St. Declan's College

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Mission Statement

Focus Ireland are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. They work with people who need support to avoid becoming homeless and who need help to end their experience of homelessness and move into a safe and secure home. From the very beginning, their work has been rooted in deep listening to people, learning about the problems and risks they face and pointing to where the solutions lie. 

We’re sleeping out against homelessness

This October 11, something a little different is happening at our school. Instead of heading home after the final bell, our school will be swapping our warm beds for sleeping bags for our School Sleep Out as part of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy.

It might sound a little crazy, but the reality of homelessness is even more so. Think about it: over 4,000 children in our country don't have a safe place to sleep to call home. They can’t relax and be carefree after a long day at school. Instead, they are faced with stress and uncertainty that no child should have to deal with.

That’s why we think it is important for our school to take part in the sleep out – it’s a chance to experience, in a small way, the challenges faced by young people experiencing homelessness.

Childhood should be about dreams and hanging out with your friends – not wondering where you lay your head at night. Please support our school fundraiser by donating to our fundraising page: every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to creating a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.

Our Achievements

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50% of Fundraising Target

Reached Fundraising goal

Increased Fundraising Target

Completed Sleepout

Thank you to our Sponsors

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Aisling Keenan

Well done Ois! Great job!! V proud auntie here!

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Doyle O Connor Family

Well done Jake 👏

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Carl Webb

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Carl Webb

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Shane Crawford Corbett

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Aoibheann

Well done on the sleep out!

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Daniel Kellher

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Anonymous

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Eimhin Walsh

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Anonymous

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Martin & Chris Nee

Best of luck Oisín & all the team.

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Aideen Duffy

Well done Karl

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Niamh Butler

Wrap up well ! Great cause.

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Anonymous

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Conor Devlin

Best of luck with your sleepover, Oisin.

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Grace And Lotte

Hello its Lotte! I wish you good luck and hope you get at least 1 hour of sleep 😁

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Anonymous

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Louise O'neill

Best of luck. Mum, dad, Jordan and Pepe 😀

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Anonymous

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Vanessa Holland

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Will Curry

Great cause. Best of luck to all taking part!

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Rebecca Curry

Best of luck Os

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Karen Tierney

Well done all(in advance),am very proud of your selflessness.

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Joanne Bedford

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Karen Crawford

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Francesca And Peter Ennis

Best of luck Eoghan, a good cause.

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Angela Corbett

Good luck Cillian

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Jenny Ecock

From you favourite aunty

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Alan O'shaughnessy

Well done Sean

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Paul Monahan

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Brendan Corbett

Best of luck Cillian and all taking part.

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Daniel Kavanagh

Yup Mr Webb.

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John Harold

Best wishes for good weather! Well done

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Anonymous

Well done on your sleep out.

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Nick Johnson

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Ali E

Best of luck!

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Tony Byrne

Goodman Ruairí fair play to you for helping focus Ireland

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Laura Ennis

Best of luck Eoghan!

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Graham Crowley

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Medz Cabornay

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Anita Gallagher

Great cause

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John Linnane

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Martin Linnane

Good man Oscar.

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Nana & Pop Same

Good on ya

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Joanne Maguire

Well done . Great cause

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Golda Paraluman

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Trish Webb Duffy

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Ann-marie Mccreesh

Good luck Lauren, I hope it’s not too cold 💕

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Monika Onyema

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Cosmina

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Lorraine Crowley

Well done everyone great cause x

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Noriel Cabornay

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Fergus Gallagher

Good on ya!

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Cian & Eoin

Well done Oisin

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Pat And Delores Reynolds

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Liz

Don't forget the thermals 😉 fair play 👏

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Cillian Crawford Corbett

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Ciara Johnson

Best of luck granny

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Joanne Leung

Good luck Eoghan! Bring a big flask of peppermint tea with you.

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Jess Mccarthy

Best of luck Ruairi

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Helen Djenih

Well done x

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Fionnuala O Rourke

Good luck , that’s a great thing to do

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Anonymous

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Karl Duffy

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Granny

You're great

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Dee Tobin

Well done, Oisín

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Siobhan O'leary

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Catherine Bacon

Good luck and well done Eoghan

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Kelly Kennedy

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Stacey Manning

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Karen Doyle

Well done Karl, best of luck

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Thomas

Well done buddy, keep up the good work!

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Sean Jago

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Catherine Crichton

Good luck Ruairí.

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Nadia Curtin

You go girl 😘

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Liz Finnegan 209

Well done Eoghan

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Catherine

Fair play to you Tom 💪🏻

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Sam Ecock

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Ryan Crangle

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Carol Jago

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Noreen Moran

Good luck Tom!

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Oisin

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Nathan

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Sinéad

Best of luck Tom!

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Ciara Curtin

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Dylan Brennan

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Tracy Crowley

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Anonymous

Homeless coded

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Danielle Burke

Best of luck lads.

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Anonymous

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Dylan Brennan

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Nsna & Pop Linnane

Great cause, best of luck

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Gillian Wright

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Gina Byrne

Well done Ruairi - wrap up!

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Sylva Helanova

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Patrick O Connor

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Ailís Byrne

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Ciara Johnson

Good luck!!!

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Caragh Ennis

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Aisling Farrell

Well done Oisín!

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Sarah Johnson

Good luck.

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Margaret Gaffney

Slayyy King 👑👑👑

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Lauren Oneill

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Fiona Ní Choileáin

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Rebeccca Wilmot

Best of Luck Ciara.

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Fiona

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Oisín Nee

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Sarah

Mwah

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Samuel King

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Ian & Jackie Killoch

Best wishes Eoghan. We will be thinking of you when we are all wrapped up nice and warm in our beds. 😂 it’s a great thing you and your friends are doing, well done.

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Ai

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Ruairí Maguire

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Carl Webb

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Gwen Clements

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Magdalena Cinco

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Jack Gaffney

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Adam Fennessy

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Anne Fennell

Well done Eoghan and good luck with it

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Michelle

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Craig Hayman

Hope you have a warm sleeping bag

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Padraic Keegan

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James Curry

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Carl Webb

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Myles Magee

Don't freeze francesco

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Oisin Curry

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Orla Mckeon

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Jamie King

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Laura Webb

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Bobby Donovan

Best of luck fenno

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Caoimhin O’reilly

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Tom O Brien

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Annmarie

Good luck Carl

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Iain Cameron

Best of luck

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Emma And Kids X

Good luck bro!

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Andrea Ryan

Best of luck Jamie

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Ashley Gibson

Fair play cousin, goodluck man

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Noel C

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John Ennis

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Senan

Good cause , good luck 😉

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Claudia Greaney

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Anonymous

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Roisin Simmonds

Well done lads!

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Anne Margarette Abuluyan

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Anonymous

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Cillian Crawford Corbett

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Anonymous

Good luck

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Brian Gaffney

YNWA 💪💪💪

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Gerry

Bring back the football marathon

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Y

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Anonymous

Hi Akash, this is Sajith

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Paula Coyle

Best of luck

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Meriel Cabornay

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Jessica Kelly

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Sean Creagh

Good man Tom and all involved

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Bairbre

Well done Karl great cause

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Tara O Shaughnessy

Well done Sean

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Daniel Floyd

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Anonymous

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Ross Leahy

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Dara O'connor

Best of luck Sean 😊

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Karen Elson

Amazing Aaron, good one you! It's a Fantastic cause, stay warm.

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Marie Doyle

Best of luck Karl. Love Nana

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Caoimhe Mccabe

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Roisin Greenan

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Johnny W

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Anonymous

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Edel Shanahan

Well done to all the students

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Ryan Dsouza

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Cian O’shea

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Ruthie

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Aisling

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Karl Andrade

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Frankie #2

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Lucy Newman

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Lucy Milne

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Harry Potter

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Dennis Mc Sweeney

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Maryann Manning

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Kharis Ylagan

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Anonymous

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Caitlin Redmond

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Shay Murray

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Maria Byrne

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Antoinette Magee

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David Mahon

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Andrew Jago

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Emma Morris

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Calum Doolan

some man x

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

Best of luck !

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Karl Walsh

Well done, Sean👍

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Luca Forte

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Ella O’shaughnessy

Well done 🫶

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Anonymous

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Evelyn Raagas

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Anonymous

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Conor Mchugh

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Miguel Penserga

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Alex Duffy

Can you stay there for an extra night ?

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Cathal Oflynn

Best of luck bud!

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Carol Cooke

Well done x

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Helen O’connor

Well done Sean

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Stephen Lafferty

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Seán Nee

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Ben Callaly

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Roisin Phelan

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Rowan

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Lucy Milne

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Syam Mohan

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Rachel

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Cillian Downey

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Conor Mulcahy

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Lucy Milne

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Rowan Ovenden

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Adam

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Rachel Arnold

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Sadhbh Dunne

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Sienna Sharpe

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Paul O’brien

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Emily Donohoe

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Sorcha Mclean

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Katie Brennan

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Calvin Kelly

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Reece Rodrigues

Yup son

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Oisin

Great cause👍

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Anonymous

💪💪

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Sienna Odgers

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Kian

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Charlie Mckenna

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Kurt Raagas

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Anonymous

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Chr

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Adam Fennessy

Fair play curragh 👊🏼

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Kian