Charlie�s Bar in Fermanagh has become a symbol of action against isolation. And on Christmas Day, as every year, it will open its doorsThe two-minute video is an unashamed tear-jerker: an elderly man walks from his house to a...
Charlie�s Bar in Fermanagh has become a symbol of action against isolation. And on Christmas Day, as every year, it will open its doors
The two-minute video is an unashamed tear-jerker: an elderly man walks from his house to a cemetery where he lays a bouquet on a grave, his face a picture of loss. He makes his way into town, raising his cap to passersby who blank him.
He shuffles into a pub and sits alone by a fire. A young couple�s dog wanders over and jumps onto his bench, giving some company. Then, to the soaring soundtrack of Birdy�s People Help the People, the couple join the man at his table, shake hands, clink glasses and do that thing that makes us human � they chat.
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