Fishmonger and tailor true to their word after visiting the Queen

It started with a suit fit for a queen. It ended with a donation which has helped to almost double the number of palliative care beds at a leading hospice.

The country’s best known fishmonger, Cork’s English Market trader Pat O’Connell, and his tailor, Eddie Mullins of Fitzgerald Menswear on St Patrick’s St, made a joint donation to Marymount University Hospital and Hospice following Pat’s trip to Buckingham Palace last month.

Eddie came forward earlier in March to dress Pat, who was invited to attend a royal reception for the Irish community hosted by Queen Elizabeth.