The_Banker
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Failte Towers starts on RTE tonight. It will probably be a rubbish show as most reality TV programmes are. However, it should raise a few bob for charity.
It contains the usual list of "I want to be a celebrity" hopefulls but one thing that caught my 'eye' as it were was the problem one of the contestants had in getting a charity accepting her as its chosen charity.
Claire Tully (one of the contestants) did her Leaving Cert in 2003 and recieved the perfect results getting 600 points (the highest that can be got) and went on to TCD getting the highest graduate award when she recieved her Ph'D. She shocked many by choosing a career path as a topless Page 3 model.
Now each contestant must choose a charity which will receive financial renumeration from the text votes each person garners. Claire Tully chose 3 different Breast Cancer charities but none of the charities wanted to be associated with her and turned down the offer. A spokesperson for the Marie Keating Foundation was quoted as saying "A line has to be drawn in what we will be associated with".
This has to be a first. Charities turning down money! Each contestant will raise a minimum of €5,000.
It contains the usual list of "I want to be a celebrity" hopefulls but one thing that caught my 'eye' as it were was the problem one of the contestants had in getting a charity accepting her as its chosen charity.
Claire Tully (one of the contestants) did her Leaving Cert in 2003 and recieved the perfect results getting 600 points (the highest that can be got) and went on to TCD getting the highest graduate award when she recieved her Ph'D. She shocked many by choosing a career path as a topless Page 3 model.
Now each contestant must choose a charity which will receive financial renumeration from the text votes each person garners. Claire Tully chose 3 different Breast Cancer charities but none of the charities wanted to be associated with her and turned down the offer. A spokesperson for the Marie Keating Foundation was quoted as saying "A line has to be drawn in what we will be associated with".
This has to be a first. Charities turning down money! Each contestant will raise a minimum of €5,000.