City Hall opens up for Evening Echo's Deirdre

The reporter who raised more than 1 million euro for charities in Cork now needs people to help her after she suffered a life-altering stroke before Christmas... The Evening Echo's Deirdre O'Reilly, has been left with paralysis of her right side, and speech difficulties and needs to undergo intensive rehabilitation... 43 year old Dee, who's a mother to two young girls, is well known for her charitable acts and over a 5 year period raised more than 1 million euro for local charities... A gala concert in her name with sopranos Cara O'Sullivan and Mary Hegarty will take place in City Hall on Easter Sunday night... Deirdre's brother Liam told Cork's RedFM that Deirdre is coping as well as she can Press PLAY button above to listen to the audio

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