Volunteers brave the cold to sleep out for Dundalk Simon

While many were curled up by the fire on Friday night a handful of brave volunteers were braving temperatures as low as -4 degrees as they slept out at Market Square to raise funds for the Dundalk Simon Community.

The appeal was started eleven years ago by local Greenacres couple Maeve and Terry Curtis who encouraged people to swap their beds for a sleeping bag for one night of the year.

Sadly, Terry passed away in September last year but Maeve has continued the yearly fundraiser, alongside some hardy volunteers.

The event has raised an incredible €140,000 since it began, with over €12,000 raised last year alone.

The event is the biggest fundraiser for the Dundalk Simon Community and money raised this year will help the charity deal with their rising running costs and operate their drop in centre.

The sleep out started at 8pm on Friday night until 8am on Saturday morning.

The donation page remains open at: https://dundalksimon.enthuse.com