Homeless appeal

With over €20,000 raised to help the Michael Garry House hostel of the homeless, the organisers of the pre-Christmas ‘Miscellany on Sunday’ fundraiser series can feel proud of themselves.

That’s the amount raised over the eight years of the event hosted by the Bermingham family at Mooretown. The most recent effort has to date raised €4,150.

But Phena Bermingham has appealed for further donations in the light of the hostel’s recently published figure of €60,000 as the shortfall it expects in its work this year.

“In these cold times, we must try even harder to help those without a roof over the heads,” she told the Diary, adding that though the event itself was only a half-day, the fund remains open.