Book club appeal raises over €20k for charity, including major donation from Russell Crowe

The Hollywood star has given a very generous donation to the fundraiser, which is raising money for Peter McVerry Trust and the DSPCA

Russell Crowe has donated €5,000 to an Irish charity appeal.

The DSPCA and Peter McVerry Trust can now boast about a new Hollywood supporter thanks to a charity appeal from Ireland’s largest book club.

Each Christmas, the Rick O’Shea Book Club on Facebook raises funds through an online donation process for Irish charities, last year reaching almost €30,000 in donations. Now in its fourth year, it could overtake that figure thanks in part to one celebrity donor: Russell Crowe.