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#GiftBack #GetReal Jack & Jill have signed up with a new initiative launched by the Marketing Network Group called GiftBack that encourages companies to gift their Christmas party funds to Irish charities. Marketing Network Group is championing this campaign by developing a toolkit of creative assets to enable Irish businesses make a significant donation, thatRead more

People Urged to “Support Local” and “Donate Local” by Going “Up the Hill for Jack & Jill” this October. The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is asking people to support local and donate local by going “Up the Hill for Jack & Jill” this October. Funds raised will go towards the home nursing care ofRead more

The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation has cancelled its Golf Classic in Carton House on Friday September 4th, due to the extended lockdown in County Kildare. Ours was a Golf Only event, with no dinner planned, but cancelling is the right thing to do in this challenging Covid-19 environment, as we follow the health guidelines.Read more

I am so unbelievably proud of what Mary-Ann and I set up. And I do very seriously think, not in an arrogant way, that Jack & Jill have made a remarkable difference to the well-being of very sick children. Read Full ArticleRead more

Thanks so much to everyone who got on their bikes to join us in Gorey last Sunday for the Jack & Jill Wexford Cycle It was our first year visiting the sunny south east and we really had a great day.   There was a wonderful turnout and the weather held with us.  Our sincere thanksRead more

The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Ball took place on Friday June 29th at The K Club, Co Kildare, helping to raise significant funds for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation There was no shortage of glitz and glamour at the exclusive black-tie event which was hosted by Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of DubaiRead more

Circle K (formerly Topaz Energy), Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, is delighted to announce Owen Laverty as the winner of its winter car raffle, an initiative that was put in place to help raise much needed funds for The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. As the lucky winner of the Circle K Winter CarRead more

The Board of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation announces the appointment of Carmel Doyle, who has worked as Communications Director for the charity for nine years, as the Interim CEO from 1st June 2018.  Carmel is a marketing graduate, fellow and past president of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland, with over 30 years’Read more

RTÉ 2FM is once again teaming up with the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation for this year’s Play The Picnic now in its fifth year The exciting competition will see 10 of Ireland’s best up-and-coming acts win a coveted live set at the country’s biggest music and arts festival, Electric Picnic. Bands, solo artists, singer-songwriters, DJs, rappers, hip-hop artists, you name it… acts of all musical persuasions willRead more

INCOGNITO takes top honours at the National Fundraising Awards. Jack & Jill thrilled to accept the Most Innovative Campaign Award The Jack & Jill team including exhibition manager, Lucinda Hall, was delighted to take top honours at the recent National Fundraising Awards. INCOGNITO, our public art initiative, was recognised as the Most Innovative Fundraising CampaignRead more