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BRENDAN O’CARROLL AND his wife Jenny have made a donation to the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) on behalf of the cast and crew of Mrs Brown’s Boys.
As a result, vouchers for a Christmas dinner are once again being distributed in the SVP East Region to families supported by the society.
This means that over 2,800 families in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow will have a turkey and ham on Christmas Day.
SVP described the donation, now an annual tradition, as “very substantial”.
Liam Casey, president of the SVP East Region, said the generosity of O’Carroll and others involved with Mrs Brown’s Boys means that many families who might have missed out on the traditional Christmas meal will not be disappointed.
We have seen an increase in requests for food this year and these vouchers will make a huge difference to many families. The vouchers, signed Brendan, Jenny and all the Brown and O’Carroll families also make the vouchers themselves special.
SVP said calls for support in the East Region are continuing to be received at record levels – they will have dealt with over 65,000 calls before the end of the year.
“The Irish public have been extremely generous to the SVP in the past through their financial donations and we are dependent on them to continue their support into the future.” Casey added.
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Brendan does this every year, Say what you like about the style of comedy and how it grates on some people. The man looks after the needy. Fantastic Brendan
Not a fan of Mrs Browns Boys but fair play to Brendan……..
Brendan O’Carroll was always genuine. While working in the catering industry he always recognised service with a decent tip for hotel staff. Decent bloke.
Brendan never forgot his roots..
A great man.
Class act.great gesture
An unsung hero. Well done Brendan!
I realise some people don’t like the Mrs Brown Character, personally I do, but how many other celebrities can you say this about with such regularity. Fair play.
I’d say there’s plenty that do something but don’t court any publicity.
In fairness I think SVP probably publicised it. Smart to do so, as there is nothing like a celebrity headline to get your charity noticed
It’s not a criticism if Brendan publicised it or that he allowed SVP to do so. It’s just that many prefer to keep things private.
It’s great to see people do this kind of thing and Brennan does this every year, fair play to him. But what are the government doing? Burying their heads in the sand (read free Dail bar) and hoping it goes away? FF/FG truly are the enemy of the people.
Yes I suppose you’re right at least Joan Burton opened up a food bank William.
The government (our taxes) has donated significantly to St Vincent de Paul and other charities at Christmas time over the years. €770,000 is 2013.
Yes Paul, that was funny. One day she was telling people to stop whinging any be happy with their imaginary recovery, and the next day, she was opening a food Bank. I miss joan! Classic comedy. Whose gonna fall out of boats now! Kenny won’t even stick his head outside the front door in case he gets asked something he can’t answer, which is a lot.
Fantastic donation fantastic man.
Love Mrs Brown!, love Brendan O’Carroll more, what a great guy, and well done to the crew too.
Not a fan but no doubt a decent man !
Great stuff from Brendan and the team and very generous,…never forget you’re own..
What a decent guy .A true gent . Feck the begrudgers!
Well done brendan
Fair play Brendan, and thank you.
who red thumbs these compliments?
Well done brendan and family
SVP rely on donations from the public. My local SVP toy collection was very low this year. In fact donations this year are down overall due to the likes of charity scandals such as Console. People are reluctant and you can’t blame them. Brendan is a member of the public who has shown again this year that he’s happy to donate to ensure people have a Christmas dinner. Reading about the SVP in Cork who literally had no funds for the hamper appeal this year was upsetting. If the likes of Brendan’s donation encourages other celebrities to donate then I’d put it on the sides of buses. He was bankrupt years ago so has been in the shoes of many of the families he’s helping. Good on him. Never forgets where he came from. Merry Christmas
Mrs browns boys is too high brow for me but a well done brendan
Well done Brendan and Jenny.
I think it is pathetic the way it is advertised every year. Do good and don’t tell anyone would be honourable. You know I saw someone who looked as though they didn’t have much themselves give to others as well. No headlines. Photos or ads
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