WATCH: A national ceremony of remembrance and reflection is taking place in memory of all those who died during the pandemic and in tribute to those involved in safeguarding Ireland from Covid-19 | Read more:
Events are being held today in honour of the more than 6,600 people who died from Covid-19 and those affected by the pandemic.
In a speech he said:"Today we have to the forefront of our minds the more than half a million people in this country who lost loved ones during the pandemic, and all those, too, living abroad who have endured painful separation from loved ones at home in Ireland at times of great distress and grief."
"Without hesitation and before we even understood the true nature or scale of the threat, they put themselves in harm's way to protect the rest of us," he said.
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