The petition currently has over 1,500 signatures on its journey towards 2,000.

The president was remembering those who died in the 1916 armed rebellion.

The report, which was presented to the Taoiseach last month, contains 10 major initiatives to revive the city centre.

The Taoiseach is to bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday to approve the publication of a report from the Dublin City Centre Taskforce.

Dublin mayor James Geoghegan said Irish athlete’s efforts will have inspired girls and boys across the country.

The Irish captain who read out the 1916 proclamation of independence said the ‘whole aim of the proclamation is inclusion’.