Hundreds of republicans have taken part in parades across Belfast to mark the 109th anniversary of the 1916 Easter rising.
The largest turn out was in west Belfast where a succession of parades made their way around the Falls Road.
Children pet the Irish Wolfe hounds during The National Graves Association Easter Sunday Parade from Beechmount Avenue
to Milltown cemetery in West Belfast.
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These included the annual National Graves Association Belfast procession from Beechmount Avenue to Milltown Cemetery.
Up to 1,500 participants and 5,000 supporters were expected at the annual event, which is supported by Sinn Féin.
The Irish Republican Socialist Easter Commemoration Committee parade on Easter Sunday in west Belfast.
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Later in the day members of the Worker’s Party and their supporters also made their way along the Falls Road from Beechmount Avenue to the nearby cemetery for their annual commemoration.
Several bands had earlier taken part in an IRSP linked parade from Dunville Park to Milltown.
The National Graves Association Easter Sunday Parade from Beechmount Avenue
to Milltown cemetery in West Belfast.
PICTURE COLM LENAGHAN
At the other end of the Falls Road republicans took part in a parade organised by the Falls Cultural Society as it made its way from Barrack Street to the Garden of Remembrance in the lower Falls.
Some of those involved were former ‘D’ Company ex-prisoners along with supporters.
Falls Cultural Society parade along the Falls Road in West Belfast.
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Elsewhere in Belfast republican feud victim Sean O’Reilly is understood to have attended a commemoration organised by Republican Network for Unity at Milltown Cemetery on Sunday.
Mr O’Reilly was shot twice as he sat in his parked taxi in the Bell Steel Manor area of Dunmurry in February.
The National Graves Association Easter Sunday Parade from Beechmount Avenue
to Milltown cemetery in West Belfast.
PICTURE COLM LENAGHAN
The shooting comes after months of escalating tensions linked to dissident group Óglaigh na hÉireann (ÓNH)
Members of RNU had gathered at a monument put in place by the group in 2023.
The National Graves Association Easter Sunday Parade from Beechmount Avenue
to Milltown cemetery in West Belfast.
PICTURE COLM LENAGHAN
It is understood a rival faction also held a short commemoration at the same site on Saturday.
Both factions also took part in a series of low key events across the north over the weekend.
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