Sunday 27 July 2014 15.57 A commemoration of the Asgard landing arms is taking place in Howth, Co Dublin today.
Descendants and relatives of those who took part are attending.
President Michael D Higgins led the marking of the centenary of the Howth gunrunning.
There was a re-enactment of the landing of the arms.
President Higgins lay a wreath in tribute to those who took part in the gunrunning.
It was described as a determining moment in Ireland's revolutionary period and one that changed the course of our history. The service also featured a small flotilla.
Feature: The extraordinary story of the Asgard and the Howth Gunrunning
On 26 July 1914 Erskine Childers' yacht Asgard arrived at Howth Pier.
The yacht was carrying 900 rifles and 19,000 rounds of ammunition.
The arms were bought in Hamburg with funds from the Irish volunteers, notably Alice Stopford Green and Roger Casement.
There was an attempt to seize the weapons at Bachelor's Walk in Dublin, where three people died.
Most of the weapons were used in the Easter Rising of 1916.
A replica of the dinghy will be placed with the restored Asgard in the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks.
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