A Cork city man who attended a commemorative event at Ahiohill dressed in old style military clothes carrying a replica revolver and rifle has received a three-year conditional discharge for the offence.
“The amateur selection process is a bit of a mixed bag,” said Steve John, CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, which stages the annual Pro-Am. “Some amateurs are chosen off of relationships they have with the Foundation or through secondary sponsorships of the tournament. Others are celebrities and athletes. We end up with a great combination.”
A new book on the 1923 election notes the Farmers Party’s traction and the role of women, writes Pauline MurphyVying for Victory: The 1923 General Election in the Free State is the first book to focus on the pivotal election at the end of the Irish Civil War.Newly published by