A father-of-three, who received the gift of a Christmas shoebox as a child, is recreating the gesture for other children affected by poverty

Children were being asked to support vulnerable young people around the world by hosting a tea party in their final weeks of school.

MORE THAN 3,600 shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for children of all ages will bring smiles to the faces of thousands of Kosovan kids this festive season.

IN PORTLAOISE last Thursday, work was underway filling 750 Christmas shoeboxes for disadvantaged children overseas when volunteer extraordinaire and ex-dressmaker Dorothy Anne Reid arrived with 550 knitted hats and 535 handmade fabric bags for ...