French honour for Munster businesswoman

The French government has shown its appreciation to a businesswoman who for 30 years has remained a pillar of strength for the French community in Cork.

Co Waterford-born Kate Murphy, a mother-of-two who lives in Bishopstown, was decorated with one of France’s highest honours — its national order of merit — by French Ambassador to Ireland Jean-Pierre Thébault.

In the company of her husband John, daughter Megan, 3, and son Jack, 20, Kate, 54, was presented with Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite and joins a prestigious order of about 2,500 people.