More than €23k raised to repatriate Cork chef's body from Mount Kilimanjaro

James O'Connor, a chef at the family-run Tony's Bistro on Cork’s North Main Street, died on Tuesday after suffering a suspected heart attack

James O'Connor, who died on Tuesday.

More than €23,000 has poured into a special fund to help repatriate the remains of a popular Cork chef following his sudden death near the summit of Africa’s highest peak.

James O'Connor, who worked as a chef at the family-run Tony's Bistro on Cork’s North Main Street, a legendary diner famous for its fry-ups, died on Tuesday after suffering a suspected heart attack about 100m from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.