Cystic fibrosis collections in Newbridge collect over €1,200 in donations

A major fundraising incentive organised by the Cystic Fibrosis Ireland group has recorded a very high level of donations in Newbridge after they held a '65 Roses Day' event.

Volunteers were spread through the length and breath of the country, and there were stands set up in the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge along with the Manor Mills Shopping Centre in Maynooth.

Volunteers and staff were busy selling CSI Purple Roses, wristbands and Rose Bags on Friday afternoon in both shopping centres. In the Whitewater, they managed to raise a total of €1,262 for the worthy cause, while there was significant money raised in other areas of the country on the same day.

Plenty of well known faces got on board to support the campaign. RTÉ GAA pundit Joe Brolly offered his support, while Fair City actress Jenny Dixon was one of the leading ambassadors for this year's campaign.

Munster rugby players Simon Zebo, Conor Murray and Keith Earls also got in on the act by posting images of themselves taking 'strawfies', which gives people and idea of how it feels to breath like someone with cystic fibrosis by blocking their nose and breathing through a straw.

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