This year’s event will be the Centenary Commemoration, which will take place at the monument in Béal na Blá on Sunday, 21st August. There will be two oration this year, which will be given by An Taoiseach Mícheál Martin T D. and An Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Leo Varadkar T.D. The…

Minister Coveney visits Béal na Bláth where works are taking place in advance of centenary commemoration. Cllr Michael Creed, Deputising for the Mayor of the County of Cork welcomed Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney to Béal na Bláth in County Cork to see the works which have taken place to date and those that are…

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar have accepted invitations to jointly address this year's annual Michael Collins commemoration at Béal na Bláth to mark the 100th anniversary of Collins' death in the Civil War. Mr Martin is set to become the first Fianna Fáil taoiseach to address the commemoration, which takes place on August…

  A major upgrade of the site and monument at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork is to be undertaken as west Cork prepares to commemorate the centenary of the death of Michael Collins. Béal na Bláth, between Bandon and Crookstown in Co Cork, is considered the most important Civil War commemoration site in the…