Humanitarian award for homeless people’s champion

LEADING campaigner for young homeless people Fr Peter McVerry will be presented with the €100,000 humanitarian award at the Meteor Music Awards.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2005 - 00:00
Louise Hogan

Fr McVerry will be the star guest at the 2006 Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin’s Point Theatre on February 2.

The homelessness campaigner said: “I appreciate very much being offered this award, it represents recognition of the importance and value of all those working with homeless people.

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