Cork City Council cautions against proposal for statue of mosquito said to killed Oliver Cromwell

Councillors will consider the unusual tribute further, despite concerns about malaria, Cromwell’s association with Cork and the cost

Cork City Council is set to consider a proposal for a tiny statue honouring a mosquito linked to the death of Oliver Cromwell.

A proposal for what has been touted as the world's smallest public statue, commemorating the mosquito said to have led to Oliver Cromwell's death, has been cautioned against by Cork City Council management.

Green Party councillor Oliver Moran attracted widespread attention earlier this year after proposing a tiny statue to the mosquito or midge believed to have bitten Cromwell, who later died from malaria, historically known as Cork fever.