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What a Difference a Day Makes: Wife of Cork chef on the day he died on Kilimanjaro

Cork chef James O’Connor died suddenly on his 40th birthday last December while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Here, his wife Grace tells Helen O’Callaghan about her heartbreak at losing the love of her life and a devoted dad to the couple’s three children.
What a Difference a Day Makes: Wife of Cork chef on the day he died on Kilimanjaro

The late James O'Connor. Grace O’Connor will  participate in the Cook Medical Mini-Marathon, Limerick, on Sunday.

  • This article is part of our Best of 2024 collection. It was originally published in October. Find more stories like this here.

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