Hollywood star Brendan Gleeson backs coffee morning in Dublin for ‘life-affirming’ hospices

Gleeson said the funds raised will go towards allowing people have “full lives” for as long as possible.

Brendan Gleeson is supporting the Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice (Conor McCabe Photography/PA)

Actor Brendan Gleeson has urged coffee lovers to get brewing in a bid to raise €1.5 million for “life-affirming” hospice services across Ireland.

The Hollywood star joined hospice hosts and volunteers at Bewley’s cafe on Dublin’s Grafton Street on Thursday to kickstart the Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice charity appeal.