Cork man named Irish Red Cross Volunteer of the Year

Cork man Padraig O’Reilly was named Irish Red Cross Volunteer of the Year 2018 this afternoon while 12-year-old Donegal native Sarah McConnellogue received the Irish Red Cross Young Volunteer of the Year Award.

Cork man Padraig O'Reilly has been named Irish Red Cross Volunteer of the Year for 2018.

A volunteer with the Irish Red Cross for just shy of 20 years, Mr O'Reilly works a full-time Job in Dunnes Stores is a retained firefighter with Cork County Fire Service and he holds no less than three positions in the Irish Red Cross – Branch Secretary, Branch Youth Officer and he is also a training officer in the unit structure.