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A Cavan hairdresser raised €2000 after a family lost their wallet on New Year's Eve

And the whole town pitched in.

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“A YOUNG WELL known couple lost a wallet in Cavan town yesterday Friday. The wallet contained €2,000 which was there total money for the month of January.”

So began the Facebook status of Cavan hairdresser Lorraine O’Neill in the early hours of New Year’s Eve.

She had become aware that the family – Liam and Laura, who have four kids – had lost the €2000 and she came upon an idea to get it back for them:

She’d raffle off a ghd hair straightener she had in her Main Street Barber salon

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Unfortunately, the money had slipped out of Liam’s pocket between the bank and his car – and of course the family was devastated with January on the horizon.

Once Lorraine put the call out on Facebook – a line in the raffle was going for €20 – the response was incredible. She tells DailyEdge.ie:

I came in to open the salon at 9am and there was an envelope under the door with money. That was just the start of it.
By 4pm that day, we had raised all the money – and it was then that I discovered the family’s friends had been doing their own collection.

At this stage – just 12 hours after the salon opened – €3370 had been raised from the raffle and donations

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As Lorraine updated her Facebook that evening:

This young couple were so Thankful & in shock that people would care as much. You have all taken the pressure of what was a horrible situation to be found in & turned it into one that will be remembered for years
in the coming days Liam & Laura will decide where the balance will go. We promise it will not be wasted.

A team effort from everyone in Cavan town.

What a way to save the day coming into 2017.

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Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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    Mute Donal Kebab
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    Jan 2nd 2017, 10:12 PM

    Apart from the person who picked up his wallet that is.

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    Mute Liam Collins
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    Jan 2nd 2017, 10:33 PM

    Why is he carrying around €2k in cash

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    Mute Mr Snuffleupagus
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    Jan 2nd 2017, 11:19 PM

    @Liam Collins: Why don’t you ask him? I came home from work tonight with a similar amount in my pocket. Am I under suspicion or something? I would have lodged it if the banks were open, but guess what, they are not.

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    Mute John Kennedy
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 12:05 AM

    @Liam probably children’s allowance and Christmas bonus

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    Mute Dermot Cronin
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 2:58 AM

    If he has 2k why not Hey Liam you want to have at least 200e now for simple night out celebration l.,….He. May be the guy handling a kitty for a gig away with friends ..

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    Mute Patrick j Brady
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    Jan 2nd 2017, 10:04 PM

    A great result….well done to all. Cavan people are the most generous in ireland.

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    Mute Paul Doyle
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    Jan 2nd 2017, 10:26 PM

    Some of these “lost all my money” stories more pick the heart strings but some (and I’m not saying this one) are total garbage made up to try get a few quid off generous/gullible people

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    Mute pat seery
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 12:07 AM

    Not all as l presume one has the 2000 it will not bring Happiness in 2017

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    Mute Trisha Tully
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 12:01 PM

    Someone I know through another person did a charity collection. The money was ‘stolen’ From what I had been told about this guy, I don’t believe it was stolen at all.

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    Mute Gerry Fallon
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    Jan 2nd 2017, 10:23 PM

    Hope the horrible weasel who picked up the wallet never has an hours luck. Shame on them.

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    Mute Mr Snuffleupagus
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    Jan 2nd 2017, 11:20 PM

    @Gerry Fallon: I’d doubt wishing bad luck on someone makes it so unfortunately.

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    Jan 2nd 2017, 11:32 PM

    Mmmm dunno about that snuffles, you stop believing in fairy tales at a certain age for sure, but your own personality and Outlook on life ultimately has a huge impact on your happiness. Honestly I believe a person that would pocket that money will never be happy.

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    Mute pat seery
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 12:09 AM

    Good on you

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    Mute Alex Falcone
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 1:13 AM

    Lovely story.
    Obviously the rumour that Cavan people eat their dinner out of a drawer so they can put it away quickly if someone calls is just a myth.

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    Jan 2nd 2017, 11:31 PM

    There, their, they’re…

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    Mute Daniel Murray
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 2:53 AM

    I don’t even use the wrong one in a text message. It really isn’t that hard.

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    Mute Abinger Gregorious Hammer
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 10:30 AM

    Dare

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    Mute David Fitzgerald
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 1:34 AM

    “There” wallet? Doesn’t anyone proofread anything ‘their’ ?

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    Mute Conor Brady
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    Jan 3rd 2017, 7:00 AM

    Isn’t it very telling that you choose to criticise the grammar on the Facebook post that’s quoted rather than recognising the action of the person who originally posted it?

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    Jan 3rd 2017, 11:07 AM

    In fairness, Conor, it is sometimes difficult to follow the story with all the errors here.

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    Jan 3rd 2017, 1:19 AM

    What a lovely thing to do, well done to all of you in Cavan. Tha

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    Jan 3rd 2017, 3:34 AM

    Why are so-called journalists not given spell checks? Not just TheJournal.ie, but I fear dent

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    Jan 3rd 2017, 3:47 AM

    @JMac Oops! …… Independent Newspapers and other print media. “There” is a common misspelling. Dare I say dat if day don’t learn to spell crectly dare jobs and dose of dare colleagues will be on da line. Dare won’t be work for dem or dare friends in dare places of work.

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    Jan 3rd 2017, 12:51 AM

    The cavan throlls must be bulling Lorraine, no opportunity to rip da piss on dis story, I’ll c u in da morn need a trim so get da hedgecutters out

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    Jan 3rd 2017, 6:36 AM

    @ jM happy new year

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