1916 Rising Centenary Committee distances itself from Scots memorial to be attended by republican group linked to New IRA

They will recognise the contribution made by "brave men and women" to the cause of Irish freedom through the wearing of an Easter lily.

In a separate commemoration on Sunday, Lambhill Cemetery in Glasgow is to be the scene of a wreath laying ceremony at the graveyard where volunteers who took part in the Easter Rising rebellion are buried in Glasgow.

Saoradh, widely believed to be the political wing of the New IRA - who claimed responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee - are expected in Glasgow this weekend for the commemoration just four days after Ms McKee"s funeral at St Anne"s Cathedral in Belfast.

Ms McKee, 29, died after she was struck by a bullet as she observed rioting in Londonderry"s Creggan estate on Thursday night.

The dissident republican New IRA on Tuesday admitted responsibility for the shooting of Miss McKee and apologised to her friends and family.

Saoradh fliers confirm a series of Easter commemorations with the only event outside of Northern Ireland and the Republic being in Scotland.

Members of the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association in Scotland are also expected to attend.

IRPWA is a dissident republican organisation which supports republican prisoners and has ties with the political party Saoradh The Easter Rising was an armed insurrection in Ireland in Easter Week on April 24, 1916 mounted by Irish republicans who wanted to end British rule.

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The 1916 Rising Centenary Committee (Scotland) said it refuted "in the strongest possible terms" any inference that the commemorative events conducted by the committee "have any connection whatsoever to those of unrepresentative groupings wedded to militarism, at sites of commemoration in Scotland."

A spokesman for the group said: "The 1916 Rising Centenary Committee (Scotland) is an officially recognised historical and reflective project which enjoys the popular support of the mainstream Irish cultural and heritage organisations, and has absolutely no connection to those who would seek to jeopardise or destroy the historic dividend of the Good Friday Agreement. The strength of the Committee’s view on this cannot be understated. "

Four years ago the committee organised a series of commemorations to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising which marked the beginning of the end of British rule in Ireland.

Then, the committee said it wanted to commemorate the contingent of Glasgow-based members of the Irish Volunteers, Cumann na mBan, an Irish republican women's paramilitary organisation and Na Fianna Ãireann, the nationalist youth organisation who crossed to Ireland to participate in the 1916 Rising.

In particular, they highlighted the key role played by James Connolly (below), the Edinburgh born commander-in-chief of the republican forces who was executed by a British firing squad for his role in the Easter Rising.

The Easter Rising was an armed insurrection in Ireland in Easter Week on April 24, 1916 mounted by Irish republicans who wanted to end British rule.

The British army quickly suppressed the rebellion, leading to an unconditional surrender on Saturday April 29. Support for independence continued to increase until the 1918 general election when republicans won 73 out of the 105 seats.

The spokesman added: "The 1916 Rising Centenary Committee (Scotland) has had official recognition from both the Scottish Government and active support during the year of the centenary from the Irish Government and consulate.

"Events have been attended by representatives of all political parties in Scotland, including members of Parliament. The events undertaken by the Committee have at all times been open and inclusive, in seeking to understand the impact of the events of Easter 1916, and their legacy on the formation of the Irish Republic, and its context in relation to those Scots who took part.

"Our approach has always been a balanced one, attempting to tell the relevant and often untold stories of Scottish men and women who were drawn to the struggle for Irish self-determination, while also reflecting on difficult aspects of the legacy, in terms of how the story of the Irish State evolved after the Rising and the complex and often contradictory goals of Irish nationalism.

"This approach was very much in keeping with the other official events curated by the Irish Government during the year of the Centenary, which was an extended and questioning discussion about the events themselves and their long lived legacies; both positive and negative."