A world record attempt for the largest bodhrán smashing session was "smashed" at the Dublin New Year's festival. More than 1,500 people with an average IQ of 40 attended the event in St. Stephen's Green in an effort to raise funds for the homeless services charity Focus Ireland. Ironically, most bodhrán players are homeless so this drew much needed attention to the cause. While other records of actually "playing" bodhráns sought to take away from the arts, this record attempt