ENA HOWELL thought the other five finalists in the ICA Volunteer of the Year competition were fantastic. “I was shocked to win,” says the Cork Federation secretary, who’s a mum-of-three and who has also been a foster carer for 22 years.

A SUPPORT group for women who experience domestic violence has seen a surge in calls from women suffering emotional abuse.

A GROWING number of parents and grandparents were being abused in the home, a women’s support group warned yesterday.