Focus Ireland 'big busk' raises €270,000 to fight mounting scourge of homelessness 

Niall Breslin and Focus Ireland CEO Pat Dennigan at The Big Busk for Focus Ireland that took place in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre in Dublin. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

Focus Ireland's "Big Busk" surpassed its goal of raising €250,000 for homelessness services when musicians took to the streets, shopping centres and Irish Rail stations on Friday.

A total of 280 buskers performed across the country to highlight the “urgent need” to tackle the mounting scourge of homelessness.