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Charities within the three-court region under the direction of Judge Seamus Hughes are to benefit to the tune of €52,500 for the year 2012, it was revealed this week.

A workshop entitled ‘Fundraising in Challenging Times’ is being held on June 26 in the Croí na Gaillimhe Resource Centre, Society of St Vincent de Paul, 1 Mill Street.

Age Action is urging the public to take time out this Christmas to visit an older neighbour or friend and ensure they remain safe and well during the holiday period.

Not every child gets a present at Christmas but this year in Kilkenny St Vincent De Paul is doing its utmost to ensure that this is not the case.

Matt Loughrey has been climbing Croagh Patrick every day, for a year, for the Society of St Vincent de Paul.

Fittingly I meet Matt Loughrey under the backdrop of Croagh Patrick; the 2507ft mountain, nestled close to Clew Bay, which draws thousands each year to climb it for spiritual and scenic reasons. For Matt, climbing the Reek has been his daily ritual for almost a year now — all in aid of a charitable cause, but the climb is also generating a message of positivity and goodwill, which is needed in society at the moment.

The Curves Kilkenny Food Drive in aid of St Vincent de Paul began at the beginning of April and Curves in Kilkenny has since received numerous food donations from the people of Kilkenny.

A drug addict who spent stolen charity money on drugs and a taxi from Mayo to Galway has received a partially suspended nine year sentence for this theft and two robberies.

It was not just the driving winds and rain that hit Galway with unrelenting vigour on Tuesday as many numerous charities, community groups, and research organisations received a visit from President Mary McAleese who during her whirlwind whistle-stop tour of the city and county praised the excellent work and the valuable resources being created.

The Saw Doctors and Smyths Toys are joining forces this week in a novel scheme to raise funds for the Society of St Vincent de Paul this Christmas. Smyths Toys will donate one euro to St Vincent de Paul for every download of the new a cappella version of ‘Red Cortina’ by The Saw Doctors, which goes on sale from iTunes Ireland from today.