On 6th April 2012 three members of An Garda Siochana will be participating in the Marathon Des Sables – a marathon across the dunes of the Sahara Desert in aid of Jack and Jill and Irish Autism. Sergeant Ronan Carey from Dromiskin, Co. Louth is flying the flag for Jack and Jill and hopes toRead more
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The Órla Memorial 5k 2011 which took place in Ards Forest Park on 24th September has raised €9,300 for the Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation and Physiotherapy Paediatrics at Letterkenny General Hospital. We would like to say a big thank to Órla’s Mother Sinead Trearty, the organizing committee andRead more
The Annual Golf Club Classic will take place on June 14th , 2012 at Rathsallagh Country House Hotel in Dunlavin Co Wicklow. This year’s format will once again be a “Shot Gun” starting at 2 O’clock. The donation to us per team is €1000. This includes soup and sandwiches on arrival, tickets to a barbecue for 8 that evening andRead more
NEWS UPDATE: LATE ENTRIES. Online entries are now closed but if your friends or family still wish to register, late entries will be available (subject to numbers) at Life Style Sports in Blanchardstown Fashion Retail Park, Unit 425, Dublin 15: 12:00 – 21:00 Thursday 12 April 2012 12:00 – 19:00 Friday 13 April 2012 10:00 –Read more
The 6th Annual Anne Valley 5-mile Challenge will take place on Valentine’s weekend, Saturday 11th Feb and proceeds this year will be donated to a number of commendable organizations, the Jack & Jill Foundation, the Scared heart pre-school.. This year’s event is set to be even bigger than last years! Record numbers took part inRead more
Jack and Jill Presents ‘Doves and Stripes’ Rug to Noble Peace Prize Winner, President Barack Obama The ‘Doves and Stripes’ rug which measures 9ft X 6ft and was handmade in Katmandu and designed by Luke Irwin who is Jonathan Irwin’s son and the brother of Jack Irwin – after whom the Jack & Jill Foundation wasRead more
Run A Mile Our sincere thanks to everyone who kindly supported Jack and Jill in 2010 by participating in one or some of the many marathons throughout the year. You helped us to “fill the pail” and raise much needed and so very much appreciated funds. As we face 2011 in what will be aRead more
The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation recently benefited from ‘An Evening With The Greatest’ the one and only Muhammad Ali in Dublin , an opportunity that was created for Jack and Jill by Alex Kinne-Coyle age 4 from Bray who is a Jack & Jill child and whose father Declan Coyle made the introduction toRead more
On the 8th of October 2009 Aria Boutique from Naas and Saggart held their Annual Fashion Show in the Village at Lyons Estate. The Stunning Event was hosted by Rosanna Davidson with leading Stylist, Cathy O’Connor as the compere. The Catwalk was alive with vibrant fashions, expertly modeled by girls from Assets Modeling Agency. OurRead more
English Channel Swim Congratulations to 26 year old UCC student Lisa Cummins who on the September 20th 2009 became the 1st Irish person to swim from England to France and back again. The swim was over 70km long and took 35 hours and 36 mins to complete. She raised money for three different charities by doing this swim, one ofRead more
