Christy Dignam's daughter shares heartfelt tribute as €141k raised for hospice

The daughter of the late Aslam star Christy Dignam has said her father’s death is still “so raw” for her family as she revealed the final total raised for a Dublin hospice.Following his death, Bohemian FC released a Christy tribute jersey which they wore against Shamrock Rovers at Dalymount Park and fans were able to purchase the jersey online with the funds going to St Francis Hospice.

READ MORE: Christy Dignam's daughter Kiera hailed for "beautiful performance" her dad would have been "super proud of"The family handed over the cheque for €141,487 to St Francis Hospice on Wednesday. Kiera told fans on social media: “The final count on what was raised, €141,487 for St Francis Hospice Dublin.

“Thank you again to Dan and all at Bohemian Football Club for the jersey, Shamrock Rovers F.C. for getting on board and supporting bucket collections, bohs sponsors Des Kelly Interiors for allowing the Aslan logo in their place for this jersey, O'Neills Sportswear for all their all work to get the jerseys done, all the volunteers who have helped in the background and to every single person who ordered and supported this whole initiative in my Dads memory“Everything is still very raw for us but we were so privileged to hand over the cheque this morning to the hospice and meet with the nurses who helped...

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