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500 people have Christmas dinner at the RDS (pictures)

Many of those in attendance were homeless.

A CHARITY CHRISTMAS dinner was served to around 500 people at the RDS today, many of them are homelesss.

Organised by the Knights of Columbanus, the annual event pledges to give a three course meal and a goody bag to each attendee. Christmas dinners were also delivered to struggling families around Dublin.

You can read about a homeless person’s experience of Christmas here, and donations can be made to Focus Ireland, Saint Vincent De Paul, Simon Community and many other charities around Ireland.

500 people have Christmas dinner at the RDS (pictures)
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Images: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

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