Civil war over 1916 tributes

Civil war has broken out over ownership of the 1916 commemorations in Co Cork, with some Fine Gael councillors backing Fianna Fáil against Sinn Féin.

Sinn Féin had argued that the council’s arts and culture special purposes committee should be in charge of organising the commemorations. That committee is chaired by Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoighaire.

Fianna Fáil, however, proposed that a special committee should be set up, a move strongly supported by the party’s Frank O’Flynn, who is chairman of the General Liam Lynch commemoration committee.