The ceremony is happening at Scoil Bhride tomorrow (Friday the 2nd October) at 9:30am. It will last not more than 30 minutes per school and parents are more than welcome to come along. Children are allowed to wear anything green, white or gold!

To commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Rising and to celebrate 100 years since the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, the Government has tasked Óglaigh na hÉireann (the Defence Forces) with delivering a National Flag to every Primary School in the country.

This is a key part of the Ireland 2016 commemorative programme and will see members of Óglaigh na hÉireann, in uniform, visiting schoolchildren, teachers and parents in over 3,200 schools across the Republic.

For more information about the 1916 Rising and the Proclamation click the image below…..