Mourners told of courage of 'real hero' who died helping to save children from drowning

Stephen O'Callaghan died after heroically running into the sea to rescue swimmers who got into difficulty at Inch Beach in East Cork. Picture: Guileen Search and Rescue

The courage of “a real hero” who died while helping to save children from drowning off the East Cork coast has been remembered at a special Mass in Cork City.

Fr Joseph Ortolano paid tribute to Stephen O’Callaghan at his Latin Requiem Mass while hundreds of members of the public posted tributes to him online.