Crowdfunding bid launched for Michael Collins statue in Cork City

Sculptor says statue will be 'monument for the people, by the people'

Committee members Noel Scannell, Kevin Holland (sculptor), Jerry Carey, Connie Kelleher, Tadhg Crowley, Tim Crowley, Fidelma Collins, Dwane Crowley, Traolach O'Donnabhain, and Cllr Shane O'Callaghan at the reception to officially launch the Cork City Michael Collins Statue Fund at City Hall. Picture: Billy MacGill

The new Michael Collins statue planned for Cork City will be “a monument for the people, by the people”, its sculptor has said.

Kevin Holland, who created the landmark statue of Collins in Clonakilty, unveiled by actor Liam Neeson in 2002, made his comments at the launch of a crowdfunding campaign in Cork City Hall at the weekend to help fund the new piece.