
- Scania R 420 6x6 - troop carrying vehicle
- Bandvagn 206 - Air defence support vehicle
Retired
- Ford Mk VI - armoured car
- Sisu Pasi - armoured personnel carrier
- Panhard M3 - armoured personnel carrier
- AML-90 - armoured car
- AML-20 - armoured car
Aircraft
- Pilatus PC-9 - trainer/light attack aircraft
- CN235-100 - transport aircraft/maritime patrol aircraft
- Learjet 45 - VIP transport
- AgustaWestland AW139 - utility helicopter
- Eurocopter EC135 - utility helicopter
Gallery
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Air Corps flyover
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Helicopter flyover
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Ford Mk VI armoured car
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RG-32M Light Tactical Vehicle
References
- ↑ "Pride of the nation: Dublin could not have looked better for the 1916 Commemoration". Irish Examiner. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "1916 centenary: Hard to find fault with dignified and respectful commemorations". Irish Examiner. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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