Louise Farrelly is opening her home to those in need on Christmas Day

Christmas is meant to be the most wonderful time of the year but for some people spending the festive season on their own it can be the saddest time.

With this in mind big-hearted Louise Farrelly, a 31 -year-old beautician from Belturbet, Co Cavan, has decided to open her heart to Ireland’s lonely and needy this Christmas to make sure that anyone who needs it has a dinner and a friendly chat on Christmas Day.

Posting on her Facebook account Louise who runs her own business said: “I phoned two of the local priests during the week to ask would it be ok to hand out these flyers after Mass this morning and they were very helpful. I also got chatting to a lovely lady who used to do meals-on-wheels for an admirable 42 years and she is also going to give me some contact details too.