Baz Ashmawy hits back at critics of DIY SOS episode that helped Ukrainian refugees

Baz and his Big Build Ireland team spent two weeks restoring six historic houses on the grounds of Kingston College in Mitchelstown in north Cork. Picture: Donagh Glavin

The presenter of RTE's hit television show DIY SOS has hit back at the ‘help the Irish first’ critics of his Ukraine housing project, insisting that it’s possible to care for more than one cause at the same time.

Baz Ashmawy also defended the volunteer tradespeople who gave up their time last summer to restore six houses in North Cork to house Ukrainian families. It is the show’s biggest undertaking to date, and the results will be screened on RTÉ on Friday.