'Now is the time to build a new social contract — one which renews our promise as a Republic', Higher Education Minister tells Fine Gael Griffith/Collins commemoration in Glasnevin 

Islington Council said the unveiling highlights the huge contributions of the local Irish community

The 200-year-old hotel on Cork's South Mall is likely to be sold to Louis Fitzgerald  

It's not the first time Cork City councillors have suggested yet another statue for Grand Parade — a decade ago it was for Ronan O'Gara and Peter Stringer, this time it's of the Big Fella

The near life-size piece will feature Collins standing alongside a bicycle, based on the iconic photograph of him taken with a Pierce bicycle in Wexford in 1922

Committees dedicated to celebrating the life of General Liam Lynch are planning a wide programme of events, writes Sean O’Riordan

Having fought through Passage West and Rochestown, Emmet Dalton's troops met little resistance in Cork as the 'Irregulars' sabotaged train lines and printing presses before retreating

The South West erupted in violence in the three and a half weeks after Michael Collins' assassination, writes Jack White

Black and white photos taken one hundred years ago during the battle for Dublin have been colourised for 'The Irish Civil War in Colour'

A century after his death, the plan to immortalise Collins with his trusty bicycle could hardly be more timely

Backers of the project say it will not cost the city anything — but one councillor pointed out the city already has a notable monument to The Big Fellow

Michael Collins’ father died when he was just six, and much of his childhood care devolved upon his eldest sisters. But who were the women in who shaped Michael Collins into an icon? 

The streets of Dublin were 'thronged' like never before on the day of Michael Collins' funeral. Here is how the day was reported on in 1922. 

Has Ireland reached the point of 'grown-up politics'?

Michael Collins was supremely well-organised and efficient in a lot of what he did. And he was ruthless, writes Fergus Finlay

The nation was plunged into grief following the assassination of Michael Collins. Here, using original reporting from the Cork Examiner on August 24, 1922, we look at the reaction to the death of the Irish leader

This extract from the Cork Examiner on August 24, 1922, details how Cork was plunged into mourning after the fact became known that Michael Collins was dead

The Big Fellow was only 31 when he was killed. This portrait was commissioned to commemorate the centenary of his death

A century ago to the day since Michael Collins left a historic Cork city hotel for his tragic date with destiny, his descendants gathered in its lobby to remember and reflect on what might have been as a new portrait was unveiled

A timeline of events in the last month leading up the fateful ambush in West Cork that led to the death of Michael Collins 

Gerard Dooley writes of his appreciation for Michael Collins — both the man and the movie. 

Beyond contemporary politics though, it was about honouring a man who did his country a major, selfless service

On the occasion of the centenary of the death of Michael Collins at just 31 years of age during an ambush at Béal na Bláth on the evening of August 22, 1922, it is hard to escape the conclusion that his downfall was an utterly avoidable tragedy.

The event, taking place in Michael Collins’s native West Cork, will feature a historic address by the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin

An exhibition is also being launched featuring correspondence between Collins and Kitty Kiernan