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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, 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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Completed Sleepout

Thank you to our Sponsors

1,000

Shaffrey Landscaping Ltd

500

Cagney Contract Cleaning

250

Jim Verdon

250

Pds Dining Ltd

Good luck with the sleep out.

250

Grange Construction And Roofing

250

Vincent Field

Hope this really helps someone god bless .

250

First Aid Systems

250

Ascension Lifts Ltd

250

Niall Gallagher

200

John Dempsey

200

Paddy O’ Connor

125

Catherine & Mam

Well done Frank, great cause & delighted to support it 👏

125

Siobhan Woods

125

Anonymous

125

Cian Lynch

125

Anonymous

100

Fiona Sheehan

100

Aine Sheehan

100

Caulfield Industrial

100

Gary Duff

100

John D Campbell Painting & Decorating

100

Mark Long

70

Marian Doran

70

John Hegarty

70

Pump Action

70

Colin Campbell

Make sure you stretch beforehand!

50

Kate Murphy

Hope the night goes well Ronan. X

50

Tommy Miley

50

Sheyla & Mike

50

Peter Bruce

50

Anonymous

50

Steven

50

Dan

Best of luck Peter

50

Sean Ryan

50

Niall Kelly

Fair Play Liz

50

Julie Ann Devine

50

Ronan Murphy

50

Kevin Mccann

best of Luck Barry it going to be cold.

50

Ciara Carabini

50

Amy And Shannen

Best of luck Dad!!

50

Deirdre Oneill

50

James Mulligan

50

Anthony O Connor

Bag of cans and an abra but like reliving your youth on the sleep out.

50

Noel Whelan

50

Liz Mcloughlin

Well done Pete

50

Shinangela

Ciao Ciao

50

Billy Big Balls

Gary I'm glad it all worked out for you

50

Thomas Williams

Fair Play Barry 👏

50

Anonymous

50

Paddy Griffin

All the best Gary. Goodman.💪🏻

50

Paul Scully

Good stuff Frank

50

James Barbour

Best of Luck Frank

50

Ciara Williams

Go n-éirí leat Barry!

50

Mulhern

Good stuff Frank

50

Shane

Good luck Pete. Shane.

40

Patrice Delaney

40

Fionn

Great cause Ron

40

Amanda O'connor

Good luck to Juli and all the team at Microsoft, raising money for a great cause.

40

Brian Eighan

Well done Gary

40

Trevor Mackey

40

Brian Keogh

Cheers Frank a worthy cause

40

Martin Smyth

40

Anthony

40

Chris Ling

40

Neil Ruane

Good luck Ron.

40

Deirdre Clover

Good luck Frank, a great thing to do for a very worthy cause 🙌🙏🤗❤️

40

Anonymous

30

Stuart And Barbara Wiggins

Well done, Pete, great cause!

30

Anonymous

30

Geraldine Murphy

30

Emma Quirke

30

Sinead Dempsey

Well done Tommy !!! Amazing 🤩

30

Anonymous

30

Paula Carpenter

30

Barry Pearce

Good luck

25

Kim...

25

Paul Delaney

25

Jon Do

GO BARRY GO

25

Anthony Hayes

25

John Timmons

25

Anonymous

25

Joe Benzies

Good luck Gary

25

Ian Muir

Best of luck Gary

20

Christina

20

Noel Tallon

Good Luck Barry, Fair Play

20

Jamie Hanlon

20

Ailbhe Gearty

🩷

20

James Aylward

Fair Play Gary!

20

Shane O Neill

Well done,does this count towards a move upstairs

20

Jennifer Williams

20

Ross Byrne

20

Michelle Masterson

20

Matthew

20

Laurs Williams

👏🏽👏🏽❤️

20

Milrose Ndebele

20

Laura Q.

20

Anonymous

20

Shane Dunne

20

Anna Hoban

20

Anonymous

20

Tracy John

Ah Tom you're going to desperate measures for a night away from Jens snoring 😂 ❤️

20

Joe

20

Anna Bruce

20

Frank Dun

20

Amy Oleary

Amazing stuff Niamhy 💕

20

Shane Adderley

Fair play. Best of luck.

20

Fionn & Éabha

Well done Niamh ☺️🙌

20

Dave Lynch

20

Sheila Williams

Good luck x

20

Brian O'looney

Best of luck Barry, well done.

20

Claire Mc Guigan

Well done Ronan

20

Barry Williams

Maith thu Gary.

20

Jonathan Ryan

20

Karl Taylor

Keep up the good work!!

20

Michael Mcgovern

20

John Q

20

Brian Holland

20

Stephen O Shaughnessy

20

Liam Mccarthy

20

Patrice Verdon

20

Peter Kirwan

20

Chris Haughan

20

Gary Connolly

See you there

20

Marti

Fair play to you neighbour.. good luck.

20

Chris Haughan

20

Anonymous

20

Mark Benzies

20

Harry Kwan

20

Mikola Tesla

20

Cormac Mccarthy

Fair play Gary!

20

Sharon Williams

20

Carl

20

Keith Long

20

Ciano

20

Michael Mcgovern

20

Barry Williams

Maith thu Chris

20

Joe Joyce

20

Vicki Oreilly

20

Sam And Casey

Well done frank

20

Rob Domican

20

Jeff Flood

Great stuff Frank, a little to help.

20

Alan Reilly

Good luck bro

20

Enda Prunty

20

James Williams

20

Damian Pedreschi

20

Anonymous

20

F D

20

Shauna Masterson

Well done princess Niamhy ❤️

15

Katie Dunne

15

Mateus Silva

Nice one

10

Anonymous

10

Jonathan Hayes

10

Jen

Good luck 😘

10

Lia Connolly

Well done Jamie!!

10

Geraldine M Byrne

10

Dolores

10

Deborah

Good luck

10

Sinead Williams

10

Shauna Kavanagh

Amazing thing to do! Well done Jamie!

10

Brian

10

Michael & Millie

10

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