Field of sunflowers charity event at Barberstown

Visitors to a field of sunflowers at Barberstown Castle tomorrow, Saturday 2 August, can support Pieta House and Women's Aid, writes Brian Byrne. The event follows a very successful inaugural one last year.

Admission is free to the event, featuring thousands of sunflowers planted originally in an unused overflow car park and a neglected patch of land.

This year’s visitors can meander through flower tunnels and pathways shaped like a tractor wheel, leading to a circular clearing surrounded by towering sunflowers up to eight feet high. 

A suggested donation is €1 via honesty boxes, and freshly cut blooms will be available to buy at €1 each.

Pieta House offers free, therapeutic services to those at risk of suicide or self-harm. Women's Aid provides advocacy and frontline support services for women and children affected by domestic violence.

The event is family-friendly and fully accessible.

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