Sincere and heartfelt thanks to Carol and Fergie Heffernan who dropped by the Jack & Jill’s office with little Billy to give us a cheque for a whopping €21,500! This unbelievable amount was raised by Carol through “The Remember Emma Heffernan 10K Run” last June. The event was a huge success as a result ofRead more
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Many thanks to all guests attending the Horse Show Ball in Support of The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation on Friday 8th August at the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin The Horse Show was hosted by The Foundation to mark the 2014 Horse Show Week at the RDS with proceeds raised going to Jack & JillRead more
Kildare Rose Katie O’Neil, Wicklow Rose Gillian Burke and Kilkenny Rose Vera McGrath all got on their bikes to officially launch the Jack & Jill Foundation’s Kilkenny Cycle for wheelie great fun, for a really great cause taking place on Saturday 13th September People can register now on www.jackandjill.ie/cycle and monies raised will fund homeRead more
The document below is typical of the very serious concerns all our parents have about the Government’s decision to site the new Children’s Hospital in the car park of St James’ Hospital in the centre of Dublin This decision has been made without any consultation with parents of sick children.So we have a situation wereRead more
Pictures from the day!!! The Foundation wishes to thank everyone for being part of this year’s edition of The Annual Fun Family Day which took place first Saturday of July at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham – Dublin and proved to be, as usual, a fabulous fun day out for all our families, volunteers, special guests,Read more
Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation were delighted to be the beneficiary charity for the The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Ball which took place at The K Club, Straffan on Friday, 27th of June – on the eve of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh Racecourse – and raised an amazing €120,000Read more
Dear Parents and Supporters and Friends I wish to echo the concerns of John O’Leary and Rita Dempsey in the Irish Independent today with regard to the location of the new children’s hospital at St. James and to thank them for speaking up. [read article: www.independent.ie/fury-at-decision-to-push-on-with-new-childrens-hospital ] Standing by quietly while the new children’s hospital isRead more
Auction to provide home nursing hours for 60 local Dublin families with sick children! There is a treat in store for Dublin GAA fans as today bidding opens for a Jack & Jill’s online auction for two framed Dublin jerseys which includes a signed All Ireland Champions 2013 jersey and also a signed Dublin HurlingRead more
TV presenter Sybil Mulcahy and media personality Brendan O’Connor joined forces with independent toy retailer, Toymaster to support its ‘Toby for Charity’ fundraising campaign in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation! People are being asked to visit their nearest participating Toymaster store to purchase a ‘Toby’ mascot puppy to raise much-needed funds forRead more
“We were bringing her home to live, not to die” This is the headline of today’s article in the Irish Times by Sheila Wayman featuring a Jack & Jill family down in Co Wexford. As well as showcasing an emotional and powerful story of what day-to-day life for such a family really means, the article also marksRead more