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A woman living in Dublin won a raffle Friday night for a May vacation home to raise funds for healthcare workers.
The cabin near Foxford, Co Mayo was placed for a raffle in June by an Irish couple based in Canada who are Covid-19 survivors.
The retired businessman and former doctor with homes around the world wanted to do something to give back after surviving the deadly virus, and decided to put his postcard cabin up for the raffle.
In a statement on its website Saturday morning, CK Auctioneers said that “the winner of the cottage is a lady from Dublin. According to the GDPR, we are waiting for the winner’s permission to publish her name. “
The fund is being managed by a Dublin-based accountant who plans to collaborate with Siptu to distribute the money across the healthcare sector fairly.
Plans to give money directly to healthcare workers were scrapped due to tax implications and other complexities for recipients. The money will now be used as an educational fund.
Selling tickets at € 10 each, it is estimated that close to € 1 million have been raised after the raffle attracted media attention.
The couple, who are only known by their first names Patrick and Joan, wanted to raise funds for healthcare workers after they came to the brink of death after contracting coronavirus en route from Mexico to Canada in early March.
The 150-year-old farmhouse on the Mayo side of the Ox Mountains had been put on the market through local agent CK Auctioneers earlier this year and attracted offers of up to € 90,000.
The fund is being managed by a Dublin-based accountant who plans to collaborate with Siptu to distribute the money across the healthcare sector fairly.
Contributions to the raffle website come from all quarters, primarily from people with ties to Ireland, according to The Irish Times.
The draw took place at 10:00 p.m. on Friday.
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