IMPACT’s CEC has made a donation to the Gloucester Diamond Family Fund which was established in order to offer assistance to three families displaced by a house fire last week in Gloucester Place off Sean McDermott Street.

Three homes housing four families were completely destroyed by the fire. IMPACT’s convener for the Municipal Workers’ division Thomas Murtagh explained, “Three homes housing four families were completely destroyed. Some were injured and are currently hospitalised, but thankfully there were no fatalities. The fund was established to assist the sixteen adults and children who lost their homes and all their possessions last week.”

The CEC made a donation to €5,000 to the fund, which was presented to the fund committee’s chairperson, Darryl O’Callaghan by deputy general secretary Kevin Callinan on Wednesday.