Hero Cork garda honoured for river rescue

Garda Sgt Cathal O’Neill with Supt Aileen Magnier and Chief Supt Gerry Roche. Pictures: Liam Burke/Press 22

A Cork garda was honoured today for rescuing a woman from a raging river in Co Limerick.

It's not Sergeant Cathal O'Neill's first heroic act, however; 17 years ago, he saved a teenage boy from a burning house.