A team of IMPACT members from South Dublin county council won the ‘great IMPACT quiz,’ which took place earlier this month to raise cash for Syrian refugees. The event, which was organised by the IMPACT young members’ group, raised €8,000 for World Vision Ireland’s work with Syrian children on the Turkish border.

Some 19 teams participated, and many more IMPACT branches sent donations. The union’s Central Executive Committee agreed to match the €4,000 raised through registration, raffles and bar takings on the night.

Event organiser Joe O’Connor said: “We would like to extend a special thanks to all IMPACT staff and activists who made this event such a great success, and that ensured we reached our ambitious fundraising target.”

The winning team 'Elvis Presley's Plumbers' comprised Olibhear and Monika MacCraith, Eoin Roche and Ellen McLoughlin – a group of friends recruited to the event by Una Maguire, secretary of IMPACT’s South Dublin branch.