Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said he will have a chat with Arts Minister Catherine Martin to see if the State can keep Rory Gallagher’s guitar in Ireland.
READ MORE: Rory Gallagher's famous guitar expected to fetch more than €1M when it goes to auction later this yearGallagher died in 1995, aged 47, and the items are being offered for sale by his family. “I remember Joe Philpott of Ballincollig fame, Joe was a musician at the time and I rang him and I said ‘Joe, would you like to come to meet Rory Gallagher’ and he couldn’t believe it. I have very fond memories of that.”
“Once the news of the auction was released I would say everyone in Cork and Ireland gasped with shock and surprise, but really Rory's brother Donal has presented us with a fantastic opportunity by making the strat and Rory's instrument collection available to us.”