The price of betrayal for one of Michael Collins’s opponents was his life but the cost of owning an insight into this fascinating piece of history came at a more modest €3,800.

The OPW says its fast-tracking of the Clonakilty flood relief works will mean it will have “a preferred solution” finalised by next summer.

Hopes that Michael Collins will be named Britain’s greatest foe rest on the shoulders of an English-born history lecturer.

THE Big Fella from West Cork and the Little Lady from across the water quietly battled to dominate the Taoiseach’s office in their own way.

WHEN God invented the beautiful game he’d had one of his better days. Seen one fjord, seen them all, but football changes forever.

Knocknacurra on the upmarket Blackrock Road is twice its original size and stylishly refitted, says Tommy Barker.

A COLLECTION of Michael Collins’s letters has fetched €202,000 at auction.

IN response to Denis Moloney’s letter (August 16) I, as a member of Fine Gael, was also disappointed to read Senator Liam Twomey’s point of view with regard to Finance Minister Brian Lenihan addressing the annual Michael Collins commemoration at Béal na mBláth.

I WAS tempted to check the date of your edition that carried the report from Senator Liam Twomey (‘Lenihan slammed as speaker for Collins commemoration, August 12’) objecting to a “Fianna Fáil minister like Brian Lenihan” giving the oration at the Michael Collins commemoration in Béal na mBláth next Sunday.

Cork County Council has been forced to buy a set of new signposts for a Michael Collins memorial after souvenir hunters stole the old ones, it emerged today.