'It is such an honour': School to be established in Africa in memory of popular Cork chef

James O’Connor, a chef at Cork restaurant Tony's Bistro, was 100m away from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, when he died from severe altitude illness on December 5, 2023

James O’Connor, from Whitechurch in Co Cork, was 100m away from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro when he died.

The widow of a Cork chef who died on his 40th birthday while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania said a primary school is to be built in his memory.

James O’Connor, from Whitechurch in Co Cork, was 100m away from the summit when he died from severe altitude illness on December 5, 2023. He was a chef at the popular Cork restaurant Tony's Bistro.