In the run-up to a Christmas which promised little, the Headley's Bridge promoters of an annual charity crib collection wondered if they should continue with their decade long, seasonal tradition.
Eileen and Thomas O'Connor of 'The Bridge' were encouraged by neighbours and friends to carry on in spite of the cloud which hung over Christmas.
They assembled their considerable crib and lights beside their house and set out their 2020 stall for Comfort for Chemo - the Kerry based charity - to which they contributed also in 2019.
Eileen and Thomas set up their first crib in 2012 and were please with the €100 they got with little or no publicity.