Cork To Welcome Rob Heffernan Home
Rob Heffernan will be arriving home to Cork to a heroes welcome this evening. He's flying back today after picking up his gold medal for the 50 kilometre walk in Russia yesterday. He's due into Dublin Airport at around quarter past 7 this evening and is expected to be back in Cork some time after 9. The city council is staging an open top bus parade to welcome the new world champion back to his native county. Click the play button above to hear Lord Mayor cllr Catherine Clancy tell Cork's RedFM how she's hoping for a big crowd to turn out:
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