Praise for 'hero' nurse who came to aid of man, 85, who had heart attack

An off-duty nurse has been praised as a "hero" for saving the life of an elderly man who suffered a suspected heart attack in a Co Louth village last weekend.

Francie McClorey, 85, from Newry was enjoying a day out with his daughters Laura McClorey and Fiona Larkin in the seaside village of Blackrock when he suffered a suspected cardiac arrest along the promenade.