Limerick’s flood ferrier rides again

Ger Hogan hit national headlines in February when, with the help of his horses, Freckles and Beauty, he rescued scores of residents trapped by floods in their homes in Limerick’s St Mary’s Park.

Ger and his two horses negotiated 4ft-high floodwaters to get many elderly people to safety in carts drawn by the Freckles, a four-year-old skewbald, and Beauty, a five-year-old Irish cob.

Ger is now the toast of Limerick tourism, having teamed up with his horses for more pleasant duties. Sarah Evans earlier this year decided to run horse-drawn carriage tours around the city.