We’re sleeping out at DCU against homelessness
Right now, more than 5,500 children in Ireland are growing up without a home. Behind that number are childhoods missing the moments that matter: no quiet space for homework, no friends coming over, no family meals together, no community to grow up in, and no safe home to rely on.
That’s why we, as DCU students, will be taking part in a sleep out on Friday 13 November in support of Focus Ireland. Our aim is to make this a true DCU effort: bringing students and the wider university community together to take action against homelessness.
By spending one night out in the open, we are standing in solidarity with people experiencing homelessness and helping raise vital funds for Focus Ireland’s work with children, families and individuals across Ireland.
If you can, please support us: join the sleep out, donate to our fundraising page, or host a fundraising event on the night. Every contribution, big or small, helps us move closer to 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
€250
Anonymous
€250
Richard Doyle
Best of Luck Niamh, Richard, Sinead & Sue, DNG DOYLE
€200
Anonymous
Best of luck everyone-thanks to Marie and all the team! I'll be there!
€150
Dng Mckenna Healy
Best of Luck & very well done.
€125
Josey Dunne
€111
Pamela Gallagher
Best of luck Marie!
€111
Donnchadh Murphy
€111
Caitriona Brennan
Well done Marie
€111
Anonymous
Great thing to do. X
€111
Jacintha Griffin
€111
Ciara, Matt And Lara Xxx
Fair play to you Marie. Great cause xx
€111
Ciaran Clancy
€100
Noeleen Fitzgerald
A good thing you're doing catriona.
€100
Anthony Walsh
€100
Ruth Serrano
€100
Dng Dorrian
€100
Liam O Byrne
€100
Anonymous
Fair play John
€100
Slawomir Prokop
€100
Catriona Ledwith
€100
Robert Cannon
We'll done, good cause!
€100
Marcus Mccormack
€100
John Cronolly
€100
Dng Mccormack Quinn
€75
Andrew O’flanagan
Best of luck Marie!!
€70
Marie O'flanagan
€60
Catriona & James Cahill
Good luck John! Fair play 🥰
€55
Michelle
Well done Lil !
€55
Sinead Hughes
Best of Luck!
€55
Andrew Patterson
€55
D W
Good on ya Louise
€55
Denise Flood
Great charity well done
€55
Elaine Barrett
€55
James Mcgovern
Great work, Lillian!
€55
Brendan Kenny
€55
Anonymous
Good luck Marie, hope the weather is good to you!
€55
Ann-marie Doyle
Fair play John.
€55
Michael Scott
€55
Anonymous
Best of luck with it Marie
€55
Caroline O'flanagan
A great cause Marie. Well done.
€55
Anonymous
You’re amazing!!
€55
Jane & Conor
€55
María Jose Serrano
€55
Anonymous
€55
Des Lyons
€50
Anne Fitz
Good on yis!
€50
Michael Nolan
Fair play Lillian
€50
Elaine Kelly
Well done Lillian - great cause
€50
Lorraine Greville
Well done Lil
€50
Aoife Ludlow
€50
Tim Brosnan
Well done Lillian
€50
Dursey
Great cause Lil. ❤️
€50
Thomas Carberry
€50
E O Grady
Well done Catriona 💪
€50
Michael Willis
Best of luck
€50
Manoj
€50
Robert
Great cause, Well done - don’t forget the thermals
€50
Pat Kane
Fair play to you Lillian, great cause
€50
Nicola O'loughlin
€50
Olivia Finucane
€50
Keith Wynne
€50
Marc Battigan
€50
Caitríona Nic Giolla Mhichíl
Fair play Catriona and best of luck with the sleep out for the homeless.
€50
Colm O Reilly
€33
Ronan Mccormack
Best of luck!
€30
Fiachra T
Fair play to you 👊
€30
Heather O Connor
Best of luck Catriona hope all goes well on the night
€30
Heather O Connor
Best of luck Catriona hope all goes well on the night
€30
Sinead Foran
Best of luck Marie. A brilliant initiative ❤️
€30
Siuin Mcmanus
Best of luck, hope you get a mild night. Well done 👏👏👏👏
€30
Aisling Deignan
Good on ya Marie ❤️
€30
Sam Naghten
BM
€30
Tricia
Well done Tim So proud of you X
€29
Marie O'flanagan
€25
Christine Rodi
So proud of you Lillian! You are relentless. Miss you often. 🥰 Christine
€25
Paul Glennon
Fair play Lil
€25
Miriam
Fair play to you x
€25
Mark Wiley
€25
Cathy Woods
€21
Siobhan Branigan
Fair play Slaw
€21
Carol & Steve Waites
€21
Aga Samsel
Great cause, best of luck!
€21
James Kavanagh
€21
Claire Williams
Fair play and the very best of luck with it!
€21
Kristina Walsh
Best of luck 🫶
€21
Eve Mckay
Best of luck for a great cause.
€21
Neil Curran
€21
Terry Cassells
A great cause John best of luck with the sleepover
€21
Anonymous
Fair play John. Good luck with it !
€21
Katie Kirwan
Well done Rebecca 😊
€21
Sharon Sheehy
Best of luck Marie
€21
Sadbh Malone
€21
Sheila Hogan
Good luck !
€21
Anonymous
€21
Rayan Elsheikh
Best of luck :)
€21
Murad Seyidov
It is my pleasure to help.
€21
Louise Mcdonough
Amazing cause, way to go!
€21
Eoghan
€21
John Cahill
€21
Anonymous
€21
Edward Fitzgerald
€21
Eileen Quinn
FAIR PLAY TO U UR GREAT
€20
Dave Boyne
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Lisa Maloney
Great cause!
€20
Padraig Maree
€20
Ursula Kiely
Well done Lillian
€20
Angie Walsh
best of luck
€20
Alex Bacik
Fair play to you Slawomir
€15
Sara H
€15
Ursula Sherlock
Fair play! Great cause
€10
Anonymous
Good Job!
€10
Noel Collins
€10
Daria K
€7
Conor Donoghue
Our Team Members
Louise Scully
€245
Marie O'Flanagan
€1,141
Anthony Walsh
€377
Lillian Glennon
€807
Ruth Serrano
€350
Bouhaysa Ahmed Musa
€61
Niamh Comber
€950
Tim Pugh
€90
Ciara Fitzpatrick
€76
Slawomir Prokop
€419
Catriona Ledwith
€940
Derry Mckeown
Rebecca Bakir
€21
John Cronolly
€438
Conor Donoghue
€7
