Arts centre tunes in for charities

THE Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind were among those giving thanks this week for funds raised by charity performances at the Bank of Ireland Arts Centre.

The organisation was one of a number to benefit from evening charity recitals at the centre during the past year.

Based in Cork, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind depends largely on such fundraising events to help meet the average €35,000 cost of maintaining a guide dog partnership over eight years.