President Michael D Higgins and Tánaiste Joan Burton will be among those attending a Remembrance service at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin this afternoon (3:15pm).
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The ceremonies honour those who died in the First and Second World Wars, and other conflicts.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan joined First Minister Peter Robinson and Northern Secretary Theresa Villiers to lay a laurel wreath at the cenotaph in Belfast.
Every year, this kind of service will hold on the 11th hour on the nearest Sunday to the anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
On Saturday, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the Royal Festival of Remembrance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Members of the leading political parties are expected to be among those present, with speculation ahead of the event over whether new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – whose anti-war stance is well known – will wear a poppy.
Across Britain, people paused for a moment’s silent reflection Sunday to remember the country’s war dead as the Queen led an annual service in the capital.
This year, Her Majesty was joined by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the British liberation of Holland.
Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband – and Princes William, Harry and Andrew, who have all served in the armed forces – all paid their respects.
Mr Corbyn had previously attracted wide criticism for not singing the anthem at the Battle of Britain 75th anniversary commemorations.
The 89-year-old monarch, senior royals and politicians including Prime Minister David Cameron laid wreaths at the Cenotaph national war memorial in London, as thousands of military veterans looked on.
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The mood fell even more sombre when The Last Post rang out in the theatre, and during the minutes of silence poppy petals drifted from the ceiling.
