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Jim Dalton and Irish Lurcher & Terrier Group raise money to purchase PPE for Cork Hospice T he Great Game Fairs of Ireland have supported a few initiatives through the ‘lockdown’ including some to simply entertain, some for charity and some for purchasing PPE for our frontline staff.
We were delighted to support Jim Dalton’s ballot to raise funds for PPE for the Marymount Hospice, Co Cork. The winner of the ballot was Cormac McParlin, from Dublin, who won £50, a year’s subscription to Irish Country Sports and Country Life and Game Fair tickets plus a huge array of terrier & lurcher leatherwear from the Dublin Leather Company. 6
Jim posted this ‘thank you note’ on Facebook “Signed -sealed and delivered ! .... We got a most beautiful welcome and thank you from the Marymount staff today on arrival , our contribution was very much needed and appreciated. Happy faces all round , so one more time “Irish Lurcher and Terrier,” I would like to thank each and every member along with non - members who jumped on board to help us achieve our fundraising goal for the great frontliners. Once again a huge thanks to Albert Titterington, the Great Game Fairs of Ireland and the Dublin Leather Store for their fantastic contributions and donations
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which were hugely appreciated. Again thanks so much to you all , without your
decency and respected input - this was not possible ...well done again ...respect to you”
