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The National Children's Hospital Dolphin Report

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 12 February, 2015 | 0

Analysis below taken from the Dr. Dolphin Report comparing the Governments’ suggested St. James Hospital Site to the Connolly Hospital Site (owned by the HSE) in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 ST. JAMES CONNOLLY Traffic Problem  Excellent  Parking Costs per Car to buildSurface Multi floor Basement Problem  €2,000 €5,000 €35,000 Excellent  €2,000 Local Road Network (1000 =Read more

Open letter from the ex-Chairperson of Children in Hospital in Ireland

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News, Media Coverage | Comments are Closed | 4 December, 2014 | 0

“Dear Sir, At this time of year many children are writing letters to Santa listing gifts of their choice. Santa may or may not oblige all but we, as a nation, can oblige every child by giving a gift (not on anyone’s Santa list) which will last the entire childhood of today’s letter writers andRead more

Children's Hospital: A chance encounter with ‘An Taoiseach’!

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 3 August, 2014 | 0

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

Jonathan Irwin call on Jack & Jill families and supporters to voice their opinion on the location of the new children’s hospital at St. James

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News, Media Coverage | Comments are Closed | 3 July, 2014 | 0

Dear Parents and Supporters and Friends I wish to echo the concerns of John O’Leary and Rita Dempsey in the Irish Independent today with regard to the location of the new children’s hospital at St. James and to thank them for speaking up. [read article: www.independent.ie/fury-at-decision-to-push-on-with-new-childrens-hospital ] Standing by quietly while the new children’s hospital isRead more

Jack & Jill Foundation extends its End-of-Life Care Service to children under 4 with any condition!

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News, Media Coverage | Comments are Closed | 17 June, 2014 | 0

“We were bringing her home to live, not to die” This is the headline of today’s article in the Irish Times by Sheila Wayman featuring a Jack & Jill family down in Co Wexford. As well as showcasing an emotional and powerful story of what day-to-day life for such a family really means, the article also marksRead more

Latest on Medical Cards Battle – statement from Jonathan Irwin, CEO Jack & Jill

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 26 May, 2014 | 0

“On behalf of the 300 children under our wing we have been and will continue to be busy on the medical card crisis. Our nurses have formally requested a meeting with Minister Reilly to discuss what his Department calls “the hard cases” which we have documented and to demand that he & his cabinet colleaguesRead more

Latest statement from Jonathan Irwin CEO and Founder of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation re medical card crisis

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 21 May, 2014 | 0

OUR FIGHT FOR MEDICAL CARDS CONTINUES! “On behalf of the 300 precious children with life limiting or life threatening conditions under our wing, we pledge to continue the fight for automatic medical cards ALL THE WAY. We won’t get sidetracked by the €2.7 million we must raise every year to keep our service going. ThisRead more

Jack & Jill Foundation nurses urge Minister for Health to redesign the broken system of discretionary medical cards

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 9 May, 2014 | 0

Jack & Jill Foundation specialist children’s nurses from all over the country use platform of Sam’s Annual Lunch today to urge Minister for Health to redesign the broken system of discretionary medical cards! Jack & Jill specialist children’s nurses are using the very special occasion of Baby Sam’s 7th Annual Lunch in aid of theRead more

Letter from Jonathan Irwin clarifying where the money goes in Jack & Jill

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | 6 comments | 29 November, 2013 | 1

Dear Supporter   Follow @jjfoundationAll this publicity about charity chief top ups is damaging. I’m writing this letter to clarify where the money donated to Jack & Jill goes and to urge supporters to stick with us, especially for those Christmas donations which we depend on to fund our home nursing care model into 2014.Read more

Children's Hospital NEWS PRESS

By jackjill_1y5sbe | Economic Report, Latest News | Comments are Closed | 28 November, 2013 | 0

The New Children’s Hospital of Ireland debate relaunched over the passed weekend through articles in Sunday Independent and Sunday Business Post. The Independent featured a letter from Jonathan Irwin outlining the disadvantages of the current site chosen and the strengths of the proposed site at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown while the Business Post published JimmyRead more

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