Author: Brooke Grehan

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Brooke Grehan, as a pupil of John the Baptist Community School, was on placement with Changing Ireland for one week in Spring, 2022.

Local celeb couple applauded for volunteering since 1975: Back then driving 13 kids in a car was okay if you’d won a cup

Posted by Brooke Grehan | Mar 24, 2022 | Activism & Volunteering, Community

“I had thirteen children hanging out of my car one time and the guards stopped us. ‘Where are ye going?’ one of them roared. Luckily, one of our team managers was a guard – he said ‘Do no more about it. He’s taking children off the road.’” – recalls Billy Grehan. Above: Billy and Margaret attending a match.

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