Proclamation will be read by an Officer from the Defence Forces at Dublin's GPO this Sunday to commemorate the Easter Rising.

Though a number of flags were flown in the Rising, including the Irish Republic flag above the GPO, the Irish Citizen Army Flag, of the Plough and the Stars, was flown over the Imperial Hotel.

From our national emblem to the design of the tricolour flag, why not test your knowledge of Irish cultural and historical symbols by taking our quiz?

I think a reason for this celebration of Irish that we're experiencing is Ireland as a young republic, having gone through things like hundreds of years of colonisation and oppression, and finally ...