A special event took place in Dublin today to mark the anniversary with the defence force, crew members and patients in attendance.

Gunners from the unit braved the weather to put on the display in towns across the region.

Of those, 4,000 have registered fully vacant homes.

The event was well attended in Athlone town centre this morning.

The barracks marked a century of ownership by the Irish State this week.

It comes following the publishing of a new report today.

The review proposes Ireland increase it's military spending to 3 billion euro annually.

The site is now often used as a community space.