Fota announces names of cheetah cubs born this year - and two are named after famous Cork sports stars

One of the cubs is named after Olympic track medallist, Sonia O’Sullivan, while another shares their name with Roy Keane 

Two of the five endangered Northern Cheetah cubs at Fota Wildlife Park have been named after famous Cork sports stars.

Fota Wildlife Park has announced the names of the five Northern Cheetah cubs which were born in August - two are named after famous Cork sporting heroes.

Over 900 names were submitted as part of a public competition to find names for the five cubs with Roy, Sonia, Arlo, Mia, and Cora coming out on top.