Killarney recognises woman who saved hundreds of lives in WWII 

Janie McCarthy became involved with the French resistance and at considerable risk to herself saved hundreds of lives

German artillery march down the Champs Elysees from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris after taking the city in 1940; Janie McCarthy's exploits saved many lives during the Second World War. Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

A Killarney woman whose risky exploits saved hundreds of Allied soldiers in Second World War-occupied Paris has been recognised with a new plaque in the Kerry town.

Janie McCarthy's accomplishments are similar to those of
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the Irish priest who helped save an estimated 6,500 people during the Second World War.