Resignation offers hope that mummy may stay in Cork

THE case for repatriation of an Egyptian mummy from its current resting place in Cork city has lost one of its most vocal supporters after he stood down as head of Egypt’s Supreme Council for Antiquities.

Zahi Hawass, the world’s foremost authority on ancient Egypt, has previously spoken in favour of returning the mummy to North Africa.

However, he resigned in July, sparking hopes that the ancient remains may be allowed rest in peace as part of the Boole Library Collection at University College Cork (UCC).