Martin Manseragh to deliver oration in Cork to commemorate War of Independence fighter

Former political adviser to three taoisigh will deliver the oration at the commemoration to mark the 101st anniversary of the death of James O'Callaghan

Martin Manseragh will give an oration marking 101 years since James O'Callaghan's death. Picture: Press 22

One of the main architects of the Good Friday Agreement is to deliver a special oration in Co Cork on Sunday to commemorate the life of a 21-year-old War of Independence fighter who was later killed during the Civil War by Pro-Treaty forces.

Dr Martin Manseragh, a former political adviser to three taoisigh and a significant figure in the drawing-up of the 1998 agreement which saw the cessation of IRA violence in the North, will deliver the oration at the commemoration to mark the 101st anniversary of the death of James O'Callaghan.