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Olympic silver medallists, Gary and Paul O’Donovan from West Cork, are ‘Cork Persons of the Month’ winners following their herculean efforts at the Rio Olympics in August and earlier this week they spoke candidly to Awards Organiser, Manus O’Callaghan.

Pictured at the award presentation are, from left, Pat Lemasney, Southern; George Duggan, Cork Crystal; Gary and Paul O'Donovan, Cork Persons of the Month; Ann-Marie O'Sullivan, AMO'Sullivan PR; Manus O'Callaghan, Awards Organiser; John Lehane, Lexus Cork. Pic Tony O'Connell Photography.

“Never in the 24-year history of Cork’s premier awards scheme – ‘Cork Person of the Year’ – have we had more nominations for our regular ‘Cork Person of the Month’ award, than we had for the O'Donovan brothers. That’s really saying something, when you consider past winners have included sporting icons such as Roy Keane and Jimmy Barry Murphy,” according to Awards Organiser, Manus O’Callaghan.