In an incredible year that brought him and his brother from the European and Olympic podiums to the Graham Norton Show, and a host of awards ceremonies in between, Gary O’Donovan describes the special local Lisheen moment that meant the most. And he recalls how watching the driven younger Paul one day ignited the champion inside him too

Olympic silver medallists, Gary and Paul O’Donovan from West Cork, are ‘Cork Persons of the Month’ winners following their herculean efforts at the Rio Olympics in August and earlier this week they spoke candidly to Awards Organiser, Manus O’Callaghan.