Purchase of Rory Gallagher’s guitar a matter for national cultural institutions

Rory Gallagher with the iconic 1961 Fender Stratocaster which is due to come up for sale at 'The Rory Gallagher Collection' auction at Bonham's in London in October. Picture: Fin Costello/Redferns

The purchase of Rory Gallagher’s iconic Fender Stratocaster is a matter for our national cultural institutions to decide on, Catherine Martin, the arts minister, has said.

A campaign has been launched to have the guitar, which is due to come up for sale at auction, brought back to Cork where the famous musician bought it.