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Jack & Jill to extend its age limit for provision of home nursing care and respite to children up to 5 years old, based on recommendations of the service evaluation report published today by Coventry University and Trinity College Nurses urge the HSE to abolish ‘loco parentis’ clause in homecare nursing contracts which makes virtual ‘prisoners’Read more

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us at O’Loughlin Gaels GAA Club last Saturday for our 5th Annual Jack & Jill Kilkenny Cycle  Dry weather prevailed, although a little on the cool side,  while cyclists took on the 2 routes taking in some outstanding picturesque views along the way not to mention one orRead more

REGISTER NOW and make a difference to Irish families using Jack & Jill’s nursing and respite services The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation supported by Bank of Ireland have launched the Up the Hill for Jack & Jill fundraiser 2017 this week. The charity fundraiser in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation isRead more

Jack & Jill were delighted and honoured to be the chosen charity for the 4th year in a row for one of the highlights in the summer social calendar which raised an amazing €64,000 equating to 4,000 hours of home nursing respite care in Jack & Jill currency.  Our sincere thanks to Dubai Duty FreeRead more

“Buster the Bullock” has arrived to the lush green green grass of his new or should we say “MOO” home in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.  Congratulations and well done to Gavin Byrne who was the lucky winner of our bovine friend. Our sincere thanks to everyone who supported this quirky campaign by either purchasing raffle ticketsRead more

…a chance of picking up a valuable piece worth thousands from a well-known artist Artists Mo Kelly and Martin Gale joined Jack & Jill’s CEO Hugo Jellett this morning (Tuesday 4th April) to launch “Incognito” the charity’s new arts fundraiser which offers 1500 original, miniature art pieces, donated to the charity by over 1000 artistsRead more

Independent TD Mattie McGrath has launched a scathing attack on the unwillingness of Government Departments to effectively come to grips with the skyrocketing costs associated with the National Children’s Hospital at St James. Deputy McGrath was speaking after a Priority Oral Question he had submitted on the matter of costs was explicitly refused by theRead more

Big thanks to Colm Killeen, Doonbeg GAA, and everyone who came out and supported the 2016 Charity Christmas Day Swim Jack & Jill were delighted to be one of the beneficiary charities again this year! White Strand was a hive of activity on Christmas morning with lots of fun and plenty of banter by swimmersRead more

Congratulations and well done to everyone who took on the Anne Valley 5 Mile Challenge in Dunhill last Saturday! Spirits were extremely high and no wonder with registrations hitting it’s highest of 430 – it was really a fantastic event.  Jack & Jill were once again honoured to the main beneficiary charity and Jonathan wasRead more

A big shout out and huge thanks to the management and staff of Dunnes Stores who raised a whopping €30,000 through their Christmas Jumper Day 2016 fundraiser This amazing donation will provide 1,875 hours of home nursing respite care for our profoundly sick children in each and every community throughout Ireland.  They say “you can’tRead more