Michael Collins: Irish revolutionary’s murder re-examined 100 years on

Researchers say they provide ‘clearer idea’ of what happened on 22 August, 1922

Michael Collins arrives at the Colonial Office, London, in March 192 (Getty Images)

A century after the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot dead in an ambush in rural Cork, forensic scientists and historians have re-investigated his murder.

The research team, led by former state pathologist Marie Cassidy, hope to put to bed some of the myths connected to the 31-year-old’s untimely death.

They were given access to materials recovered from the shooting near Beal na Blath, including Mr Collins’ coat and cap.