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Calcutta Run raises €325,000 for charities

The Law Society has presented a cheque worth €325,000 to its Calcutta Run charity partners, the Hope Foundation and Dublin Simon Community. 

Both charities received €160,000, with a further €5,000 being donated to the Southern Bar Law Association for its charity partner, Hope and Share. 

Each year, the Calcutta Run raises much-needed funds to support people facing homelessness in Dublin and Kolkata. 

Support 

More than 1,000 legal professionals, their families, and friends took part in this year’s 6km and 10km Calcutta Run in Dublin on Saturday 25 May, with another 800 members of the legal profession participating in events such as the Golf Classic, Rogers Recruitment Tag Rugby, and the Cork Calcutta Run. 

Speaking at the cheque presentation event, Law Society President Eamon Harrington thanked everyone who participated and donated. 

“The Calcutta Run has raised over €5.6 million in support of homelessness services since its inception in 1999 and the legal profession is proud to continue to support these worthy causes,” he said.