Court poor box donates to range of local charities

A wide range of County Louth charities benefitted from the €10,210.97 court poor box fund in 2015.

New figures from the Courts Service revealed that the fund, which is made up from donations throughout the year at Dundalk district court, was used to benefit sixteen different good causes.

The largest sum was awarded to the County Louth Drug Outreach and Counselling group the biggest benefactors with €2,500, with Dundalk Simon Community receiving a €1,370 donation.

Also receiving funds were: The Asthma Society of Ireland (€100), County Louth Drug Outreach & Counselling (€2,500), Drogheda Homeless Aid Association (€60), Drogheda St Vincent de Paul Conference (€300), Dundalk Simon Community (€1370), and the Garda Benevolent Trust Fund which was awarded €200.97,

A further €410 went to Garda John Brady, for the Juvenile Liason Office, the Muirhevnamor Community Youth Project (€560), the North Louth Hospice (€550), Rape Crisis Centre North East (€1,060), Sgt Eugene Collins (€700 for Senior Citizens Christmas party sponsored by Dundalk Community Policing Unit), and St Therese’s Special Olympics Club which received €200.

St Vincent de Paul (Drogheda) was awarded €200, with St Vincent de Paul (Dundalk – St Malachy’s) receiving €1,000, and the Alzheimer Society of Ireland €500.