Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar jointly paid tribute to General Michael Collins on the centenary of his death as they stressed that "the spirit of Collins is the spirit of the nation."
Taoiseach, Ministers, Mayor of Cork County, Danny Collins, Lord Mayor of Cork City, Deirdre Forde, Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Sean Clancy, members of the Defence Forces, Canon O’Mahony, members of the Collins family, colleagues and friends.
This Monday marks the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death at Béal na Bláth and communities in towns across Cork have organised events for the entire family. Descendants of Michael Collins are travelling from the United States, Canada, Australia, Africa, and Britain as well as from Cork to attend a number of these commemorative events over the weekend.