Big-hearted champion of the poor Caitriona Twomey is travelling to the Ukraine tomorrow to distribute 13 tonnes of medical supplies and aid to refugees
The well-known Cork Penny Dinners co-ordinator - who has spent decades feeding the homeless - stressed she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her late mother Breda Lynch.
Ms Twomey and a group of Cork Missing Persons Search and Recovery (CCMPSAR) volunteers will travel to Ukraine as part of a humaitarian effort in five vans loaded with essential supplies.