Ali Hewson, wife of U2’s Bono will abseil down Ireland’s tallest building in aid of Chernobyl Children’s Project International on Saturday.
Everest climber Pat Falvey and chief executive of the charity, Adi Roche, will also join Ms Hewson at the 17-storey, 83m Elysian building in Cork.
Michael O’Flynn of O’Flynn Construction will dedicate the use of the landmark tower to the charity to raise funds for its “Home of Hope” Project.
Each “Home of Hope” will provide comfort and shelter for children who were previously abandoned into state orphanages and institutions in Belarus. CCPI has already bought 23 Homes of Hope.
Taxi driver used pepper spray
A taxi driver has been given two days to pay €2,000 compensation to another taxi driver for spraying pepper spray in his eyes following a row in a taxi rank.
Martin Giblin, aged 52, of Shudane, Athenry, Co Galway, pleaded guilty at Galway District Court yesterday to assaulting another taxi driver at Eyre Square, Galway, on February 19th following a dispute over queue-jumping.
Defence solicitor Olivia Traynor said tensions were running high between taxi drivers in Galway city due to the competition for trade.
She said her client had seen the other taxi driver let another taxi in ahead of him in the taxi rank queue.
She said Giblin had bought the pepper spray while abroad and kept it in his taxi for self defence.
Ms Traynor said Giblin’s taxi licence was due for renewal this time next year and he was anxious to avoid a conviction so that his licence would be renewed.
Giblin was given until tomorrow by Judge Aeneus McCarthy to come up with a further €1,000. He would give his judgment then.