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| Enda Kenny in Enniskillen Remembrance tribute | Enda Kenny in Enniskillen Remembrance tribute |
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| The prime minister of the Republic of Irleand and his deputy have taken part in Remembrance Sunday services in Northern Ireland. | |
| Taoiseach Enda Kenny is in Enniskillen and Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore is in Belfast. | |
| Mr Kenny laid a wreath at the town's war memorial. | |
| It was the first time Ireland's two most senior cabinet ministers have taken part in Remembrance Day services outside the Republic. | |
| The traditional laying of wreaths took place at 11:00 GMT at City Hall. | The traditional laying of wreaths took place at 11:00 GMT at City Hall. |
| The BBC's Dublin correspondent, Shane Harrison, said it was hoped that their participation would set the tone for other commemorative events over the next decade. | The BBC's Dublin correspondent, Shane Harrison, said it was hoped that their participation would set the tone for other commemorative events over the next decade. |
| "In the wake of last year's Royal visit government sources say the two men will pay their respects to those from all traditions who gave their lives in the Great War," he said. | "In the wake of last year's Royal visit government sources say the two men will pay their respects to those from all traditions who gave their lives in the Great War," he said. |
| "It is also seen as appropriate that the taoiseach be in Enniskillen on the 25th anniversary of the terrible atrocity that took place at a remembrance ceremony." | "It is also seen as appropriate that the taoiseach be in Enniskillen on the 25th anniversary of the terrible atrocity that took place at a remembrance ceremony." |
| Mr Gilmore will lay a wreath in Belfast and has a number of other engagements involving both traditions in the city. | Mr Gilmore will lay a wreath in Belfast and has a number of other engagements involving both traditions in the city. |
| In London, the Queen and members of parliament have paid their respects to the UK's fallen soldiers. | In London, the Queen and members of parliament have paid their respects to the UK's fallen soldiers. |
| They were joined at the Cenotaph by religious leaders and war veterans for a wreath-laying ceremony. | They were joined at the Cenotaph by religious leaders and war veterans for a wreath-laying ceremony. |
| This year Remembrance Sunday falls on 11 November itself, the date of the armistice which brought World War I to an end. | This year Remembrance Sunday falls on 11 November itself, the date of the armistice which brought World War I to an end. |
| There was a two-minute silence at the eleventh hour. | There was a two-minute silence at the eleventh hour. |