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A campaign is offering messages of compassion and hope to those who will not be spending Christmas at home this year.
Thousands of people will not be travelling to Ireland from abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the Words of Light campaign from The Mater Foundation aims to also focus on people spending Christmas Day in hospital.
This includes both patients and healthcare workers who often work through the festive period.
Tom Hickey, Head of Fundraising and Communications at The Mater Foundation, explained to Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna how the campaign works.
He said: Obviously, there s been a lot of talk about people not being home for Christmas.
A festive concert filmed at the National Opera House, featuring the US-based Wexford singer Michael Londra and guests, is set to raise money for people living in Direct Provision. For a minimum donation of €10, Virtually Christmas can be viewed multiple times over five days from December 20, giving people access to a great show, performed by talented artists and a chance to support residents of Direct Provision centres in Wexford through Amnesty International and the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland.
The concert features the voice of leading tenor Londra, backed by a concert orchestra, assembled choirs of Wexford, a guest artist from the West End, and appearances by Eoin Colfer and Tony Carty, all under the baton of international composer Liam Bates of Kilmore Quay.
A festive concert filmed at the National Opera House, featuring the US-based Wexford singer Michael Londra and guests, is set to raise money for people living in Direct Provision. For a minimum donation of €10, Virtually Christmas can be viewed multiple times over five days from December 20, giving people access to a great show, performed by talented artists and a chance to support residents of Direct Provision centres in Wexford through Amnesty International and the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland.
The concert features the voice of leading tenor Londra, backed by a concert orchestra, assembled choirs of Wexford, a guest artist from the West End, and appearances by Eoin Colfer and Tony Carty, all under the baton of international composer Liam Bates of Kilmore Quay.
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