Cork's Izz cafe donates 500 face masks to the public 

The owners want to help the public manage in this difficult time. 

Izzeddeen Akarajeh from Izz Cafe, with his wife Eman at Cafe 14 Georges Quay, Cork made the masks available today. Picture: Larry Cummins

Izzeddeen 'Izz' and Eman Alkarajeh, the well-known duo behind Izz cafe on Georges Quay in Cork City, are donating 500 masks to the public as businesses expect to reopen before Christmas. 

The Palestinian/Jordanian couple said the masks were an effort to help the public in difficult times as a small gesture to the city they say has welcomed them with open arms.