The big-hearted residents of south Dublin have come together to raise money to welcome a refugee family to their neighbourhood.
Ann Kelleher, who founded the Dundrum and Rathfarnham Area Community Sponsorship group (DARA), said the idea came to her when she was watching the heartbreaking scenes in Kabul last year after it was captured by the Taliban.
She told Dublin Live: "I was looking at the scenes on television from Kabul Airport back in August 2021 and it was really horrific. We were all feeling, 'There but for the grace of God, this could be me and my family'.
