A bronze statue of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy could be erected in Monaghan town. Sir Gavan Duffy was born in 1816 in Monaghan – and was an Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Australian politician. Fianna Fáil Councillor Raymond Aughey this week proposed that the local authority commemorate him by erecting a bronze statue next year … Continue reading Statue of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy could be erected in Monaghan town