Somme Commemoration and Wreath Laying

The annual commemoration of the Battle of the Somme and wreath-laying at the Irish National War Memorial in Islandbridge, Dublin was on Saturday, 8th July 2023, from 12 noon to 3 pm. 

This ceremony was a shared-island event arranged and led by the Royal British Legion in Ireland with the cooperation and assistance of the Irish State.

The event, held annually around the time of the Somme, commemorates all those who lost their lives during the Battle of the Somme and in the two World Wards, particularly the estimated 60,000 Irish men and women from all parts of the island who served and died in those conflicts. Representation from all regions and traditions of Ireland is a core feature of this unique, shared-island event.