Irish hurler turns hero in aftermath of quake

AN Irish hurler was a hero of the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Donegal hurler Patrick McGowan, who is also the grandson of a senator, pulled free a young woman buried beneath a pile of rubble in a fallen building.

The 26-year-old, who only arrived in New Zealand a month ago, also put his shoulder beneath a steel bar to free a trapped man, but unfortunately he died.