The grand niece of Mons.Hugh O’Flaherty presents the Mons.Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award medal and plaque to Father Shay Cullen,of the Preda Foundation which he founded in 1974 to save women and children from jails, abusers and human traffickers. The award was presented in Killarney, Ireland on 5 November 2016
Photographed at the presentation to Fr Shay Cullen of the Hugh O Flaherty Humanitarian Award in The Killarney Avenue on Saturday night, were Front rowLeft to Right: Isobel O’Regan, Senator Paul Coughlan, Fr. Shay Cullen, Brendan Cronin, District Municipal Mayor of Killarney, Pearl O’Flaherty, niece of Mon. Hugh O’Flaherty.Middle rowLeft to Right: Jerry O’Grady, Chairman, Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Society, Deirdre Waldron, Grainne Kenny, Claire Carey, Columban Centre, Dublin, Christina Farrington, Maureen O’Sullivan Fr. Pat Raleigh.Back rowLeft to Right: Matt Moran, Greg Canty, and John O’Regan. Photograph by Sally MacMonagle
The work of Preda Foundation is focused on alleviating the physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse and suffering of children and preventing abuse through community education and social media.