Cork family 'very proud' as they accept posthumous gold medal for bravery for their hero father
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Cork family 'very proud' as they accept posthumous gold medal for bravery for their hero father
"A son of a Cork man who was killed while saving a woman from being struck by a car said he was "always interested in helping people." Fermoy man Cal O'Keeffe was honoured yesterday with a National Bravery Gold Award at Leinster House for the heroic act which saved the life of a woman in her 70s from being hit by a car in a supermarket car park in Fermoy."
"always interested in helping people."
Cal O'Keeffe, a Fermoy man and son of a Cork man who was killed while saving a woman from being struck by a car, said he was 'always interested in helping people.' He received a National Bravery Gold Award at Leinster House for pulling a woman in her 70s out of the path of a car in a supermarket car park in Fermoy. The intervention prevented serious injury or death and was formally recognised with a high national honour. The incident and award underscore personal courage, quick action in a public space, and the value of bystander assistance.
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