Willie Malone News Today

MEMBERS of a Co Tyrone GAA club named after Kevin Barry are to attend the unveiling of a statue to the Irish republican a year after it was cancelled due to Covid.

A memorial to Kevin Barry was unveiled in Rathvilly this week. The life-size statue honours Barry who was hanged on November 1, 2020 at the age of 18. He was the first and youngest person hanged during the War of Independence. The memorial was unveiled by the Barry family, with Kevin Barrys nephew Kevin Barry Jr and his wife Evelyn doing the honours. In line with Covid-19 restrictions, no ceremony took place and the unveiling was attended privately by members of the Barry family. The date of Ja...