This year's commemoration of the death of General Michael Collins will take place at the monument in Béal na Bláth on Sunday, 20th August 2023 at 3pm.  The oration this year will be given by Tommie Gorman, former Northern Ireland editor for RTÉ.  For your health and safety, a traffic management plan will be activated on the day, in co-operation with…

The centenary commemoration of the death of General Michael Collins will take place at the monument in Béal na Bláth on Sunday, 21st August 2022. There will be two orations this year, which will be given by Taoiseach Mícheál Martin T.D. and Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Leo Varadkar T.D. The commemoration…

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…

The 2021 Michael Collins Commemorative oration was delivered by Minister of Justice, Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands Heather Humphreys T.D. Due to ongoing public health concerns around the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions in place relating to outdoor gatherings, the event took place remotely and can be viewed below.

Béal na Blá is one of the most famous sites in Irish history. It was here on 22 August 1922 that General Michael Collins, commander-in-chief of the Irish army was ambushed and killed. The annual commemoration takes place each year on the Sunday closest to August 22nd.