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Kevin Doyle pays tribute to Elvis ’68 the Comeback Special Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic TV show that relaunched the king of rock and roll to a new generation of fans. Exactly 50 years to the day since it aired on US TV, the entertainment industry’s most famous comeback will be restaged atRead more

Wednesday 12 September: The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation supported by Bank of Ireland have launched the ‘Up the Hill for Jack & Jill’s fundraiser 2018 which runs from 7th to 14th October.  Seán O’Brien, Leinster and Ireland rugby player got behind the Jack & Jill team in asking people throughout Ireland to climb aRead more

Here at The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, we are delighted to announce that our hashtag#incognito2018 public arts campaign with WILLIAM FRY just won the Allianz Business to Arts Award for Best Creative Staff Engagement. Incognito consisted of over 1,800 postcard-size works of art were exhibited at the Solomon Gallery last April in Dublin’s SolomonRead more

Everyone at the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation was delighted when Republic of Ireland manager, Martin O’Neill and CEO of FAIreland John Delaney dropped in to meet Jack & Jill families and team. Martin and John had a chat with some of the children and their families as the charity gets ready for Jack &Read more

Dublin local wins car raffle and drives away in a new SEAT Ateca SUV €350,000 raised to date by Circle K’s staff and customers Monday 2nd July 2018 – 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, anRead 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