Mother of Adi Roche dies after short illness

THE mother of Adi Roche, the Chernobyl Children’s Project Director, has passed away in Cork after an illness.

Chriss Roche died at Marymount Hospice in Cork after suffering a short illness.

She had been living with her high-profile daughter, a former Labour party presidential candidate, at St Lukes in the city for a number of years.