Penny Dinners stalwart to be added to Hall of Fame at Cork Person of the Year awards

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Caitriona Twomey has volunteered with Cork Penny Dinners for seven days a week for the past 16 years. File photo: David Keane

A woman who has been to the forefront of feeding the less fortunate is to be honoured at the annual Cork Person of the Year Awards with a place in its Hall of Fame.

Caitriona Twomey has been working for many years with a team of selfless volunteers providing freshly-cooked meals to thousands of poor people who can't afford to eat. She is the leading light in the much-admired charity, Cork Penny Dinners, which was founded during the Famine era as a soup kitchen.