This Saturday, May 5th, is a Jack & Jill Day in Mallow. A group of local men and women intend to climb Carrantuohill… “Climb The Hill for Jack and Jill” and in the afternoon at 2pm there is a Buggy Push race…“Pushing for Jack and Jill”. Here is a radio interview of Monica White, a Jack & Jill mumRead more
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JACK AND JILL RUN UP THE HILL – KENMARE, CO, KERRY 28TH APRIL 2012 Our sincere thanks to everyone who gathered in the Square in Kenmare, Co. Kerry last Saturday to join “Jack and Jill Run Up the Hill” for the 5th year – your wonderful support made it yet another successful event…. The atmosphere of theRead more
A big thank to Myles O’Reilly and Pat Callaghan the organisers of this event and to all participants who made it a special fun day! [nggallery id=35]Read more
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Kathleen Ryan, teacher at the Franciscan College Gormanston, is going to walk the Camino de Santiago following the ‘Camino Frances’ or the ‘French Way’ on behalf of Gormanston for the Jack & Jill Foundation. This is an 800km walk from St Jean Pied de Port in France, across the Pyrenees, through La Rioja, Burgos, Leon andRead 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
On behalf of everyone at Jack and Jill and especially the 288 children under our wing in each community throughout Ireland, we would like to say a BIG thank you to our families, friends, corporate partners and to each and everyone who came to the Phoenix Park on Sunday 15th April to support us. WeRead more
HSE Annual Grant for Jack & Jill cut by 3.7% in 2012 In a letter from the department of Disability Services HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster we have been informed according to the HSE National Plan for 2012 that the annual grant for disability services will reduce by 3.7% – that is around €20,000 – the equivalentRead more
Approximative 70 people took part in last Sundays charity walk in aid of The Jack and Jill Foundation and Console. Walkers enjoyed the fantastic sunshine as they made their way from Discount Fuels to Ardmore. Colette Whelan, Manger at Applegreen Kinsalebeg would like to thank all those who participated, Jim Lane for giving them aRead more
As part of his annual fundraising target of €10,000 for The Jack & Jill Foundation, David Riordan is holding a Table Quiz Night on Thursday 19th April in The Hampton Hotel, Donnybrook. Tickets are €15 each (or €60 for a table of 4) with fantastic prizes on the night! If you or your company can donate aRead more
