Irons backs artifacts campaign

Hollywood legend Jeremy Irons is expected to lend his support to a campaign to ensure all artifacts discovered in Cork remain in the county and are not sent to the National Museum in Dublin.

County councillors are set to mount a campaign to bring Cork artifacts back from the capital to increase historical finds displayed in local museums which they believe will bolster tourism.

Cllr Dermot Sheehan (Fine Gael) prompted the move when he said items being unearthed from a 17th century ship recently discovered in Schull should remain in the area.