Late Late joy show for 147 charities

Charities and kids net €4m raised in Tubs Toy special

- SANDRA MALLON

Showbiz Editor AS many as 1.2 million children in Ireland and 147 charities have benefited from the Toy Show appeal, RTE has revealed.

Almost €4million was raised last November by Late Late Show Toy Show viewers, with two NGOs - First Fortnight and City of Dublin YMCA - receiving the highest payments of €60,000 each.

Other charities who benefitted the most included NASC The Irish Immigrant Support Centre in Cork and Belong to LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland, which both received €58,000.

And €50,000 went to Down Syndrome Ireland, Sensational Kids, Cork and Crosscare, while Cancer Fund for Children were among those who received a generous €55,000.