Farmer reaches out to those in need

A MAJOR voluntary campaign is seeking to send truckloads of spare clothes, food and household goods to some of Ireland’s worst affected flood crisis areas by the weekend.

Highlighting the charitable reaction of people towards the nation’s flood victims, 51-year-old farmer William Ruiter has called for anyone with spare items to pull together and send them to those in need of support over the coming weeks.

As part of the charity drive, hundreds of products vital in the aftermath of the floods are due to be collected at the Newbarn Farm in Donaghmore, Ashbourne, Co Meath, before the weekend.