'Feed the Heroes' campaign delivered over 200,000 meals to frontline workers

The team at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin benefited from the Feed the Heroes campaign.

The team at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin benefited from the Feed the Heroes campaign.

A national fundraising effort set up to feed frontline workers during the pandemic delivered over 200,000 meals in a 14-week period last year.

Feed the Heroes, founded by Cian O’Flaherty and Tad McAllister in March of last year, raised over €1.4m from over 19,000 unique donations, while in-kind contributions of food, services and volunteer hours amounted to over €4m.

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