‘Face’ of Special Olympics honoured

THE “face” of the Special Olympics national fundraising drive has been named Cork person of the month for April.

Pat Dorgan, 44, from Redemption Road in Blackpool, now goes forward to contest for the overall 2009 Cork person of the year award.

Not only is Pat the public face of the 2009 fundraising campaign for Special Olympics Ireland, he is also part of an awareness campaign designed to increase participation in sport by people with an intellectual disability.