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 I 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
Shared Page
50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising goal
Increased Fundraising Target
Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€300
Elevate Engineering
€250
Barbara Lane
Good luck under the stars sadhbh !!!
€250
Mam & Dad
Rockstar
€200
Cora And Darren Brunt
Go Megan!!!! Good luck to all the 4th years in your sleep out.
€200
James (jj)
Great cause, Edie. Well done to you and all your classmates. Hope it’s not too cold (or wet) on the night 👍.
€125
Noel & Anna
€125
Anita Lambe
Well done Eva and to all the girls Hope the rain stays far away 🔥
€125
Anonymous
Well done Kate
€125
Kate O’sullivan
€125
Dermot J Duffy
Well done A great charity Papa
€125
Tara Mcconnell
Best of luck Tiana & class 👍
€125
The Shortts
Well done Edie best of luck to you all
€125
Pj Boyle
€125
Maire Boyle
€125
Aoife Kelly
Happy to support this great cause. Fingers crossed for a dry night on Friday 🤞🏼✨... Good luck girls.
€125
Stephen Woods
Best of luck Eva!
€105
Salon Sia
Money raised from Cake sale 💯
€100
Rory G
Well done, great cause & good luck!
€100
Karen Pearson
Best of luck Chloe from Karen and Rod
€100
Fiona Tierney
€100
Don Maher
Well done Laura
€100
Una Oconnor
€100
Peter
A great cause
€100
Fidelma Flanagan
Best of luck Sorcha! Fidelma
€100
Gráinne Hargaden
Good on you Sorcha.
€100
Anonymous
€100
Fintan And Fiona Tierney
€100
Bri The Guy
Well done Lily
€100
Anonymous
well done girls 👏👏
€100
Leo & Ann Hargaden
Best of luck Sorcha
€100
Luminsoity Digitalt Ltd
Well done Ava and FY's.
€100
Anonymous
€100
Interwoven Ltd.
€100
Brian Killeen
Always good to give back - Well done Alice
€100
Anonymous
€100
Dave Sheeran
Best of luck Chloe!
€100
Carolyn Kavanagh
Well done hazy 🥰 we’re so proud of you ! Xx
€100
Anonymous
€100
Andrew Borg
Well done Sophie. You are amazing
€80
Olyvia Power
Stay warm x
€75
Elaine & Jerome
Good luck to everyone on the night
€75
Cathy Curran
Well done Ava. A great cause. We are very proud of you. Love Dad, Mum, Emma, Kate & Millie
€75
Robin Marshall
Great cause Chloe. Good luck with the fundraiser sleep-out
€70
Gelda Madden
Love from Mimi
€70
Taylor Clan
Well done Hazel an amazing cause ❤️❤️❤️
€70
Niamh Kinsella
€70
Keara And Tor
Well done Raquel. Tor and Keara
€70
Ann Higgins
From my friends and I Alex.
€70
Peter Woods
Well done Chloe on your hard work in raising funds
€70
Tt
Keep up the kindness!
€70
Ciara Mcilraith
Good work ava
€70
Barbara Jervis (granny)
Hi Nuala, I'm very proud of you, all your friends, and the girls in your school for fundraising and making people more aware of Homelessness. Well done!
€70
Anonymous
€70
Robert And Dana Mcfadden
Clara, Hope its good weather on your outdoor sleep night Hope this donation helps Baba and nana
€60
Riona Mcilraith
Well done Ava - great charity to support
€55
Anonymous
€50
Rebecca Barr
Well done MK! X
€50
Sara Kinsella
€50
Liz
Best of luck Roisin
€50
Claire Curtis
Good luck Megan!
€50
Ronan O'connor
Well done Ais and all the girls. Great charity.
€50
Kirsty
Well done Grace 👏
€50
Dermot Hughes
Best of luck Holly. It’s a great charity
€50
Salon Sia
Well done today Jessica 💯🔥
€50
Martin Donnelly
Great Anusha From Pop Martin
€50
Caitriona Barry
Well done and best of luck Kate! X
€50
Sarah Hargaden
Best of luck Alice, what a super cause. Hope your sleep out goes well and you raise lots of money.
€50
Sinéad Thornton
Well done, Molly
€50
Bryan O Connor
Fantastic late
€50
Declan Oconnor
Best of luck Kate!
€50
Jess And Gene Murphy
Great work Tiana very proud of you.
€50
The Murphy Family
Well done Kate 👏
€50
Orla Muldoon
Well done Megan! Great work for a great cause!
€50
Marie E S Leydon
Good luck Aisling and everyone involved. Wonderful cause. Best wishes, Marie
€50
Majella Blaney
Proud to support you and your efforts to help Focus Ireland.
€50
Diarmuid, Joanne, Lainey And Ryan Nolan
Well done Kate - a fantastic cause
€50
Emmett
€50
Anonymous
€50
Emmett
€50
Monica Mccormack
Well done Roisín
€50
Ciara Skinner
€50
Brian Daly
€50
Sarah Hargaden
Best of luck Alice, all my love Granny.
€50
David Nolan
Super work Ava for a great cause! Love David, Louise, Sophia & Isabella
€50
Ciara Boyle
€50
Noreen And Martin
Well done Kate. A great cause. Very proud of you.
€50
Andrew Dann
Great work Sophia! Good luck with your fundraising! Love from all the people of Australia but mostly from Andrew, Mo & Joel xo :o)
€50
Nani And Grandad
Best of luck Ali. Wrap up well!
€50
Juliet Ledwidge
Well done Gracie x
€50
Marybeth O ‘leary
Sadhbh, Wishing you all the best with your Sleep out Friday night. Marybeth
€50
Cara Evans
Best of luck Cara , from Mam and Dad
€50
Julie Ellis
Well done Hazy! We’re so proud of you ❤️
€50
Mark Skinner
€50
Paddy Mccormack
€50
Karen Murray
€50
Johnny And Deborah Hyland
Sheepy Sheepy shiver shiver. xx
€50
Damien
Good luck Sophia - wrap up well !
€50
Ciara Meagher
Best of luck Abi! 😘
€50
Niall O'connor
Best of luck Sorcha
€50
Niamh Killeen
Well done
€50
Ruth Murphy
What a great thing to do, raising awareness for homelessness!
€50
Colette Mcnichols
€50
Mary Kenny
Good luck with the fund raising Mary!
€50
Fiona Hughes
€50
Cathal O Madagain
Good luck Sorcha!
€50
Elaine Donnelly
Good luck Anusha and I hope it’s a dry night! xx
€50
Supernenas Desde Sevilla
De las mujeres sevillanas orgullosas de ti y tu labor
€50
Gerry Mc Namara
€50
Aileen Corrigan
Well done Ava
€50
Hughes Project Consultants
Sleep well Aida x
€50
Denise Dalton
€50
Thomas Oconnor
Hope it’s a successful effort for all of you
€50
David Brunt
Good cause, well done Megan from grannie Ann and Pop's
€50
Lua Mcilraith
Well done Ava D. Good luck with the sleep out and very proud of you. Granny and Dado
€50
Anonymous
€50
Mick
Good luck. Great cause.
€50
Anonymous
Well done girls and best of luck, I hope you get a warm dry night 🤞
€50
Mick Crosthwaite
€50
Charlie
Good luck Anna
€50
Gormlaith Hargaden
Well done Sorcha!
€50
Catherine Timlin
Well done Ava💖
€50
Sue (quinn)
Well done, Sophia! Good luck with it & we're very proud of you. Sue, Kieran, Amelia, & Zoe xXx
€50
Bridget Hayes
Well done, Nush. Am proud of you!
€50
Abigail Meagher
€50
Mary Woods
Bring the woolly socks!!!!
€50
Anonymous
Good luck !
€50
Susanna Lane
Good luck Sadhbh and enjoy!
€50
Ed Ronayne
Best of luck Abi. Great cause
€50
Colm Mc Aree
Great cause - Well done Molly !!!
€50
Anonymous
Best of luck Abigail & well done
€50
Rosemary Pearson
Good luck Chloe. It's a great cause. Love Nana
€50
Robert Nolan
€50
Conor Buckley
Good work all!
€50
Rachel Reid
Best of luck to you and all the girls in Loreto Dalkey on Friday evening x
€50
Granny
Great cause Sophie
€50
Marguerite
Don’t forget your Niall horan T-shirt
€50
Nan
Sweet dreams Sophie!
€50
Lisa Donnelly
You are So Fab ✨✨✨ well done Anusha
€50
Hilary Meagher
Best of luck Abi !
€47
Cousins Emilia And Siena
Best of luck with the sleepover. No boozing!
€40
Tanya L
Well done Ava
€40
J P Ward
€40
Catherina Woods
Well Done to all the girls especially Eva Woods
€40
Your Greystones Cousins!
What a super cause. Well done on getting involved!
€40
Josh Silverthorne
€40
Jessica Dailey
Well done Juno, good luck!
€40
Fiona
Late, as per. Well done hun xx
€40
Anonymous
Good luck to everyone. It ‘s for du h a great cause
€40
Margaret And Nancy
€40
Anne O Connor
Well done Aisling, we're so proud of you xx
€40
Kåre Brynjulfsen
€40
Caitriona O'sullivan
Hope you raise lots of money for such a good cause. Well done x
€40
Lizzie Gore-grimes
Well done Alice!
€40
Sinéad Canny
Well done Anusha, what a great effort in supporting a much needed and brilliant charity:
€40
Anne Meagher
Well done Alice - an excellent cause! Best of luck
€40
David Meagher
Go Alice!! Love Dave Meagher & Family
€40
Orla Hyland
Good on ya Molly! You’re great! Xxx
€40
Gillian Gleeson
Delighted to donate to a great cause, good luck Ali and all the girls.. hope it doesn’t rain that night x G
€40
Fairy Godmother
Well done Alex, big hug from over the ocean
€40
Des Lane
€40
Nana And Ganga
Well done Ali
€40
Anonymous
€40
Jessica Byrne
Well done Molly and all the other 4th years!
€40
Anonymous
€40
Melissa Harney
Wrap up warm🤣
€40
Fiona
Well done hun.
€40
Annette Hargaden
Well done Sorcha
€40
Michelle Horgan Gaul
I'm proud of you Tiana. Very good cause.
€40
Oonagh Kenny
Best of luck Mary.
€40
Ann Higgins
€40
Orlaith Ni Mhadagain
Well done Sorcha!
€40
Julie Curran
Well done Ava!
€40
Isabelle Higgins
€40
Andy O'brien
Well done Orla
€40
Mark Duffy
€40
Audrey
Very proud of you already! It's a great thing to do, love Mum
€40
Clodagh O'leary
Well done Laura 👏
€40
Joe Higgins
€40
Joe Higgins
€40
Lynette Kinsella
Well done girls ! Be very proud of yourselves doing a wonderful charitable thing
€40
Eoin Higgins
€40
Eoin Higgins
€40
Ciara Timlin
€40
Nanny & Granda Castlebar
Well done Ais.
€40
Gerry O'leary
€40
Uncle Aidan
Well done Kate
€40
Greg O'brien
Well Done Annabel
€40
Norma And John O'brien
Good luck Orla - hope you stay warm
€40
Roisin Murphy
Good luck girls!
€40
Declan Lambe
Well done Eva. 👍
€40
Town Woods
Stay warm Eva xx
€40
Donnchadh Ó Madagáin
Well done Sorcha!
€40
Edward Hamilton
Good luck! Haba
€40
Gramma K
Thanks Clara for helping people!!
€40
Catherine Kavanagh
€40
Ruth Woods
Well Done Eva and Co. Dooleys x
€40
Stella Nugent
Good luck Cara and all the 4th years involved.
€40
Eugene Kenny
Best of luck Mary.
€40
Greg And Teresa Petersen
Hope you meet or surpass your goal
€40
Nuala
Well done Kate! A wonderful initiative. 👏
€40
Michael Lynch
Go Roisín!
€30
Sarah Woods
€30
Cd
From CD.
€30
Fionnuala & Charlie Creighton
€30
Irene Murphy-schwitzer
That’s a great cause you are raising money for Gillian. Good luck with the sleep out!
€30
Louise Watts
Fair play to you Molly x
€30
Brett O'connor
Good work Clara!
€30
Robbie Gleeson
€25
Rosemary Dewhirst
€25
Euan Daire Orla Liam
Good luck Juno! We recommend lots of sweets
€25
Ian Thornton
Well done Molly
€25
Karina Tynan
Best of luck Skye
€25
Sinead Thornton
€25
Conor Grogan
Best of luck abi
€25
Joanne Ferris
Best of luck Megan and all the Loreto TY-ers!
€25
Davidh
€25
Nichola Fahey
€25
Theo, Sophia & Noah Ledwidge X
Well done Gracie, a fantastic cause.
€25
Mc6
Well done Laura, great cause. Mc6!
€25
The Nevins
Well done Gracie xx
€25
James Lucas
Good luck with your fundraising.
€25
Nana Mary
Good girl Cara, well done !
€25
Marianne Toon
Great cause Kate. Go well love the Toons x
€25
Jenny
Well done Bella xxx
€25
Mary Thornton
Well done, Molly. Nanny Mary x
€25
Helena Kenny
Well done Mary!
€25
Frankie
Well done 👏
€25
Ruth Hargaden
Well done Alice, so proud of all of you. Ruthie.
€25
Patricia Doran
€25
Margaret Steele
Well done Ava, great cause.
€25
Briain Kavanagh
€25
Martina Lynch
€25
Elaine Barry
Best of luck Kate you’re amazing 🤩
€25
Owen And Ali Oconnor
Proud of you Clara!
€25
Harish Kumar
Best of luck Jessica
€25
John Nolan
€25
Niamh Crosbie
Great work !
€25
Gill
Well done Juno. So importantant to raise awareness. Very very proud of you xx
€25
Michael Lamb
Well done Juno! Wrap up!
€25
Conor Tierney
Best of luck Cara, well done to you and your classmates!
€25
Louise Leavy
Well done Megan & all taking part! Great cause. 👏
€25
Helen Grogan
€25
Di Timlin
Good luck Ava. Aunty Di & Uncle Martin xx
€25
Simone Harney
Well done and best of luck 👏
€25
Joanna Herat
€25
Anonymous
€25
Bryan Higgins
€25
Sinead
Fingers crossed no rain 🤞🏻well done!
€25
Simon Egan
Well done Ava
€25
Anonymous
€25
Claire Reid
Best of luck to Gracie and her year
€25
A Secret Supporter
Gran trabajo Raquel!
€25
Lucy O'brien
Good luck to Orla and friends x
€25
Mary Callaghan
Well done Ava you are a star💖
€25
Derek Corcoran
€25
Martina Keenan
Best of luck girls, great Charity
€25
Regina Kenny
Great chase and good luck Mary!!
€25
Anonymous
Well Done Isabella, Grandad Jim
€25
Anonymous
€25
Anonymous
Good on Isabella and your team
€25
Anonymous
€25
Elisa Cullinane
€25
Anonymous
Well done Isabella and your team
€25
Tony And Martina
Well done Mary-Kate!! Wrap up well. Great cause.
€25
Dave Sherlock
€25
Granny And Grandad
Well done Ella, brilliant charity
€25
Anonymous
€25
Nicholas Koumarianos
€25
David Magee
Best of luck
€25
Alex Mccloskey
To everyone taking part in the sleepout, you are truly inspiring! Your dedication to raising awareness and supporting those without a home is making a real difference. I’m proud to support this cause and stand with you in this important effort. Stay strong through the night—you’re bringing hope and change to those who need it most!
€25
Mary Power
We are very proud of you Annabel. Lots of love from Mary, Stephen, James, Luke & Sadhbh ❤️
€25
Kevina Kenny
Well done Mary!
€25
Rita Mcnamara
Good luck, Kate. X
€25
Hayley Britton
€25
John Power
€25
Jess Duffy-mullen
€25
Manus O'donnell
€25
Ian Mcilraith
Proud of you Ava !!
€25
David Mcgeough
Best of luck Mary
€25
Linda Walsh
Good luck Ali
€25
Eoghan Morrissey
Good luck Juno!
€25
Neive And Drew
Go Ella
€25
Victoria Crosthwaite
This will be such fun let’s hope the weather is nice xx
€25
Venetia Hamilton
Good luck Abi- hope it’s not to cold or wet!
€25
Anonymous
Well done Mary
€25
Craig Donnelly
Great cause!
€25
Alex Herman
💙🤍 From al pal.
€20
Jw&c
€20
Gillian Murphy
€20
Sarah Gleeson
Well done Ali, you’re great 🩷🩷
€20
Jo Daly
Well done Ella, it a great cause, good luck
€20
S & S
Good luck 🤞
€20
Catriona
€20
Brian Coughlan
€20
Lorraine Byrne
€20
Laura Homer
Well done 👏
€20
Ann Nolan
Well done Alice..very best of luck xx
€20
Will Boyle
Go get em kid x
€20
Patricia O'connor
Good luck Ais....I want photos!
€20
Anonymous
€20
Liam
Well done Jessica!
€20
Aidas Very Cool Brother
I'm very cool😎
€20
S Mc Donald
€20
Anonymous
€20
Noreen & Seamie Meagher
€20
Aida Hughes
€20
Aunty Anne And Uncle Dennis
Good luck Nuala, wrap up warm!! Love from aunty Anne and Uncle Dennis in England
€20
Aine B
Well done Robyn
€20
Nancy And River
We think you are amazing Ella
€20
Adrian Kenny
€20
Pattiann O'leary
€20
Rachel Kelly
Well done Molly
€20
Claire Ó Madagáin
Well done Sorcha from Mamó
€20
Collin Mcfadden
€20
Colin Watts
Well Done Molly
€20
Suzanne O Brien
€20
Jimmy Farrelly
€20
Paul Meagher
€20
Martin
€20
A&j Mellett
Well done Aisling !,
€20
Joanne Russell
€20
Emer Kinsella
Well done Jessica !!!
€20
Barry Doran
€20
Dearbhla Grogan
Best of luck Abi!!
€20
Antoinette Watts
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Grandad Brian
Best wishes Aida. A good cause.
€15
Mary Mellor
Good luck Ella xxx
€15
Lourdes
Well done! With love mama
€15
Daniel
€15
Claire M
Well done Ella!
€15
Jacqui
Well done Ava!
€15
Lorcan Gorham
€10
Anonymous
€10
Granny Kate
Good Luck Anusha! Hope it’s a dry night and not like my experience in Pony Camp! Will never forget it! 🐎 🌧️
€10
Aislinn Ni Mhadagain
Well done 😊
€10
Indi
Ánimo Raquel, conseguirás tu objetivo. Bsssss
€10
Annika Weber
€10
Christine O'connell
Great cause Jessica, well done!
€10
Anonymous
€10
Jenny Collins
€10
Maurice Collins
€10
Karen Watts
Well done Molly 💛
€10
Aoife Hargaden Oconnor
Well done Sorcha 🩷
€10
Fiona Egan
Well done Ava
€10
Rhianna Meagher
go girl
€10
John Killeen
well done Alice
€10
Monty
Well done Alex !
€10
Anonymous
€10
Catherine Kavanagh
Well done Hazel. You’re a great girl. Xxx
€7
Victoria James
€5
Kinsella
€5
Silvia Patrica Martinez
Desde sevilla con cariño
€5
Anonymous
€5
Caroline Weir
€5