Micheál Martin reconnects with Cork even before he boards a plane back from China 

West Cork man battles blizzards to deliver message to Tánaiste, seeking support for organisations such as Ireland-China Institute

Micheál Martin meets Chinese vice president Han Zheng in Beijing.

When Micheál Martin sat down to take questions from an audience at China Europe International Business School, he never expected to meet a man from West Cork.

“We made it through blizzards to get here today,” said Pat McCarthy, who made his way to Shanghai from Changtu county in the Liaoning province.