Cork woman who lost dad, 55, to cancer urges smokers to quit saying cigarettes destroy families

A young woman who recently lost her 55-year-old father to lung cancer is urging smokers to quit.

Cork woman who lost dad, 55, to cancer urges smokers to quit saying cigarettes destroy families

Natasha O’Leary, 20, from Ballyphehane in Cork, made the heartfelt plea on Cork’s Red FM as she detailed her father Geoff’s last day and the support he received from Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane.

Natasha revealed that her father, Geoff O’Connell, had tried on numerous occasions to give up smoking.

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