Food hampers for 2,000 needy Cork families

A charity is poised to distribute Christmas food hampers to some 2,500 needy families across Cork city and county this festive season.

The figure emerged as Lord Mayor Tony Fitzgerald launched Saint Fiacre’s Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s (SVP) annual Christmas Food Appeal yesterday.

He visited the charity’s warehouse at the Northpoint Business Park on the Mallow Road to view the massive logistics operation behind the initiative.