Anti-poverty campaigner honoured in native city

“FOR once in my life I’m actually speechless. I’m sure the Minister for Finance would be happy to hear that.”

Anti-poverty campaigner honoured in native city

Those were the words of Fr Seán Healy, one of Ireland’s foremost anti-poverty campaigners as he received a prestigious award in his native city yesterday.

The director of the Conference of Religious in Ireland (CORI) was named Cork Person of the Year at a gala dinner after judges decided his work on behalf of the disadvantaged and poor deserved recognition.

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