Michael Collins centenary: Everything you need to know about the Béal na Bláth event 

1922: Irish soldier and politician Michael Collins (1890 - 1922), whose high level involvement with Sinn Fein and the IRA led to his taking part in the peace treaty negotiations between Britain and Ireland in 1921. He was killed in an ambush in County Cork on 22nd August 1922. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The organisers of the Michael Collins centenary commemoration hope their decision to invite the first Fianna Fáil Taoiseach to address the event will help heal the wounds of the past.

Former Fine Gael city councillor, Laura McGonigle, a member of the Michael Collins Commemoration Committee, made the comment as details of the major event and traffic management plan were finalised to cope with the several thousand people who are expected to attend the event at the Béal na Bláth ambush site in West Cork on Sunday.