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People in Need Telethon is back |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 |
Charities and community groups in Galway will welcome the news that the
RTÉ People in Need Telethon is back. Since the first Telethon in 1988,
over €1.2 million has been distributed to almost 250 organisations in
the county.
Set to broadcast on RTÉ One on Friday 26 October, the telethon will be
presented by Ryan Tubridy and Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh. Packed full of
entertainment, and with regular updates from fundraising centres around
the country, this year's telethon shows will feature plenty of familiar
celebrities behaving badly, and all in a good cause.
John
Holohan, Telethon Director, People in Need Trust is confident that this
year's fundraising campaign will provide a great boost to Irish
charities. Since its inception in 1988, over €35 million has been
raised by the People in Need Trust through the RTÉ People in Need
Telethon, supporting a wide variety of charitable organisations
nationwide. During the last Telethon in 2004, over 4,000 fundraising
events were organised by people nationwide.
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