Cork hospital caterer Martina Murphy: 'Good outcomes are like winning the Lotto'

Martina Murphy is nearing retirement after more than 40 years working as a caterer at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork. She shares her experience working on St Bernadette’s ward - where oncology and haematology patients come for treatment

Martina Murphy: “The thing I enjoy most about my job is meeting so many people." Picture: Dan Linehan.

Martina Murphy, caterer, Mercy University Hospital

“I started working in the Mercy when I was still at school. I used to work the odd Sunday and I became very good friends with a nun on the ward. I was treated with great respect and I never left.