City’s stars do battle for top accolade

A PAIR of adventurers along with a rugby star and a solicitor — who uncovered evidence to free a man who had served 26 years in jail — are among the favourites to scoop the Cork Person of the Year award.

The bookies make it a very close call between the four, two of whom are joint entries.

Pat Falvey and Dr Clare O’Leary won a monthly award for their Beyond Endurance trek across Antarctic as part of the first Irish team to make it to the South Pole.