Irish Bus Driver Praised For Random Act Of Kindness To Shivering Homeless Man

A bus driver in Belfast has been praised for stopping his bus to give a winter coat to a homeless man, after he spotted the man shivering on the side of the road. According to Belfast Live, Anna Marie McDaniel was travelling home from university when she spotted the same homeless man she usually sees on her route. He was ‘drenched to the skin in just a short sleeved t-shirt’. So when her driver pulled over the bus and called the man to the door, she was touched by the gesture she was about to see. In a message she posted to the Translink bus company’s Facebook page, Anna Marie explained: "On the bus home from university there, absolutely miserable wet and cold night. "I get the same bus every Tuesday and there is always a homeless man that we pass. Today he was standing in the pouring rain, drenched to the skin in just a short sleeved t-shirt. My heart went out to him. "The bus man driving the 10H that I was on stopped the bus beside the man and called him over. He then hands him a big plastic bag and told him that he was hoping to see him today - he'd bought him a winter coat. "The man refused to take the bag, but the driver was adamant that the man take it as he had gone out and bought it for him. I have never seen a smile like the one on the homeless man's face. "Couldn't believe how kind the bus driver was, such a thoughtful act. A little bit of kindness really can go a long way [sic]." The news comes in the same week that a local businessman Jim Conlon, Managing Director of JDM Group, has vowed to deliver Christmas dinner to the homeless people on the streets of Belfast this Christmas.