Members of The Bar of Northern Ireland’s charity committee raised over £10,000 for the Bar’s charity of the year, The Welcome Organisation, at the Big Belfast Sleepout at St Anne’s Cathedral.

Adele O’Grady QC, Sarah Ramsey, Martina Connolly, Jill Lindsay and Tom Fitzpatrick braved the wintry weather to sleep outdoors overnight to raise funds for the homelessness charity.

Ms O’Grady QC, who chairs the Bar’s charity committee, said: “I want to say a big thank you to all our members who so generously donated to the Big Belfast Sleepout appeal.

“We’ve raised over £10,000 through our JustGiving pages and fundraising efforts in the Bar Library.

“On behalf of the Charity Committee and the Welcome Organisation, it is greatly appreciated and will be used to benefit a great number of people over the coming winter months.”