Men adopt high-heeled stance for charity

GALWAY MEN are being asked to take an — albeit uncomfortable — stand against domestic violence by donning women’s high heels and taking part in a sponsored, one-mile walk for the charity.

The walk was launched last evening when burly Connacht rugby stars slipped on the high heels to lead the way.

The well-heeled event being organised by the Cope charity, which will see men tottering through the city streets in their finest footwear, aims to draw attention to the very serious issue of domestic violence against women, and to raise funds for COPE’s Waterside House, the only domestic violence refuge for women and children in Galway.