Tesco staff to check out €1m for hospice

STAFF in all 87 Tesco branches throughout the country pledged yesterday to raise over €1 million for a good cause.

During 2005, the retail chain's staff will take part in a range of fundraising events and activities for the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), after it was designated Tesco Charity of the Year.

Presenters of RTÉ's The Afternoon Show, Anna Nolan, Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh and Sheana Keane, helped to get the fundraising off to a great start at yesterday's launch.