The year 2022 sees the 100th anniversary of the death of solider and politician Michael Collins, the legendary leader of Irish republicanism.
Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, in 1890, Collins joined Sinn F?in at age 18 and later took part in the 1916 Rising. In the 1918 General Election he won a seat for Sinn F?in in South Cork and was later appointed Minister of Finance in the newly formed D?il Eireann in 1919.
Following the War of...