‘I won’t survive another winter’ - the last words of woman who died in a doorway

Those were Kathleen O’Sullivan’s words days before she died in a doorway in Cork city, writes Donal O’Keeffe.

‘I won’t survive another winter’ - the last words of woman who died in a doorway

On a freezing Friday night in Cork, a homeless woman asks volunteers for pyjamas ahead of her hospitalisation.

Although none are available, she seems close to tears of happiness at the thought of hospital: warmth, comfort, a bed, and regular meals.

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