Seán Óg to be made freeman of home city

HURLING legend Seán Óg Ó hAilpín is to be made a freeman of his home city.

Cork Lord Mayor Michael O’Connell announced his decision to confer the honour on the former Cork senior hurler, who captained the county to an All-Ireland title in 2005, at a meeting of the city council last night.

Mr O’Connell said he wants to honour the 33-year-old, who was born on the island of Rotuma, north of the main Fiji Islands, and who moved to Cork in 1988, to mark his immense contribution to sport, both locally and nationally. He also paid tribute to Ó hAilpín’s contribution to Irish culture and the Irish language.