Dairygold Castlefarm crack Jerusalema Challenge
The Jerusalema Challenge that is sweeping the nation, has seen staff at Dairygold Castlefarm in Mitchelstown step up to the mark.
While the song was released in 2019, the dance challenge began in Angola in February that year and has since seen Gardaí perform their own routine after Swiss Police challenged them to it.
All proceeds from Dairygold Castlefarm’s rendition will go towards St Joseph’s Foundation which provides services and supports to children with special needs in North Cork and South Limerick regions.
The introduction to the video takes the viewer along the entrance to the Castlefarm site from the roundabout.
As Jerusalema plays, staff ‘dancers’ in PPE and uniforms, step up to the mark complete with hard hats, lorries, forklifts, hi-vis vests, boilersuits and of course, face-masks visible throughout. A clear view of the Galtee mountains frames scenes of workers dancing their hearts out on the rooftop of a building in the Castlefarm campus.
Within a day of posting the video online, it had received almost 2,000 views and saw a host of positive feedback from the local community in Mitchelstown, with many commending the staff in online comments.
ST JOSEPH’S
The video was made in an effort to raise funds for the Charleville based non-profit organisation, St Joseph’s Foundation which was founded in 1968.
The St Joseph’s Foundation Multi-Disciplinary Team comprises of an honorary medical officer, community nurses, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech & language therapists, music therapist and a visiting psychiatrist and consultant paediatrician.
Their work is conducted through individual and group work and they are available to support and guide families.
GOOD CAUSES
The new dance craze has kicked off in Ireland since the initial Garda video which has seen nursing homes, supermarket staff, Dogs Trust and many others bust a move for a good cause
Fota Wildlife Park staff and even some of the animals also took on the challenge last week, challenging Dublin Zoo, Tayto Park and Belfast Zoo to step in on the fun.
Reaching almost over 8,000 likes in just two days, the Fota Wildlife Jerusalema Challenge saw the hand-reared ostrich named Rocksteady take the limelight.
Rocksteady, who is one half the Bebop and Rocksteady duo was seen ‘dancing ‘ in the video, using the dance he performs to ‘show off and attract females’ according to a park spokesperson.