We’re sleeping out against homelessness
This October 11, our team will be doing something a little different from our usual workday. Instead of going to our homes at the end of day, we'll be swapping our cosy beds for sleeping bags as part of our workplace sleep out to raise awareness and funds for Focus Ireland, the national organisation tackling homelessness in Ireland.
While the idea of spending a night outdoors in the coldmight not sound appealing at first, the cause behind it fuels our motivation. Homelessness is a critical issue that affects countless people in our community, and I am proud to be a part of our company’s effort that aims to take a stand against homelessness.
The statistics around homelessness are staggering. With over 4,000 children experiencing homelessness, it's clear we need to take action. That’s why I think it is important to take part in my workplace sleep out as part of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy. While a one-night sleep out is certainly not the same, it offers a glimpse into the vulnerability and hardship faced by thousands of people in Ireland without a safe and secure home.
By participating in this event, we hope to inspire others to get involved to raise funds to support vital homeless services. Please show your support 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.
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Thank you to our Sponsors
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Dave Jones
€250
Anonymous
Something needs to be done and you're doing it. Well done to you and your team.
€220
€125
Anonymous
€100
Rowena Fitzgerald
€100
Ben Deans
€100
Niall Mcniff
Well done Colin, a great cause
€100
Aisling Hayes
€100
Nuala Murtagh
€100
Paul O’brien
Great cause, well done.
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Barbara Sutton
€100
Conor Kiely
€100
Dudley & Siobhan Hudson
€100
Gareth Mcginn
€100
Clare Fleming
€100
Aidan Redmond
Well done to everyone for helping such a worthwhile cause!
€100
Deirdre Turner
€70
Gillian O Brien
€60
Anonymous
Good on you Siobhan and team. Keep well. X
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John Hayes
A great cause Colin
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Mary O’sullivan
Well done
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Paddy
€50
Anonymous
Best of luck! Stay wrapped up
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David Carmody
€50
Barry Murphy
Great cause well done
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Breda White
Great cause - fair play to all
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Nikki D
Great cause, well done Gareth and team.
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Rach
€50
Sar Bryan
€50
Anonymous
€50
Anonymous
€50
Liz Wylie
€50
Susan Murphy
€50
Ann Murphy
€50
Jill Kelly
Great cause - hope it goes well
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Angela
Good luck Jane!
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Elizabeth Arnett
Best of luck with the fundraising!
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Sarah Wilson
€50
Steve Byrnes
€50
Anonymous
Well done Siobhan & team
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Sharon O’malley
Best of luck Siobh on such a very needed fundraiser. I’m delighted to be able to help through your efforts. 😊
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Andrew Mortimer
Great cause! Let us know where to send the flasks of hot chocolate...
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Donna Collins
Well done Siobhan
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Maria White
€50
Denise O’malley
Best of luck to you & your colleagues on the sleep-out to support homelessness, fair play!
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Catherine Van Dijk
€50
Karl Martin
€50
Yann Chevalier
Fair play all
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Samantha Howe
Best of luck with it Colin
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Emma Nolan
€50
Tony Nulty
Well done Colin on fundraising for this great cause
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Brendan Geoghegan
A great cause and fair play to all those taking part
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David Lane
€50
Colin Murphy
€50
Anonymous
€50
Akshaya Vijayakumar
€50
John Caird
Well done all.
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James Bennett
Great cause - Best of luck Colin
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Kathy
Good on you Siobhan! Best of luck
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Aileen Carroll
Best of luck to Everyone taking part in the sleep out tomorrow night.
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Mark Fitzpatrick
Good luck Siobhan well done
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Siobhan Byrnes
€40
Stephen & Shauna Kelly
Fair play Colin, great cause well done.
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Tom Collins
Great cause Colin but wrap up warm 🥶
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Anonymous
€40
Fergal Murphy
€40
Jane Hudson
€40
Gerry Quinn
Good man Gareth, best of luck with it
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Bebhinn Alliot
€40
Therese O Regan-artaud
Fair play Siobhan. I hope its a dry night and not too cold for you all. You are very good to give up your bed for one night to change the lives of those facing homelessness.
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Matt Came
Great cause. Well done everyone.
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Eoin Fitzpatrick
Best of luck guys! Well done for doing this.
€40
Darren Plant
Great cause Colin, fair play. Don't forger the long johns!
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Andy O'brien
€40
Stephen Muldowney
Well done great cause
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Leigh Hall
Well Done Jane!!!
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Kate Gunning
€40
Kevin Donagher
€40
Anonymous
€40
Rona Girvan
Good luck team AXA.
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Lynnie Brackfield
Good luck Jane ! You are doing a wonderful job for a charity close to my heart ❤️
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Sam Baxter
€40
Christine Mcgrath
Well done Gareth, a very worthy cause. Hope you have your hot water bottle
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Mark Kelly
€40
Milla Clynes
Best of luck Colin and well done for fundraising for such an important cause.
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Connor Gilmore
Well done Siobhan!
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Jessica
€40
Debbie Donovan
€40
Sarah Mac Lennan
Well done Gar, worthy cause.
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Ita Keenan
Well done Gar 👏🏻Stay warm !
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Gerri Mccann
Best of luck Jane
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Lynn Mckibbin
The resources for planning this event are top notch - thank you for making it so easy for us to organise. What a great cause !
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Lyndsay Freehill
Fab cause well done AXA team
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Sean Hamill
€40
Grace
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Emma
€40
Martina Creaven
Well done Lynn and the rest of the group, it’s a super cause. We are so lucky to have the privilege of a warm cosy bed each night. Thank you and AXA for shining a light on a worthy cause. Wrap up warm my friend. X
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Sarah B
Happy to support Jane. Good luck!
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Maeve
€30
Lisa Bowens
Wel done Jane and team
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Anonymous
€30
Eoghan Devine
€30
Dermot Quigley
€30
Aly Mccormick
Great cause well done all
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Janine Clarke
Great cause Jane 🙌💗
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Angie Davie
€30
David Conlon
€25
Katherine Lawson
Good luck Siobhan - a great cause!
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Heery
Fair play Jane
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Robert Fagan
Well done folks
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Barry Dolan
Well done all,great cause!
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Triona Kelly
€25
Pat Maher
Fair play Gareth. Very worthy cause.
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Eamonn
Good one Gareth
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Fiona Cambridge
Well done to all involved- I hope the weather is kind to you!
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Audrey Browne
€25
Stephen Caulfield
Well done Jane and team, such a great charity ❤️
€25
Lorraine Wade
€25
Emma Wilson (william’s Mum)
Well done!!!
€25
Mccann’s
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Ciara Dillon
Best of luck :)
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Alan Casseb
€20
Linda Tapley
Best of Luck to all involved!
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James Farrell
€20
Neil Martin
€20
Jane Deane
All the best Siobhan
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Pauline Knapp
€20
Olga Hammersley
Well done Jane x
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Tracy Fitzgerald
€20
Anonymous
€20
Claire
€20
Roz Collins
Great cause well done
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Carol Nolan Eps Ul
€20
Adri C
Best of Luck!
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Anonymous
€20
Killian O'brien
€20
Orla Kelly
Best of luck with the sleep out Siobhan, for a great cause.
€20
Anne Carroll
Well done Jane
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David Butler
€20
Anonymous
Good luck
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Louise Mangan
€20
Sarah Lobban
Well done Jane and team!
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Daniel Milton
Great cause, a flask of hot whiskey will see you through the night!
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Melissaw
Well done all! Great initiative for such a worthy cause.
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Louise Parnell
Big achievement Siobhan. Well done, Lu & David xx
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Anonymous
€20
Anne-marie Maguire
€20
Deirdre Connolly
Well done Jane x
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Jacqui O'malley
€20
Milla Clynes
Well done Jane and team!
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Laura Geoghegan
Best of luck to all involved!
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Liam Foley
€20
Teresa Farrell
Well done everyone, fantastic cause 👏
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Maria Cooney
Best of luck to Siobhán and her colleagues at Axa in raising funds for a very worthy cause.
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Martin Downes
€20
Michaela Mclaughlin
€20
Suzanne Daly
Well done Gareth...
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Anonymous
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Sean Walsh
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Anonymous
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Susanne Tinnelly
€20
Gareth Mckeever
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Anonymous
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Monika Krecioch
Good woman Siobhan
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Craig Byrne
€10
Amy Eglington
Well done guys, great cause!
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Anonymous
Fair play for a great cause!
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Rob Kennedy
€10
Anonymous
€10
Michelle Doherty
Well done Gar!
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James Doyle
Fairplay everyone involved 🙌
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Anonymous
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Sinead
Well done to all
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Anonymous
€10
Derek O'mahoney
€10
Gillian Baxter
👏 brilliant
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Gillian Gavin
€10
Marianne Bates
Best of luck
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Susan Treanor
Go Lynn!
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Cillian Murphy
€10
Anonymous
Well done all, great cause
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Andrew Toomey
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Anonymous
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Brendan O Driscoll
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Anonymous
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Andrea Alison Wilson
€10
Aoife Mulvany
Well done Jane. What an amazing thing to do.
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Orla Carrigan
€10
Helen Coll
Hope you keep warm and your spirits high while you stay out on the streets, a worthwhile endeavour for such a great cause!
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Anonymous
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Paul Keating
€5
Michelle Nee
€5
Anonymous
Well done
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Anonymous
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Annie Rozite
€5
Axa
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Philip Russell
Best of luck guys!
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Máirtín Gallinagh
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Joe
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Khadija Ring
Best of luck Siobhan!
Well done Siobhan.