Cork volunteer Kate Durrant named Ireland's most inspirational person

She has saved several lives and transformed countless more - now this remarkable charity dynamo has been hailed Ireland's most inspirational person.

Kate Durrant, who lives in Blarney, Co Cork, who volunteers to help groups like Blarney Community First Responders, Pieta House, St Vincent de Paul, Dogs for the Disabled, and her local tidy towns group, played down her achievement in the first ever Gala Retail Inspiration Awards.