Karen O’Donohoe is my guest today – we met a while back when she was a I interviewed her for TV – she worked for GIY and she had so much enthusiasm and charisma she made me want to rush to the dirt and get planting immediately. She contacted me recently about the war in Ukraine and the families coming to Ireland, she's keen to spread the word of the importance of communities coming together to help anyone coming to Ireland with very little. 2,500 Irish people have registered their homes to those displaced and it’s been incredible to see.

Karen has opened up her family home too as you’ll hear as well as how so many have pulled together to help make this happen. This episode is ultimately one of hope, I was so uplifted after hearing her speak of kindness and compassion – Karen reminds about how everybody can do something and how even the smallest of actions can make the biggest difference.

For more information on how you can help

https://www.redcross.ie/programmes-and-services-in-ireland/migration-services/

https://www.uplift.ie/

https://www.changex.org/ie

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