Don O'Leary: I was blown away when Christy Moore offered to perform benefit gig in Cork

The gig will take place in the Cork Opera House on November 6 and all proceeds are going to the Cork Life Centre

Don O'Leary outside the Cork Life Centre which caters for children and youths who are not suited for mainstream education. Picture: Denis Minihane

Don O’Leary thought somebody was pulling his leg when he got a call from Christy Moore offering to do a benefit gig for the Cork Life Centre. 

O’Leary knew the singer but hadn’t met him for a number of years prior to this summer when he got the call.