'The Echo' editor named Cork Person of the Month for August 

Formerly the Evening Echo, Maurice guided the newspaper's transition to The Echo, now published daily every morning, and added an online offering, EchoLive.ie.

Maurice Gubbins, editor of The Echo, is the Cork Person of the Month for August. Picture: Tony O’Connell.

One of the country's most experienced journalists has been named the August Cork Person of the Month winner for his media career and for promoting volunteer groups and charities.

The award has been presented to Maurice Gubbins, longstanding editor of The Echo, who started his career in journalism with The Southern Star back in the 1970s before joining The Corkman newspaper.