Centenary event honours spirit of murdered Lord Mayor of Cork Tomás MacCurtain

The spirit of murdered Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain, was honoured last night as Cork officially embarked on its programme of 1920 commemorations.

MacCurtain’s grand-daughter, Fionnuala, and two of his great-grandchildren, Aron and Sarah, were among the many guests who attended a special meeting of Cork City Council in the historic chamber last night to commemorate his election as lord mayor in the same room exactly a century ago.