Cork woman Joanne O'Riordan has been honoured in Japan.

The disability campaigner has been chosen as one of ten Junior Chamber International Outstanding Young Persons of the World for 2015.

O'Riordan was born with the extremely rare condition Total Amelia - which means she was born without limbs. She has long been a vocal and prominent supporter of human rights, children's rights and support for people living with disabilities - including speaking at the United Nations in 2011.

The judging panel said they selected Joanne for for the award because of her contribution to children, world peace and human rights. In addition, she took over half of the 26,000 online votes.