'I’ve never seen anything like the snow': Cork hotel manager helping locals without power

Gerard Hanratty is the general manager at the Charleville Park Hotel which has become a hub for those who have been without electricity since the cold snap began

A view of snow covered Charleville, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

A Cork hotel manager who has been helping locals without power by providing hot meals and charging points says he has “never seen anything like the snow”.

Cork, along with Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary have seen the worst of the snow in the recent Arctic spell and hundreds of homes and businesses have been without power since earlier in the week.