'An inspiration to all young people': Tributes paid at West Cork Garda Youth Awards

Special achievement award-winner Jessica Jane Waschkowitz, Castletownbere, at the West Cork Garda Youth Awards, in association with SuperValu and media partners the 'Irish Examiner', at Dunmore House Hotel. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A West Cork woman believed to be Ireland’s first woman carving out a career as a blacksmith is among several young people honoured in Clonakilty over the weekend.

Jessica Jane Waschkowitz, from Castletownbere, who was born with Down syndrome, has been showcased on a billboard in Times Square in New York after catching global attention through her social media platforms.