Four decades on, the arrival the jet and the ensuing love affair between Captain Ocana and town of Mallow, which lasted until his passing in at the age of 81 in 2009, is to be celebrated in the aptly named Ocana Fest taking place in Mallow this week.
This year’s Sydney Rose hails from Cork. MARTHA BRENNAN catches up with the 27-year old palliative care nurse to talk to her about her roots, life in .