Cork company celebrates 30 years of donations to charity 

A Cork family business is this Christmas celebrating 30 years of donating eggs to local charities.

December 2023 marks the third full decade in which the Kelleher family of Watergrasshill, owners of Riverview Eggs, have been donating eggs to St Vincent de Paul (SVP) Cork.

This month, Riverview donated nearly 5,000 six-packs of eggs, or 10,000 dozen, to the SVP Christmas Food Appeal.

The company also donates eggs to Cork Penny Dinners and to Cork Simon Community each and every week of the year.

DJ Kelleher, managing director of Riverview, told The Echo his family has been in the egg business for almost six decades.

“It was the brainchild of my mother Margaret, and my father Dan-Joe Kelleher. They were married in 1965. Then in 1966 they decided that they needed another revenue stream to support the family farm. They started with 700 hens, in a barn, on the farm, and grew from that each and every year,” he said.

His family had always taken a proactive stance towards giving back to the community by giving eggs to various Cork charities, Mr Kelleher said.

“We are living in a time of a lot of hardship for so many in our communities, and we have a responsibility to help, wherever and whenever we can. 

"Eggs are nutritious and protein-packed and are the basis of a lot of the meals created for the service-users of [SVP, Cork Penny Dinners and Cork Simon].”