It has just been announced that Caitriona Twomey of Cork Penny Dinners will receive the Hall of Fame award at the upcoming Cork Person of the Year Gala Awards Lunch on March 4th, 2022.
Catriona and the volunteers from Cork Penny Dinners provide thousands of freshly-made meals every week for those in need and over recent years she has also added many other activities and free services.
Speaking about Catriona receiving the award, awards organiser Manus O'Callaghan said:
“Arguably, Dr Caitriona Twomey and the Cork Penny Dinners charity, which originally sprang from the soup kitchens during the Famine in the 1840’s, is the most admired service ever established in Cork. Always an open door, a warm welcome, open every day of the year, and no questions ever asked.”
This is the 29th year of the Cork Person of the Year awards scheme and the overall winner of Cork Person or Persons of the Year will only be announced on the day (March 4th).
The event takes place at the Rochestown Park Hotel and the winner will be chosen from the Cork Persons of the Month selected over 2021.
