Company gives £7,000 to band

Members of a youth band in Ballymun whose hopes for Government funding for new uniforms and instruments were thwarted recently…

Members of a youth band in Ballymun whose hopes for Government funding for new uniforms and instruments were thwarted recently have received a donation from Tesco Ireland. The company announced it was giving £7,000 to the accordion band after its situation was reported in The Irish Times yesterday.

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