Calcutta Run – The Legal Fundraiser: €180,000 presented to Peter McVerry Trust and GOAL
Proceeds from the Calcutta Run presented to two charities.
Calcutta Run proceeds presented: Law Society of Ireland President Stuart Gilhooly presents €90,000 each to the Peter McVerry Trust and GOAL in the House of Lords, Bank of Ireland, College Green. Over 1,200 members of the legal profession took part in the 2016 Calcutta Run last May to raise €180,000, which will support the charities’ work tackling homelessness in Dublin and in Kolkata.
From left to right: Aidan Stacey (GOAL), Pat Doyle (Peter McVerry Trust) and Stuart Gilhooly (Law Society of Ireland).
