Shortlist for Jack Lynch award

SEVERAL leading Cork people, including a former Fine Gael tánaiste, have been shortlisted for a new award named after former taoiseach Jack Lynch.

The Jack Lynch Perpetual Shield will be presented to the winner in January during a commemorative event designed to honour the memory and legacy of the late Mr Lynch, the former Fianna Fáil party leader, and one of Ireland’s most popular politicians.

The winner will be someone deemed by the Jack Lynch Commemoration Committee who has made an outstanding contribution to the people of Lynch’s native city.