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"Humbled" Ronan O'Gara Given Freedom Of Cork City

"Humbled" Ronan O'Gara Given Freedom Of Cork City
Gavin Cooney
By Gavin Cooney
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Last year, Ronan O'Gara was one of the four athletes voted on Cork's Mount Rushmore, on this here website. He earned the rugby nod with a landslide 75% of the vote.

Today, Ronan O'Gara has been bestowed an honour almost on that level: he's been given the freedom of Cork City.

We're not entirely sure of what practical benefits there are to gaining the freedom of Cork - perhaps he can lead a flock of sheep through the city without being stopped - but it is a hell of an honour for ROG, but one he certainly deserves.

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O'Gara has always been extremely proud of his Cork heritage, and he tweeted that he was "humbled and honoured":

O'Gara joins a pretty impressive list of people who have received the same honour. Those names include Presidents Michael D. Higgins, Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson along with Sonia O'Sullivan, Sean Og O hAilpín, JFK, John Hume, Eamon de Valera....and Michael Flately.

Congrats, ROG.

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