Firefighters raise a record €148k for children's charity

Firefighters have scaled new heights to raise a record €148,000 for a charity which sends seriously ill children and their families on a dream holiday.

The Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club (CCHCC) said the staggering donation from firefighters in Cork city and county — the single largest it has received in its 22-year history — will help it send even more families to Disneyland Paris, and treat more to their Fota House Christmas visit.

“We have always wanted to be able to do more but we have never had this kind of opportunity. We now have the money to help more families,” charity spokesman John Looney said.