Maeve Dennehy and Tara Lyng on turning their grief into a fundraising success story

When Maeve Dennehy lost her sister and mum to cancer, and Tara Lyng’s husband passed away suddenly, the two joined forces to raise more than €46,000 for Marymount and The Children’s Grief Centre. Vickie Maye meets two powerhouses – and finds out how the money will make a tangible difference

Maeve Dennehy and Tara Lyng, who raised over 43k for charity with a fashion show in Seventy Seven earlier this year, with the money being divided between Marymount and the Children's Grief Centre in Limerick. Picture: Brian Arthur

Maeve Dennehy and Tara Lyng open up the calculators on their phones, adding up the final tally.

€41,608. The two business women behind a charity fundraiser that will see €20,804 go to Marymount University Hospital and Hospice, and the same amount be presented to the Children’s Grief Centre in Limerick, are giddy at their success.