Tom Dunne: Rory Gallagher still rocking Cork 30 years after his passing 

Not many people realise the part Rory's mother played in his journey to fame 

 Rory Gallagher on Patrick's Hill in Cork in 1974. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive 

You will be hard pressed to avoid Rory Gallagher’s presence in Cork this weekend. Thirty years gone but never forgotten. The main road in Cork airport is to be named after him, exhibitions at City Hall and the Library, a city-wide walking trail… it is as it should be.

The consensus at this point is that he is Cork’s finest cultural export and I wouldn’t question that. Time spent in Rory’s world is time well spent. It does the heart good. Rory rocked Cork and Cork rocks Rory.