Eugene Furlong chats to us about his passion for polar exploration, the vast Cork connection we have with the antarctic and more recently about forming a committee with local enthusiasts known as “Remembering Edward Bransfield”. This committee was formed to commemorate Bransfields historic feats and to erect a monument his home village of Ballinacurra in January 2020 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of his first sighting of Antarctica.