What a Day!! Huge thanks to everyone who organised and took part in “The Longest Day” 2015 event which took place on the 20th June in Castleisland, Co. Kerry! Over 200 people gathered at Tom McCarthy’s Bar to take to their bikes to cycle to Carrauntoohill, climb the highest mountain, and then cycle back again. AidedRead more
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Palliative care week “On this palliative care week, we must remember that palliative care for children is not about dying, but about living well, for whatever time we have with our precious children. And home is the best place; it’s where their parents want to care for them and caring for these children at homeRead more
The Jack & Jill liaison nurse Eilín Ní Mhurchú was pleasantly surprised last Thursday when she visited Scoil an Athar Tadhg in Carraig na bhFear Ms. Ní Mhúrchú was there to collect the money raised from the sale of the schools 2015 cd. The children recorded a beautiful cd earlier this year and were accompanied byRead more
The children and their families did this in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation as part of the #UpTheHill campaign! Up The Hill for Jack & Jill is a nationwide campaign running throughout October where people are asked to climb a hill of their choice – big hill, small hill, trick or treatRead more
Great article in the October issue of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation WIN magazine featuring our Liaison Nurse Marie Bowen who outlines the the special role of our specialist children’s nurses within Jack & Jill Foundation The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation is a registered charity. Established in 1997 by Jonathan Irwin and his wife Mary Ann O‘Brien, this charityRead more
Big thanks from everyone at Jack & Jill to Patricia and Kieran Hosey who raised an amazing €7,694 through the recent Golf Classic at Baltinglass Golf Club in memory of their little girl, Ciara. This wonderful donation has provided other Jack & Jill seriously sick children with 480 hours of home nursing care! The sunRead more
A fantastic day was had by all on Sunday the 27th September at the Naas 10K Town Run. The sun shone, music played and over 450 people of all ages took to the streets of Naas for the 2nd annual Naas 10K Town Run! Jack & Jill were so delighted and honoured to be theRead more
Last Friday we’ve posted on our Facebook Page a message from The Extra Special Kids Group calling on general public to support the campaign against the proposed site for the National Children’s Hospital. Since then, their appeal has reached over half million people with over 5400 sharing the story and hundreds commenting in favor! www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story “WeRead more
At a recent meeting of The National Association for General Practitioners National Council, Jonathan Irwin, Chairman of Jack & Jill made a presentation outlining the reasons why the new National Children’s Hospital should be located in a green-field site at Blanchardstown as opposed to St James hospital Presenting his reasons, he cited numerous arguments includingRead more
www.pop-chic.com Pop-Chic.com (former itsfabuless.com) one of the snazziest online retailer in Ireland offering the best of brands at the best prices, continues its partnership with Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation!!! The site offers visitors the opportunity to buy fragrances, beauty products and accessories at the best prices around while a contribution is made to The Foundation withRead more