Penny Dinners wants pods to give needy a happy Christmas meal

Businesses who provide pods and heaters asked to get in touch to make ambition a reality

Caitriona Twomey, whose service Penny Dinners hands out over 2,000 meals a week to the vulnerable in the city, says that the homeless are in need of a massive boost following a traumatic year. Picture: Jim Coughlan

A soup kitchen that provides hot meals to the homeless and needy in Cork City plans to put pods for outdoor dining in place for Christmas Day in order to create a "miracle on Little Hanover St".

Caitriona Twomey, whose service Penny Dinners hands out over 2,000 meals a week to the vulnerable in the city, says that the homeless are in need of a massive boost following a traumatic year.