With the shortage of personal protective equipment and medical scrubs during the Covid-19 emergency, private businesses and voluntary groups are stepping up to provide what they can for front-line workers.
Among those sewing scrubs is the Irish Countrywomen's Association, which has mobilised hundreds of its members to make scrubs for care workers and those working in nursing homes.
The project is part of an initiative called Sew Scrubs for Ireland, led by costume designer Sinéad Lawlor. Josephine Helly is the president of the ICA, and at 75 she is busy at home sewing scrubs and co-coordinating the ICA members involved.