Cork pensioner inundated with offers after 9 Christmases alone

A Cork pensioner living in Britain has said he is “overwhelmed” by the response to his call for somebody to spend Christmas with after spending nine years alone.

James Gray, 85, originally from Midleton, Co Cork, but living in south London, put an advert in The Irish Post earlier this month after spending the past nine Christmas Days on his own.

Since the newspaper published a story on the retired butler, he has been inundated with offers and Christmas cards from people across Britain