A centenary event marking one of the most important encounters of the War of Independence has been cancelled, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Rineen Ambush, carried out by the Irish Republican Army near Miltown Malbay in September 1920, resulted in a Royal Irish Constabulary lorry being ambushed and six officers being killed.
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The centenary of the event was due to be marked in September, but organisers have deferred that event until next year, and are instead planning for a virtual event of some kind.
Chair of the Mid-Clare Brigade Commemoration Committee, Mary Crawford, says that the event was to be significant locally, and nationally.
