Michael Collins

2023 - 10 - 20

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In pictures: New statue of Michael Collins unveiled in Cork City (Irish Examiner)

Unveiled by sporting legends Ronan O'Gara, Jimmy Barry Murphy and Rena Buckley, some 1500 people turned out for the event — despite the rain.

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Michael Collins statue backed by crowd-funding unveiled in Cork city (The Irish Times)

Cork city statue depicting 'Big Fella' with his bicycle was created by the sculptor behind a monument to Collins in Clonakilty.

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Bronze statue of Michael Collins unveiled in Cork city (RTE.ie)

A new bronze statue of Michael Collins has been unveiled on the Grand Parade in Cork city this afternoon - at the scene of one of his most famous public ...

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Watch: Big crowds brave awful weather to welcome new Michael ... (Cork Beo)

And many hundreds of people packed into the space in front of Cork City Library today for the unveiling of the new statue of General Michael Collins. They ...

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New statue of Michael Collins is unveiled in Cork City (The Corkman)

THE unveiling of the new Michael Collins statue on the Grand Parade in Cork City attracted a huge crowd on Friday, October 20.

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'We want him at ground level' - New Michael Collins statue unveiled ... (Newstalk)

The near life-size statue shows Michael Collins standing with his bike, as seen in a photograph in 1922.

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Large crowd in attendance for unveiling of Michael Collins statue on ... (Echo Live)

The statue, located on Grand Parade, was funded through a crowd-funding scheme spearheaded by the Michael Collins 100 committee - a non-political ...

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Cork honours Michael Collins with new statue on Grand Parade (Independent.ie)

Cork honoured the memory of the 'Big Fella' with a statue based on one of General Michael Collins' most daring activities during the War of Independence.

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