Irish men and women who died in past wars or on service with the UN will be remembered today at a series of events across Ireland.
The President and Taoiseach will attend a National Day of Commemoration ceremony this morning at Dublin's Collins Barracks.
A wreath will be laid on behalf of the people of Ireland.
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Further comments made by Britain's former ambassador to the US have been leaked in the UK's Mail on Sunday - despite warnings of police prosecution.
Scotland Yard says journalists could be in breach of the country's Officials Secrets Act over the publication of Kim Darroch's communications.
Mr Darroch resigned last week, suggesting the furore over the messages was "making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like".
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A People Before Profit TD says the outsourcing of the screening programme is at the heart of the the CervicalCheck scandal.
Brid Smith was reacting following revelations that some 800 women who underwent screening did not get their results.
The HSE says it has known since February about a computer glitch at a US lab, which led to the issue.
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Authorities in New York say electricity has been restored after a major blackout.
The bright lights of Times Square went dark, and many Broadway theatres had to cancel Saturday night performances just as they were about to begin.
More than 40,000 customers in a 30-block area of Manhattan were affected, with officials blaming a transformer fire.
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A man has been charged in the UK with murdering a heavily pregnant woman, whose baby later died in hospital.
26-year-old Kelly Fauvrelle was killed at her home in London last month.
Aaron McKenzie, with an address in London, is also accused of the manslaughter of her son.
