Ideals and courage of Cork Volunteers recalled at 1916 commemoration

The ideals and the courage of Cork men and women who joined the fight for Irish freedom were remembered in a state ceremony yesterday.

Unlike Easter Monday 1916, when rain covered the city, the sun shone brightly as hundreds of civic, political, and military guests attended the state commemoration at the National Monument.

Mayor of County Cork John Paul O’Shea said that for many people in 1916, Ireland was a country worth dying for.