2024 is HOPE's 8th year as a charity partner of the Calcutta Run. Now celebrating it's 26th year, the Legal Fundraiser has raised an amazing €5.3 million in support of homelessness services in Ireland and Kolkata in that time.
The fundraiser was originally the idea of Eoin MacNeill and Joe Kelly of A&L Goodbody. In January 1999, Eoin and Joe approached the Law Society to explore ways of bringing the legal profession together to create an annual fundraising event to support homeless children in Ireland and in Calcutta. They met with Ken Murphy, who introduced them to Cillian MacDomhnaill and the idea of Calcutta Run was born! Eoin, Joe and Cillian are still centrally involved in the Calcutta Run today.
In 2023, over 1,800 participants took part in 2023 across the Dublin Calcutta Run and its associated events - the Golf Classic, Rogers Recruitment Tag Rugby, and the Cork Calcutta Run. Collectively an incredible €320,000 was raised last year. The team at the Law Society and Calcutta Run Committee plan to deliver an even better series of events in 2024 to raise vital funds for homeless young people in Ireland and India.
This year's Dublin Calcutta Run takes place on Saturday 25th May, starting and finishing at the Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place.
We encourage everyone to come and along and support the runners, who have been busy fundraising over the last number of months. There is always a wonderful atmosphere at Blackhall Place during the event, culminating in the "Finish Line Festival" where there will be a BBQ and bar, DJ, kids activities, and lots of family fun!
The Hope Foundation will have a team of volunteers on site to support and we look forward to meeting as many people as possible at our ten throughout the day!
