Volunteer who rewards others gets own honour

A man who has been responsible for showering people with accolades for two decades was on the receiving end yesterday when he was lauded by the Lord Mayor of Cork.

Manus O’Callaghan, who has run the Cork Person of the Year awards for the last 20 years, was honoured at a civic reception in City Hall.

Lord Mayor Cllr Terry Shannon said he wanted to highlight Mr O’Callaghan’s immense contribution to the awards scheme.