Public votes to give top charity 10,000

THE public has been given the chance to give 10,000 to the best Dublin community project of the past 10 years by voting in the Guinness Living Dublin Awards.

Ten charities have been nominated by Irish celebrities and the winning project will be chosen by public vote and will be awarded 10,000. Projects include the National Children’s Hospital, which was nominated by Dustin the Turkey, and Focus Ireland, chosen by Sr Stanislaus Kennedy.

“They’re almost all local charities with a community feel,” a spokesperson said. “The Guinness Living Dublin Awards started 10 years ago, and they’re about recognising people doing good in the community, be it the local taxi driver getting a pregnant woman to hospital on time or whatever else.”