Just what the doctor ordered for Everest hero

HUNDREDS of people turned out over the weekend to welcome home the first Irish woman to climb Mount Everest.

Clare O’Leary, a 32-year-old doctor from Bandon, Co Cork, reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain two weeks ago on her second attempt.

“It’s a huge sense of excitement and honour and pride,” she said upon her arrival home at Cork Airport on Saturday.