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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

Click the play button below to listen the Savage Sunday Show with Anton Savage and his guest Jonathan Irwin:Read more

At the announcement that staff at Nestlé Ireland have renewed their partnership with the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation as their ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2013 were Deirdre O’Donoghue, country manager, Nestlé Ireland with Jonathan Irwin, CEO, Jack & Jill, along with Rebekah Verling (5) from Baldonnel and Oisin O’Luasa (8) from Kill. JonathanRead more

Jack & Jill CEO reassures people that online donations at Jack & Jill are secure and much needed, as the Irish children’s charity uncovers credit card scam involving €130,000 fake donations   In the last month and a half we have received and refunded over €130,000 via credit card donations which have been scammed fromRead more

Approximately 70 members of the Police Force from across Dublin took to their bikes in aid of Jack & Jill on 9th March and raised a whopping €17,182. This fantastic donation will provide 1,062 hours of home nursing care to severely ick children throughout Ireland who are born with or develop brain damage so theyRead 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

If you missed Jonathan last Saturday on Brendan O’Connor’s Live Show you can now see it on the RTE Player. Also featuring in the show: Patsy Kensit, Irish artist Guggi – one of our Big Egg Hunt Artists, Helen Seymour. (Jonathan’s bit is at around 54th minute) » www.rte.ie/player/be/show/10110840Read more

Well Done to Sarah Coughlan and Trinny Daly (age 11 years) who organised a Cake Sale and Raffle in aid of Jack & Jill. They did all the organising themselves from baking cakes to collecting Spot Prizes for the Raffle! The cake sale was held on the 26th January, 2013 in Scoil na Mainistreach (Hall), Kildare. They have kindlyRead more

A BIG THANK YOU to Pat Walsh and Ben Costello and all who assisted Pat raising an amazing €25,548 from his Golf Classic and Table Quiz held on 31st August/1st September 2012 at East Clare Golf Club.Read more

The 7th Annual Anne Valley 5-mile Challenge will take place on Saturday 9th February in Dunhill – Runners and walkers asked to step right up and register as their New Year’s Resolution! Busy mother of three, Tricia Quinn from Dunhill is asking people in Munster and beyond to make their new year’s resolution early by registeringRead more