Chernobyl Children International founder Adi Roche, actor Jeremy Irons, movie producer David Puttnam and Olympic rowing coach Dominic Casey have all received honorary degrees at UCC
Three victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 travelled to Cork to support Adi while Olympian rowers Fintan McCarthy and Margaret Cremin also attended the ceremony at the Aula Maxima last night
Adi Roche, who has been campaigning for almost five decades, was awarded a Doctor of Arts along with award winning producer David Puttnam and Academy Award winning actor Jeremy Irons
Ireland's lightweight national rowing coach Dominic Casey was awarded an honorary doctorate in Education
