Annual Michael Collins commemoration to take place

The annual commemoration in memory of General Michael Collins who was shot dead at Béal na Bláth on 22 August 1922 takes place this afternoon.

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will deliver this year’s oration at the event which begins at 3pm at the site near Crookstown in County Cork.

Each year, a commemoration is held at the site of his death on the Sunday closest to 22 August.

Mr Collins was 31 years old when he died.

Road access to the site will be closed from 10.30am until 5pm to facilitate the commemoration.