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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

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

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

Last Friday 11th October, former Goffs supremo, Jonathan Irwin now CEO and Founder of Jack & Jill Foundation was made an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (L-R) Professor Hilary Hoey, Dean of the Faculty of Paediatrics, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; Jonathan Irwin HonoraryRead more

Great coincidence!? On Friday 1st March the two co-founders of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, Senator Mary-Ann O’Brien and Jonathan Irwin met with different Country Leaders in two sides of the world. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was in Lily O’Brien’s Chocolate Factory in Newbridge with Mary Ann to celebrate 21 years of Lily O’Brien’s and to markRead more

Celebrities join Senator Mary Ann O’Brien co-founder of Jack & Jill and John O’Leary, Dublin GAA Legend whose son Tom is supported by the Foundation to launch this nationwide Easter fundraising campaign which offers professional portraits for just €25 with 100% of the proceeds going to Jack & Jill Target is to get 3,200 peopleRead more

The Jack and Jill Children’s Association were delighted and very honoured to be the chosen charity for the proceeds of the raffle at the Irish Pharmacy Awards in the Burlington Hotel on 19th May 2012 with a donation of €4,000 to the Foundation. In addition to this wonderful donation, the Irish Pharmacy News introduced TheRead more

Jack & Jill Foundation and Irish Hospice Foundation say national budget must be ringfenced for home nursing care programme for children with life limiting conditions – Leinster House joint briefing Thursday 19th April including experiences from nurses and families. This afternoon (Thursday 19th April), under the invitation of Senator Mary Ann O’Brien, Sharon Foley, CEORead more

Listen to Miriam O’Callaghan’s interview with Senator Mary Ann O’Brien and Jonathan Irwin on sunday 11th of September Read more