BOTH FORMER and current Gaelic football, camogie and hurling players have clubbed together in a bid to end homelessness in Ireland.
A new group under the name 'Gaelic Voices for Change' comprised of sportspeople has been set up to tackle issues facing our society, with their first priority being homelessness.
Using the hashtag #SolidaritySleepout, GAA players took to the street in locations such as Galway, Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Portlaoise, Naas, Sligo, Wexford, Carlow, New York and Boston.
According to Newstalk, more than €177,000 has been raised for homeless charities. The hashtag began to trend nationwide last night.
Bedding down for the night!! ended up beside @RorysStories ! #Solidaritysleepout #dublin#gpo pic.twitter.com/8teAGDzGgn
— Conor.mortimer (@Conmort) December 17, 2017
A BIG Thank You to @GaelicVoices4Ch for their #SolidaritySleepout tonight at the Cork Court House, Washington St, demanding an end to the #homeless crisis. Please give them your support. pic.twitter.com/bGyikSyVAD
— Cork Simon Community (@Cork_Simon) December 16, 2017
New York GAA stands in solidarity with the @GaelicVoices4Ch
campaign 3000 miles away in Times Square - NYC.
You can still donate by going on https://t.co/Ti9bOY7SVn#SolidaritySleepOut#GaelicVoicesForChange pic.twitter.com/LuKgtcDPPB— New York GAA (@NewYorkGAA) December 17, 2017
A tremendous success @sportsdes @GaelicVoices4Ch #SolidaritySleepout pic.twitter.com/cNPbGJcbZd
— Antrim GAA (@AontroimGAA) December 17, 2017
My message from outside the GPO in Dublin at 5.30am this morning.
With @GaelicVoices4Ch #SolidaritySleepout pic.twitter.com/lnH3d7Vp89— Ruairí McKiernan (@ruairimckiernan) December 17, 2017
