‘Such important work', praise fans as RTE's Patrick Kielty shares heartwarming visit to children's hospice charity
children
's hospice was the recipient of this year's Toy Show Appeal grant award.
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Patrick Kielty visited the Laura Lynn hospice
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Patrick posted a video of his time at the hospice
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Patrick met with patients and staff at the hospice
In a clip posted to the official Late Late Show
The
star
said: "A lot of people ask me, 'Where does the Toy Show Appeal
money
go to?', and I can tell you that it goes to amazing places like this.
"Today we are here at Laura Lynn to see how your incredible money makes a difference."
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The
video
then revealed short snippets of the host meeting young kids who were being treated in the hospice.
The kids all looked delighted to meet Patrick, as well as their nurses and doctors.
Later on, the dad-of-two was happy to grab a musical instrument and sing some
songs
with the kids.
As a group of patients and nurses sang, Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, Patrick rattled a tambourine and belted out the tune.
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The
funny
man then stood up in front of the group and dramatically played a beat on a drum, making everyone erupt into fits of laughter.
After a lovely day spent at Laura Lynn, Patrick jumped in for a photo with a group of nurses outside the building.
Watch throwback moment Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty duelled child Rory McIlroy on the golf course
The group all grinned from ear-to-ear as Kielty posed in the middle.
A caption over the video wrote: "
Today RTÉ and
@communityfoundationireland
are announcing the 169 recipients of the
#RTEToyShowAppeal
grant awards in 2025, with the lives of Irish children right across the country set to be changed for good in a variety of ways.
"All of this is possible due to the remarkable generosity of RTÉ viewers of last December's
'SPECIAL PLACE'
"The kindhearted response from The Late Late Toy Show viewers to the appeal will help transform the lives of over one million children, young people and their families in
"Every county on the island benefiting from grants totalling 5 million euro."
And fans all flocked to the comment section to share their love for the
charity
.
Richard wrote: "Such important
work
."
Miriam said: "A very special place with wonderful children at the heart."
Andy remarked: "Wonderful charity."
And Mandy added: "A deserving recipient."
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