Bidders invited to go potty for celeb’s creations

WHILE a garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin is out of many people’s price range, a piece of pottery painted by the celebrity gardener is one of many that have gone under the hammer to raise funds for meningitis research.

To mark World Meningitis Day, the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) is holding an online pottery auction featuring painted works by celebrities including Claire Byrne, Miriam O’Callaghan, Lorraine Keane and the Irish rugby and soccer teams.

Pieces include a plate depicting broadcaster Sean Moncrieff’s take on the Japanese flag, a dinosaur money box by Irish soccer team assistant manager Marco Tardelli and a rocket painted by Today FM presenter Ian Dempsey illustrating the David Bowie song, Space Oddity.