"Wexford County Council has been urged to withdraw civic honours from a local kickboxer and remove his name from the official record of civic reception recipients."
"Packy Somers was one of three local kickboxers afforded a civic reception by Mayor Garry Laffan at Wexford County Council headquarters recently."
Wexford County Council is under pressure to rescind civic honours awarded to kickboxer Packy Somers. This follows controversy regarding his five gold medals won at the World Kickboxing Championships. Somers was recently recognized alongside two other local kickboxers during a civic reception hosted by Mayor Garry Laffan at the council headquarters. The call for withdrawal of his name from the official record of recipients reflects ongoing concerns about the implications of his recognition.
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