The 8th Annual Anne Valley 5 Mile Challenge was yet again a fantastic success with participants descending on the beautiful picturesque Anne Valley in Dunhill, Co. Waterford on the 15th February to raise funds for Jack & Jill and the Eoghan Keating Medical Rehab Fund. (Pictured Michael Browne and Edelle Monahan – click to enlarge)Read more
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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
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
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
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
Many thanks to local Kildare man Brendan Loughlin and the members of his running Club for raising €2,140.50 for Jack & Jill in sponsorship for the Dublin Marathon last October. This wonderful donation has provided 133 hours of home nursing care for Jack & Jill children, currently of which there are 11 under our wingRead more
Sincere thanks to Sportsworld Running Club for the generous donation of €15K which was presented to Jack & Jill from the proceeds raised through the Terenure 5 Mile last May. This donation will provide 937 hours of home nursing care for Jack & Jill children throughout Ireland. Thank you to everyone who participated in theRead more
A BIG THANK YOU to Margaret Butler and everyone who supported the Charity Walk with Alex recently which raised a fantastic €7,500 – which provides 468 hours of home nursing care!!! Read more
4 marathons….3 charities….2 days….1 inspiration…. Please support Declan O’Flaherty, Dad of Muireann who is undertaking to raise €100K for Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, Temple Street Children’s Hospital and the Brothers of Charity by running the equivalent of 4 marathons – from Kilmartin’s Roundabout in Athlone to Temple Street Hospital (equivalent to 3 marathons) onRead more
A Fabulous message has arrived today at Jack & Jill: Hi there Jack & Jill. Just writing to let you know I did the Garda cycle Dublin to Kilkenny cycle on March 9th this year. I thoroughly enjoyed it and managed to raise over €700 on and off line through mycharity.ie my page will closeRead more