Jack & Jill were delighted to be one of the beneficiary charities for this year’s Sean Kelly Waterford Tour! The iconic cycle which took place in Dungarvan on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th August was, as always, a resounding success with over 6,000 cyclists taking part. The sun shone on Saturday for the 12KRead more
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The fascinating and tragic story of the man behind the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. NOW AVAILABLE for pre-order! www.mercierpress.ie/irish-books/jack-jill The book is going to be released this OCTOBER 2014 with all royalties going to the foundation! Read more
Congratulations and sincere thanks to everyone who “got on their bikes” and took the challenge to cycle the 100km route to Kilkenny on Saturday, 13th September….. It was really wonderful to see some new faces along with our loyal supporters who have been with us since the first cycle! The summer like weather really addedRead more
A new anonymous document blasting the National Children’s Hospital plan in St. James’s site! Speaking to Newstalk radio earlier today, Jack & Jill CEO Jonathan Irwin said the letter showed there were ”horrifying things that are under the carpet”. Click to read the letter: Letter to Jonathan Irwin from a senior consultant at St James’s Hospital Read more
Now you have great reason to treat yourself at Vermilion Restaurant every Monday night for the month of September!!! Tempt your pallet to fine Indian Fusion Cuisine and extend your weekend into Monday. With the new Monday opening, Vermilion are very kindly donating all proceeds from the sale of food for the month of SeptemberRead more
Jonathan Irwin CEO and Founder of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation picked up two Gold awards at the ADFX advertising sector awards in Dublin along with the DDFH&B and Mindshare team who were the power house behind this campaign raising over €500,000 for the Foundation Jack & Jill won under the small budget andRead more
Sincere and heartfelt thanks to Carol and Fergie Heffernan who dropped by the Jack & Jill’s office with little Billy to give us a cheque for a whopping €21,500! This unbelievable amount was raised by Carol through “The Remember Emma Heffernan 10K Run” last June. The event was a huge success as a result ofRead more
Many thanks to all guests attending the Horse Show Ball in Support of The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation on Friday 8th August at the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin The Horse Show was hosted by The Foundation to mark the 2014 Horse Show Week at the RDS with proceeds raised going to Jack & JillRead more
Kildare Rose Katie O’Neil, Wicklow Rose Gillian Burke and Kilkenny Rose Vera McGrath all got on their bikes to officially launch the Jack & Jill Foundation’s Kilkenny Cycle for wheelie great fun, for a really great cause taking place on Saturday 13th September People can register now on www.jackandjill.ie/cycle and monies raised will fund homeRead more
The document below is typical of the very serious concerns all our parents have about the Government’s decision to site the new Children’s Hospital in the car park of St James’ Hospital in the centre of Dublin This decision has been made without any consultation with parents of sick children.So we have a situation wereRead more