The families of the 300 children around the country supported by the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation are being put through torture on medical cards, endless form filling, reviews, rejection letters and stress. Follow Jonathan on Twitter And here we have the HSE in Leinster House today repeating their well crafted holding statement on medicalRead more
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Jack & Jill Foundation nurses tell Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health & Children that “HSE should be rolling out the red carpet, not red tape, to support families to care for their child at home, particularly for those children requiring end of life care” “As nurses, we spend too much of our time on theRead more
They say “Charity begins at Home” and for Jack & Jill it really did at the Autumn Ideal Home Show at the RDS last weekend…. The team did really well and were delighted with the sale of raffle tickets to win a fabulous Living Room Makeover to the value of €8,000. Our sincere thanks toRead more
Together we are stronger!!! PLEASE ADD YOUR VOICE TO JONATHAN IRWIN’S CALL TO THE TAOISEACH BY SENDING IN YOUR OWN EMAIL TODAY TO [email protected]. Also email your local representative [email protected], or ring them; full contact list of the Oireachtas members on: http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/contact/. WE NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS ONE PLEASE! Dear Taoiseach, I’m writing to addRead more
Sincere thanks from all the team at Jack & Jill to Sinead Quinn and the Donabate Youth Action Project who rasied an amazing €1,601.90 through an Activity Fun Day for all the Family at Newbridge Park, Donabate recently. Pictured accepting the cheque on behalf of Jack & Jill is former GAA Dubs Goalie and JackRead more
A BIG THANK YOU to Margaret Butler and everyone who supported the Charity Walk with Alex recently which raised a fantastic €7,500 – which provides 468 hours of home nursing care!!! Read more
A BIG THANK YOU from everyone at Jack & Jill to Trish & Kieran Hosey and everyone who supported The CIARA HOSEY MEMORIAL Golf Classic last August which raised a phenomenal amount of €13,355. Cheque presentation to Jonathan Irwin, Jack & Jill CEO on Saturday, 28th September. Read 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
The independent retailer Toymaster has so far raised €10,000 through its ‘Toby for Charity’ campaign and the good news is that Toby, who is a beanie puppy and Toymaster’s mascot, is still on sale for just €3 in participating Toymaster stores across the country. John and Catherine O’Leary whose son Tom is supported by JackRead more
With just a few weeks remaining in September to purchase your very own Toby from your local Toymaster Store for just €3 with every cent going to Jack & Jill to support home nursing care, we’ve started our ‘Toby on Tour’ competition, with THREE €25 TOYMASTER GIFT TOCKENS up for grabs for the best photos!Read more
