SPIDDAL WIFE PAYS TRIBUTE TO CORK SWIMMER

Date Published: 23-Jul-2012

The Spiddal native and wife of a Cork swimmer who died while swimming the English channel, has paid tribute to her husband as an amazing, healthy, tough, loving person.

Riana Parsons from Baile Liam, was part of the support team who brought the body of Padraic Casey ashore after he took ill about one kilometre from the French shore.

Paraic began his swim on Saturday morning, and was raising funds for St Vincent de Paul and Marymount hospice.

Paraic's close friend and swimming mentor from the Sandycove Island Swimming Club, Ned Denison says the whole community is in shock