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Thirty minutes before the ambush, local girl Agnes Hurley snatched this image on her Box Brownie camera, as the convoy prepared to leave Bandon (Pic: National Museum of Ireland)

A shallow, soggy valley - the ambush is laid

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins, who was killed in an ambush at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork.

Michael Collins • 22 Aug 22

Members of the Defence Forces take part in an event to mark the centenary of the death of Michael Collins

Collins relatives attend Military Archives ceremony

Members of the Defence Forces along with members of the Collins family have attended an event to mark the centenary of the death of General Michael Collins.

Michael Collins • 23 Aug 22

People gathering at the ambush site at Béal na Bláth this week

What's in a name: Béal na Blá or Béal na Bláth?

As attention turns towards west Cork this weekend and the 100-year anniversary of the assassination of Michael Collins, there continues to be much debate and speculation as to what happened on that fateful day in August 1922.

Ireland • 24 Aug 22

The national flag was raised and members of the men's families laid wreaths at their graves

Collins and Griffith remembered at Glasnevin event

A memorial service at Glasnevin cemetery has been held to remember Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith, who died just days apart from each other in August 1922.

Ireland • 14 Aug 22

The memorial to Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth

Crowds expected at Béal na Bláth on 100th anniversary

Over 5,000 people are expected to attend next weekend's commemoration marking the 100th anniversary of the ambush and shooting dead of General Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth in west Cork.

Munster • 17 Aug 22

Michael Collins' diaries will be on long-term loan to the National Archives

Diaries of Michael Collins presented to the State

Five work diaries belonging to Michael Collins, covering the periods immediately before and after the formation of the State, have been presented to Taoiseach Micheál Martin by members of the Collins family.

Ireland • 08 Nov 21

Michael Collins as a finance man

Michael Collins was the country's Finance Minister from 1919 to 1921.

Business • 22 Oct 21

Auctioneer Karl Bennett said 'we are delighted to see it go to someone in the south'

Walking stick owned by Michael Collins sold for £52,000

A walking stick reputedly owned by Michael Collins has sold for more than five times its estimate at auction in Belfast.

Ireland • 28 Sep 21

The silver-handled stick will be a central exhibit at a specialist military sale at Bloomfield Auctions

Michael Collins walking stick up for auction

A walking stick belonging to Michael Collins is to be auctioned in Belfast next week.

Ireland • 20 Sep 21

This year marks the 99th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins

Annual Michael Collins commemoration not taking place

The annual Michael Collins commemoration at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork is not taking place this year, the organising committee has said.

Regional • 18 Aug 21

Millstreet Pipe Band play at Béal na Bláth

Michael Collins' anniversary marked at Béal na Bláth

A commemoration marking the 97th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins has taken place at Beál na Bláth in Co Cork.

Ireland • 26 Aug 19

An Post said the letters 'a' and 'e' were transposed on the stamps

An Post apologises for spelling error on Moon stamps

An Post has been forced to apologise for a spelling error that appeared on its new commemorative stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings.

Ireland • 23 Jul 19

Neil Armstrong (left), who passed away in 2012, poses with Michael Collins (c) and Buzz Aldrin (r) before their historic flight in 1969

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to historic Moon launchpad

Fifty years after a mighty Saturn V rocket set off from Florida carrying the first humans to the Moon, a veteran of the Apollo 11 crew returned to the fabled launch pad today to commemorate the event that defined an era.

World • 16 Jul 19

Mattie McGrath, Carol Nolan and Michael Collins have been in the Baggot Street branch since 2pm

TDs stage protest at KBC branch over mortgage arrears

Three independent TDs are protesting at a branch of KBC Bank in Dublin over the eviction of people from a house in Co Roscommon last week.

Ireland • 19 Dec 18

Neil Jordan won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'The Crying Game'

Neil Jordan donates archive to National Library

Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Neil Jordan has donated his archive to the National Library of Ireland.

Neil Jordan • 09 Aug 18

The attack was one of the most controversial IRA actions of the revolutionary era

Files released on murder of Newry protestants in 1922

Files have been released concerning the murders of six Protestants near the border in Co Armagh in 1922 in an incident known as the Altnaveigh Massacre.

Altnaveigh Massacre • 11 May 18

The newsreels include footage of the shelling of the Four Courts by the Irish Free State Army

Footage from fight for independence available online

Priceless and rarely seen footage featuring many key architects of Irish independence is available to view online after a painstaking repatriation and digitalisation process by the Irish Film Institute.

Ireland • 03 May 18

Collins urges Govt to construct railways, improve roads

A Cork TD has urged the Government to build railways and improve the roads in west Cork.

Munster • 07 Feb 18

The holster worn by Michael Collins on the day of his death

Military Archives reveal remarkable new collection

The Military Archives in Dublin continues to yield historical treasures but its latest collection from a vast archive is remarkable.

Military Archives • 14 Dec 17

President Michael D Higgins delivered a speech at the ceremony in Béal na Bláth in Cork

Higgins pays tribute to Collins at commemoration

President Michael D Higgins delivered the oration at the annual Michael Collins commemoration in Cork today - the first time for a sitting head of state to do so.

News • 21 Aug 16

Frances Fitzgerald was giving the oration on the 93rd anniversary of the death of Michael Collins

Fitzgerald addresses Béal na Bláth commemoration

The annual commemoration for Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth has heard that had he not been killed, the role of women in the economic and social life of the first 50 years of the State would have been different

News • 24 Aug 15

Taoiseach lays one of four wreaths at the monument

Taoiseach addresses Michael Collins commemoration

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that the Government will not rest until Ireland has reclaimed and restored its economic sovereignty.

News • 20 Aug 12

Two coins released to mark Michael Collins' death

The Central Bank has issued two new collector coins to mark the 90th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins at Béal na mBláth in Cork.

News • 15 Aug 12

President Higgins in US for official visit

President Michael D Higgins arrives in the United States today for his first official visit.

News • 30 Apr 12

Michael Collins swab pulled from auction

A cotton swab, used to clean Michael Collins' face following his death, has been withdrawn from a planned auction next week.

News • 19 Apr 12