Cork radio station auctions five Elsa dolls for charity

All proceeds from the auction will go to the Cork Simon Community.

One Cork radio station has a very special Christmas auction going on at the moment.

96FM's Opinion Line have five of the most sought-after toys this Christmas - the Snow Glow Elsa doll from 'Frozen'. The toys will be given to the five highest bidders with all proceeds going to support Cork Simon homelessness services.

The dolls were donated by listener Aisling Walsh who bought them in Australia. The Elsa toy has been the source of conflict in recent weeks as Irish retailers struggled to meet demand - there have been reports of parents fighting over the increasingly scarce toys.

@OpinionLine96 2/2 them in from Australia. So do join in and help Simon this christmas

— EUGENE #igiveafHck (@olddiesel) December 22, 2014

And the bids have been flooding in.

Bids now at €100 for two of those #frozen #snowglowelsa dolls with all proceeds to @cork_simon http://t.co/feXce3Nkds

— 96fm Opinion Line (@OpinionLine96) December 22, 2014

Thanks to everyone who has placed a bid so far on the Elsa Frozen Dolls. All info and bidding form here: http://t.co/nXzhq4NBHR

— Cork Simon Community (@Cork_Simon) December 22, 2014

The Cork Simon Community recently reported that the number of people sleeping rough on Cork City streets has jumped by more than 500% in three years.

Bidding closes at 11.30am on Tuesday, December 23rd. To enter the auction, visit CorkSimon.ie.

UPDATE Dec 23: The auction raised a whopping €4,000 in just over 24 hours.

The winning bids were:

€1000 Geraldine O'Neill in Glanmire - owner of Fitzpatrick's Shop, Glounthaune

€1000 Pat Phelan, CEO of Trustev @patphelan

€700, €650 and €650 for the remaining three dolls, Dan Kiely, CEO of Voxpro @dankielyvoxpro