Man who made Queen laugh is person of month

A Cork fishmonger who gained international attention when he made Queen Elizabeth 11 burst out laughing during her historic visit to Ireland has been named Cork’s Person of the Month.

When the Queen visited Cork’s English Market in 2011, she wandered over to talk to Pat O’Connell at his family fish stand.

When he whispered to the monarch that he hadn’t been that nervous since his wedding day, she threw back her head in laughter and the resulting picture became an iconic image of Cork and Ireland.