Honourary Fellowship for Adi Roche

Tireless humanitarian and Chernobyl charity founder, Adi Roche, has received the highest honour from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in Dublin.

The award is reserved for world leaders in medical science and those who have made an exceptional contribution to children’s lives and society. Previous recipients include President Michael D Higgins; leading human rights activist and singer, Bob Geldof; and former Irish president, Mary Robinson.

Ms Roche, who was born in Clonmel, Tipperary, is voluntary chief executive of the Cork-based Chernobyl Children International charity that she founded in 1991.