Featuring in this number… a real ‘gift of time’ from Rory McIlroy and the Rory Foundation to the 300 families under Jack & Jill’s wing the Kilkenny Cycle 2016 now in full swing with registration open on jackandjill.ie/cycle the Annual Fun Family Day 2016 Bake a Cake and much more… (click to read)Read more
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Dear friends, Irish charities have been in the news again, sadly for all the wrong reasons. Our Fundraising Team want you to know exactly where the money goes at Jack & Jill, and to thank you, once again, for every donation large and small. Every €16 raised funds one hour of home nursing care forRead more
Huge thanks to our Jack & Jill Dad and long term supporter John O’Sullivan in Kenmare who raised €8K this year through his annual event Jack and Jill Run Up The Hill last April! Always a fantastic fun, family day out in the picturesque surroundings of Kenmare, this year was no exception with the SquareRead more
Autumn 2016 Dates Now Confirmed! OCTOBER: 4th, 5th, 6th, 12th,13th, 19th & 20th at CCNE, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital – Crumlin This is a HSE national programme and there is no fee. Contact/Further Information Cecilia McGarry– CLLC Programme Co-ordinator Centre of Children’s Nurse Education Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 12 Phone: 01 4096605 / 6025 Email: [email protected] Programme Details Aim To provideRead more
Attention all golf enthusiasts… This unique Rory McIlroy pencil portrait by artist Alan Keane, signed by the World’s No. 3 golfer himself after his Irish Open Win at The K Club will be sold at the Live Auction at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Ball on the 24th at The K Club. Born in Dublin in 1955,Read more
Following the powerful, inspired article (St James’s a bad location for a children’s hospital) in the Irish Independent last week, signed by Dr Eamonn Faller who works in St James’s Hospital, we have received a torrent of messages expressing their opposition to the St James’s site and we’d like to thank everyone and salute the courage forRead more
Jack & Jill has done its best over the last 3 years to highlight the madness of locating the National Children’s Hospital in the St. James’s; it is good to see others adding their professional, personal, sincere voice to the debate! “The location of the new children’s hospital is something that I care deeply about. Today, I’mRead more
Our sincere thanks to Ciaran Farrell and Hannah’s Food Company who is supporting the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation by donating a percentage of sales from their high quality range of meat products to help us care for our babies! Making a difference for Jack & Jill Hannah’s Food Co. was established by Ciarán Farrell a third generation butcherRead more
The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation will receive a contribution of €70,000 from KBC Bank Ireland as part of the bank’s partnership with the Irish children’s charity which was launched last year This much–needed donation is made up of €35,000 which was raised by KBC employees during 2015, with the remainder being matched by theRead more
Stephen Gray from Kildare leads the way The annual Kilkenny College TY Tractor Run took place on Thursday 28th April, 2016 in very unseasonal weather conditions: the rain, sleet and biting cold temperatures did not deter the young drivers who had been planning the event for some time. This hugely popular event, now in it’sRead more
