€1.2m in will donations keep charity afloat

Two anonymous donors who gifted the Dublin Simon Community (DSC) a combined €700,000 in their wills last year, saved the charity from going into the red in 2012.

A spokesperson for DSC said it was operating at maximum capacity, and that many people were just one pay cheque away from homelessness.

Yesterday, the agency confirmed that last year, it received one cash bequest totalling more than €550,000 and a second of €150,000.