Rory Gallagher Avenue unveiled at Cork Airport to honour legendary guitarist’s enduring legacy
At the unveiling of rory Gallagher Avenue at Cork Airport on Saturday were, L-R, Minister of State, Jerry Buttimer TD; Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle; Eoin Gallagher, nephew of Rory; An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD; Dónal Gallagher, brother of Rory; Deputising for Mayor of County Cork, Cllr. Audrey Buckley and Niall MacCarthy, managing director, Cork Airport. Picture: Alison Miles /OSM PHOTO
Gone for 30 years, but certainly not forgotten in his home city, the unveiling of “Rory Gallagher Avenue” took place at Cork Airport on Saturday morning.
Fellow Leesider, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, was on hand to perform the renaming ceremony of the main thoroughfare through the airport, with Cork’s Lord Mayor Dan Boyle and members of the Gallagher family among those in attendance.
