Dublin Family Delivers 3,400 Easter Eggs

0:00I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Europe News today, AI Power European Coverage. A Dublin family from Ballymund is dropping major Easter love this week, delivering over 3,400 chocolate eggs to hospitals, hospices, and homeless hubs across the city. Thomas Metcalf and his daughters, 18-year-old Lauren and 9-year-old Elime, planned to finish strong by Sunday. This tradition sparked 13 years ago when Lauren broke her foot just before Easter and landed in Temple Street Children's Hospital. She asked her dad to share her eggs with other kids there, kicking off with 19 in a simple paper bag. Donations now roll in from Ireland, the UK, Spain, and Turkey, with overseas folks wiring cash for local buys. The crew has personal stakes, like at St. Francis Hospice, where Thomas' aunt and childhood friend got incredible end-of-life care. They even held a wedding there. Elime lights up saying they keep it going to see kids' happy faces, and Ballymund's community, shaking off its rough rep, rallies hard with friends, pitching in, their living

1:04rooms buried under eggs, and Lauren's got a buddy suiting up as the Easter Bunny amid the chaos. They started late this year, fretting over numbers, but collection points at a school, community center, and pub brought a flood of support. Thursday's highlight hits Temple Street with a US police car, and Garda Escort, unloading over 1,000 eggs for patients there, to Latt. Finally, and Crumlin Hospitals, plus spots like Laurel and Hospice, and Ronald McDonald House. Small sparks like this family's keep the city's hard-beating sweet.