The Ennis branch of the Lions Club has come together with its counterparts throughout the country to raise €100,000 to purchase face visors for frontline workers.
200,000 masks are to be distributed free of charge to Gardai and HSE staff, as well as their counterparts in Northern Ireland.
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Already, €20,000 of their goal has been raised, and the first deliveries are being made soon.
The Ennis branch has donated €1,000 to the cause, and its President Michael Neylon says any donations the public wish to make will be gratefully accepted.