'They are the sweetest and most hardworking people': Cork village's new arrivals answer clean-up call

A group of asylum seekers in Cloyne, East Cork, responded to a call to help out the local Tidy Towns and their hard work has transformed the village, local volunteers say

Five-year-old Iva O Fili in Cloyne, East Cork, helping the local Tidy Towns. Picture: Dan Linehan

A group of asylum seekers have been hailed as heroes for saving a Cork village's Tidy Towns after dwindling numbers had almost forced its members to wrap up their operations.

Sabrina Lyons and Siobhán Nally, who were the last two remaining volunteers in Cloyne, had all but given up on rescuing the age-old community tradition.