Normal People actor Paul Mescal has raised €70,340 (£62,000) for charity by raffling off one of his personal chains.His character in the hit BBC Three series, Connell Waldron, gained notoriety for the silver chain he always wore – and so Mescal raffled one of his own to raise money for the Ireland-based suicide and self-harm crisis centre Pieta.“Congratulations Éadaoin !!!” Mescal tweeted, announcing the winner of the raffle.
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U2 lyrics handwritten by Bono have sold for £76,000 during a coronavirus charity auction.
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It sold during the One Love Covid-19 Relief Auction, organised by the label Island Records, which raised a total of £179,755 for NHS Charities Together and Feeding America.
Nearly 800 people registered to bid and more than 3,250 bids were logged during the hour-long
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