STARTING BACK AT SCHOOL??? Sign up before the end of September for the Change for Charity campaign and be in with a chance to win a class trip to Base Entertainment Centre, Celbridge! Brendan Gleeson knows it makes cents! (click to enlarge) Jack & Jill have been selected as one of the charities to benefitRead more
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The work being done around the country by the Jack & Jill Foundation to provide home nursing care and end of life care to children with life limiting and life threatening conditions has been acknowledged by Mercedes-Benz in Ireland Mercedes-Benz chief executive Stephen Byrne and commercial vehicles sales manager Fergus Conheady are pictured with JackRead more
National Children’s Hospital Reasons The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation Is opposed To St. James Campus as Location for NCH Poor access Entrances Parking Security Cost No Room for Expansion Nor Room for Maternity hospital Open Space Provision Density Noise Drainage Lack of Consultation with the 2000 Jack & Jill Families Construction Impact Lock downRead more
“Despite months of medical treatment, my doctor tells me that the paralysis in my right leg post my successful cancer treatment, bringing with it a certain amount of pain and lack of balance, is irreversible, therefore severely restricting my mobility. A fact I now must accept, even though I still believe that doctors aren’t alwaysRead more
Saturday 4th July was yet another beautiful sunny day for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation Annual Family Day event at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham It was a wonderful day full of fun, entertainment and smiles on the faces of our many children and their families. Our special thanks go out to our many friends andRead more
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Ball, one of the Irish racing calendar’s most anticipated social events, took place in the stunning surrounds of The K Club in Straffan, Co. Kildare on Friday, 26th of June – the eve of the 150th Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation was for theRead more
Welcome to Jack & Jill May-June Newsletter! Featuring this number: the Pigs on Parade bring over €200k to The Foundation, the Annual Golf Classic 2015: 30 teams lined up for one of the most popular Jack & Jill events, ‘Change for Charity’ campaign now benefiting our children, The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Ball andRead more
This May 2015 Michael Minehane from Clonakilty, Co Cork is running 15 Marathons in 15 Days to raise vital funds for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation! Originally from Kealkill, Michael is a self-employed accountant who took up running for health and fitness reasons in early 2012 completing his first marathon at Dingle in September 2012. This year he takesRead more
Join Spongebob Squarepants AKA Invincibubble, Mr. Superawesomeness Patrick, Plank-Ton, Sir Pinch-A-Lot, Sour Note & The Rodent as they come ashore to our world for their most super-heroic adventure yet Spongebob – Spúinse As Uisce! We’ve teamed up with Paramount Pictures Irl and the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation to design a special Limited Edition KidsRead more
Change for Charity is the brainchild of Norma Smurfit and is based on the Central Bank’s Rounding Initiative which took place in Wexford in 2013 to try and reduce the number of 1c and 2c coins in circulation in Ireland. A Nationwide Fundraising Campaign which will hopefully raise much needed funds for Charities across Ireland! TheRead more