Irish Diaspora in US Donate $5,000 to Kinsale RNLI for Lifesaving Efforts
Irish Diaspora in US Donate $5,000 to Kinsale RNLI for Lifesaving Efforts 28th February 2021 The RNLI collection box that now sits in McCarthy’s Bar in San Francisco Credit: RNLI/Nuala McAloon Like every other RNLI station, lifeboat volunteers at KinsaleRNLI have been unable to pursue their normal fundraising activities due to Covid-19 restrictions. So they were surprised and delighted to receive a cheque recently for over $5,000 from a group of Irish expatriates in the USA. McCarthy’s Bar in San Francisco — owned by Eileen McCarthy from Drinagh, West Cork — became an unlikely outpo...
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