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At Jack & Jill our mission is to help parents to keep their sick child warm and cosy and well cared for at home and out of hospital. However, the location of the children’s hospital is and always will be a big issue for the families we support, many of them regular visitors to hospitalRead more

An incredible and honest account from our Jack & Jill mum Joan, whose son Leo featured on the front page in the Irish Times last week at the launch of INCOGNITO 19. “Life takes you by surprise somedays …. Seeing myself and Leo on the front page of today’s Irish Times had an unexpected effectRead more

We’re delighted to present the official press release for the launch of Incognito 2019. View Press ReleaseRead more

The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is seeking a Advocacy & Communications Manager Reporting ToCEOHours of Work37.5 hours per weekLocationJohnstown (Naas) The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is seeking a champion communicator and influencer to appoint as the charity’s Advocacy and Communications Manager. This is a job with a real sense of purpose and actionRead more

The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is seeking a Shop Manager DepartmentFundraisingReporting ToArea Retail ManagerHours of Work37.5 hours per weekLocationKea-Lew Industrial Park PortlaoiseContractFixed Term Contract Overall Responsibility: To manage a Jack and Jill Boutique, in a manner, which reflects high street retail standards and maintains the professionalism and profile of the charity in all areasRead more

The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, an Irish charity providing home nursing care to children under five nationwide including end of life care, announces the appointment of Carmel Doyle as CEO effective immediately.  Carmel has worked with Jack & Jill for the past ten years, initially as Communications Director, and more recently as Interim CEORead more

Two new Jack & Jill real diamond pendants to be found this Christmas Diamonds really are a girl’s best friend as Artist and DJ Mo Kelly was on hand to launch The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation Christmas Gift Ideas for 2018. In true Marilyn style Mo modelled one of the two real diamond pendantsRead more

Kevin Doyle pays tribute to Elvis ’68 the Comeback Special Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic TV show that relaunched the king of rock and roll to a new generation of fans. Exactly 50 years to the day since it aired on US TV, the entertainment industry’s most famous comeback will be restaged atRead more

In its 2017 Annual Report, The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation uses the opportunity to thank its supporters and to show where the money goes in terms of funds raised for home nursing care for the 355 children currently under its wing with severe physical and neurological development delay, thus giving essential respite and supportRead more

Wednesday 12 September: The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation supported by Bank of Ireland have launched the ‘Up the Hill for Jack & Jill’s fundraiser 2018 which runs from 7th to 14th October.  Seán O’Brien, Leinster and Ireland rugby player got behind the Jack & Jill team in asking people throughout Ireland to climb aRead more