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
€5k
Anonymous
€5k
Kilsaran
Well done all, Kilsaran are delighted to continue our long term support to such a worthy cause
€2k
FlexÉir Facilities Services
Best of Luck to Anthony and Tim and all the DCU EMBA class from all the team at FLEXÉIR
€2k
FlexÉir Facilities Services
Best of luck Tim and Anthony with the sleep out, from all the FLEXEIR team.
€1.6k
Anonymous
€1.5k
Irish Cement
€1,000
Shay Sheridan Ltd
€1,000
Pat O’donnell & Co.
€1,000
Karl Scully Croydon Developments Ltd
Well done Louise . Very worthy cause especially this time of year - Love Mam & Dad
€1,000
Adrian Mcelvaney
€810
Anonymous
€750
Ecocem
€500
Daft.ie
Best of luck Niamh! We’re all behind you and what you’re doing for Focus Ireland. Fair play to you! Tom and the team at Daft.ie
€500
Anonymous
Best of Luck Ciara
€500
Keith Lowe Dng
€300
Jacky Kavanagh - Dbass
€250
Anonymous
Great cause Louise. Hope weather isn’t too unkind
€250
Wojciech Tecza
Kick start :)
€250
Lidon Ltd
€250
Jh Fitzpatricks
Best of Luck Ciara, what a great cause!!!
€250
Jh Fitzpatricks
Best of luck Ciara, we are all so proud. Great job and cause.
€250
Dng Lettings Rathmines
Well done Niamh and best of luck from Niall, Madeleine and all the team at DNG Lettings :)
€250
Anonymous
€250
Richard Doyle
Best of Luck Niamh, Richard, Sinead & Sue, DNG DOYLE
€200
Patrick Flood
Best of luck everyone-thanks to Marie and all the team! I'll be there!
€200
Ballyfarna Construction
€150
Brian Harney
Super initiative for a much deserving cause
€150
Janine Bosak
Fantastic initiative! Wishing you the best of luck in meeting your goal!
€150
Dng Mckenna Healy
Best of Luck & very well done.
€150
Nuala Lonergan
€125
Josey Dunne
€111
Pamela Gallagher
Best of luck Marie!
€111
Donnchadh Murphy
€111
Eunan Doherty
€111
Mary Forte
Great what you are doing
€111
Margaret Brightling
€111
Dng Leonard & Heaslip
Best of luck Niamh! From all of us at DNG Leonard & Heaslip
€111
Jill Lowe
Best of luck Niamh, great cause
€111
Ciara Hennessy Year 2 Emba
I remember how cold it was during our sleep out last year so I wish you the best of luck! We'll try and come down to support you on the night aswell. Well done for the efforts so far!!
€111
Marek Papala
€111
Fleur & Robin
€111
Cian & Louise Carolan
Best of luck with this Niamh - a super thing to be doing 👏
€111
Joanna Kurasz-tecza
€111
Caitriona Brennan
Well done Marie
€111
Anonymous
Great thing to do. X
€111
Jacintha Griffin
€111
Donal Fitzpatrick
Good Luck. Great cause.
€111
Ciara, Matt And Lara Xxx
Fair play to you Marie. Great cause xx
€111
Linda Curran
Stay warm!
€111
Anonymous
Well done Conor
€111
Kate
Terrific Daniel. Good fir you.
€111
Ciaran Clancy
€111
David Andrews
Well done Louise
€111
Daniel
€111
Irene
👍🏻
€100
Noeleen Fitzgerald
A good thing you're doing catriona.
€100
Orla Fitzpatrick
€100
Dng Liam O Grady
€100
Sos Group
Well done Anthony, a fantastic cause! SOS Group
€100
Anthony Walsh
€100
Ruth Serrano
€100
Dng Ivan Connaughton
Best of luck Niamh
€100
Dng Dorrian
€100
Liam O Byrne
€100
Brian Fitzgerald
€100
Anonymous
Fair play John
€100
Joe & Margaret Hughes
€100
Slawomir Prokop
€100
Deirdre O'reilly
€100
Debbie Sudding
A very worthy cause. Best of luck, Niamh x
€100
Catriona Ledwith
€100
Ben Doyle
€100
Robert Cannon
We'll done, good cause!
€100
Stephen
€100
Marcus Mccormack
€100
Anonymous
€100
John Cronolly
€100
Peter Donohoe
Well done and best wishes Ciara
€100
Dng Mccormack Quinn
€100
Dng Farrelly Southern Maynooth
Best of luck Niamh x
€100
Barry, Andrea, Leo, Hugo, Teddy And Heidi
€75
Andrew O’flanagan
Best of luck Marie!!
€70
Marie O'flanagan
€70
Marie Cronolly
Best of luck John, great cause.
€68
Pizza Addict
€62
Gran & Grandad Fitzpatrick
Very proud of you Ciara, it’s a very worthy cause
€60
Catriona & James Cahill
Good luck John! Fair play 🥰
€55
Michelle
Well done Lil !
€55
Sinead Hughes
Best of Luck!
€55
Andrew Patterson
€55
Anne Burke
Best of luck Marie.
€55
Brendan Moran
Fair Play Lillian👏
€55
Brendan Moran
Fair Play Bouhaysa👏
€55
Yvette
Fair play 🙏
€55
Bren Lennon
Best of luck Dan
€55
Rebecca Harrison
Well done Niamh. Great cause.
€55
Anonymous
€55
Rachael
What a wonderful kind thing to do giving up your precious time xx
€55
Beth Merriman
€55
Shirley Farrell
€55
Patrick Mclaughlin
Wrap up well
€55
Adrian Hurley
Good luck Marie and enjoy!
€55
Anonymous
€55
D W
Good on ya Louise
€55
Aidan & Nikki Cronolly
€55
Denise Flood
Great charity well done
€55
Elaine Barrett
€55
Katya Mcdonagh
Best of luck with the sleep out, MBA class 2028! Keep up the good work!
€55
James Mcgovern
Great work, Lillian!
€55
Anonymous
€55
Edmund & Mary Hegarty
€55
Anonymous
All the best Daniel!
€55
Brendan Kenny
€55
Brett Stout
Such a great cause, great work Marie!
€55
Anonymous
Good luck Marie, hope the weather is good to you!
€55
Anne Kirwan
€55
Liam Kerrigan
Wrap up well Danny boy
€55
Diarmuid Torney
Good luck!
€55
Naomi Walsh
Wll done, great cause!
€55
Barry Byrne
Fantastic cause, Marie.
€55
Ann-marie Doyle
Fair play John.
€55
Princess Of Kalisz
Well done, Conor!
€55
Michael Scott
€55
Anonymous
Best of luck with it Marie
€55
Alex Fleming
Best of Luck Ciara!! 🙌
€55
Caroline O'flanagan
A great cause Marie. Well done.
€55
Maeve Fitzpatrick
€55
Helen Keogh
Well done!
€55
Jean Evans
Good luck and well done Niamh x
€55
Alan Fennelly
Great work Dan! Pack the gloves!
€55
Eoin K
About time!
€55
Martina Crehan
Well done Marie
€55
Anonymous
You’re amazing!!
€55
Brian Kelly
Great cause, well done.
€55
Rebecca Harlow
Best of luck Niamh!
€55
Jane & Conor
€55
Orla Mcmorrow
You go girl !!! Kudos to you xx
€55
Sasha Crosbie
€55
Brian Owens
Wrap up well Louise
€55
Brenda Finlay
€55
Dermot Murphy
€55
Ericka
€55
María Jose Serrano
€55
Jennifer Gaughran
€55
Claire
Sleep well Conor!! Well done!!!
€55
Anonymous
€55
Des Lyons
€55
Aoife Keogh
€55
Rob Draper
Well done John
€55
Joan O'dell
Well done Marie xx
€55
Declan Behan
€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
Anne And Pat Cannon
Enjoy your sleepover
€50
Tim Brosnan
Well done Lillian
€50
Tom O’flanagan
Well done Marie xx Dad
€50
Daryl Hanberry
Best of luck Catriona!
€50
Anonymous
€50
Siobhan Mckay
€50
Aedin Mckeon
👏👏
€50
Linda Curley
€50
Anna Flynn
Well done Louise!
€50
June Meehan
Best of luck with the sleep out Louise
€50
Dursey
Great cause Lil. ❤️
€50
Thomas Carberry
€50
E O Grady
Well done Catriona 💪
€50
Michael Willis
Best of luck
€50
Aoife Breen
Well done Louise 👏👏👏amazing cause ❤️❤️
€50
Manoj
€50
Cristina Demelas
€50
Robert
Great cause, Well done - don’t forget the thermals
€50
Pat Kane
Fair play to you Lillian, great cause
€50
Daniel Curran
€50
Nicola O'loughlin
€50
Enda And Vanessa Mcglynn
Hi Marie. Best of luck for such a worthwhile activity! Cheers, Enda and Vanessa.
€50
Olivia Finucane
€50
Annie Hughes
€50
Kate F.
€50
Linda Power
Good on you for making a difference Louise!
€50
Emma Theron
Well done Marie
€50
Keith Wynne
€50
Anonymous
€50
M T & Jim
Well done Ciara 👏
€50
Anonymous
€50
Eithne & Stephen
Best of luck Marie
€50
Conor O Neill
Good stuff Dan 👍
€50
Marc Battigan
€50
Conor Mcandrew
Well done Niamh 💪🏻
€50
Martin Murphy
Very worthy cause, well done Louise.
€50
Caitríona Nic Giolla Mhichíl
Fair play Catriona and best of luck with the sleep out for the homeless.
€50
Colm O Reilly
€50
Slavi Pavlov
Great cause Ciara, well done! Don’t forget to get yourself a few extra blankets… and a few extra square bars.
€50
Abad Influence
€40
Anonymous
€40
Aoife Morgan
I hope your goal is met Catriona, well done!
€35
Mollie, Sarah, John & Brian
Best of luck Ciara
€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
Jennifer Yore
€30
Sinead Foran
Best of luck Marie. A brilliant initiative ❤️
€30
Tom & Helen
Hope it goes really well Marie. X
€30
Anne Mccarthy
Great cause Niamh. Best of luck.
€30
Anonymous
€30
Siuin Mcmanus
Best of luck, hope you get a mild night. Well done 👏👏👏👏
€30
Aisling Deignan
Good on ya Marie ❤️
€30
Niamh D
Well Done Conor
€30
Mickeala Murphy
Well done Louise you're amazing!
€30
Sam Naghten
BM
€30
Tricia
Well done Tim So proud of you X
€29
Marie O'flanagan
€25
Hazel Skinner
€25
Christine Rodi
So proud of you Lillian! You are relentless. Miss you often. 🥰 Christine
€25
Paul Glennon
Fair play Lil
€25
Danielle Power
Best of Luck Niamh
€25
Olive Maitha
€25
Miriam
Fair play to you x
€25
Mark Wiley
€25
Archie Lambert
€25
Paul P
€25
Cathy Woods
€25
Amanda Whelan
Best of Luck Ciara 💛
€21
Ciara Carrig
€21
Anonymous
Best of luck Dan, well done!
€21
Keith Blythe
€21
Anonymous
€21
Katie Kilbride
€21
Sinead Quinn
€21
Sinead Quinn
€21
Anne Tarpeymcnally
Best of luck Niamh. Inspiring as always
€21
Mairead Griffith
Fair play to you all.
€21
Caroline Costigan
€21
Siobhan Branigan
Fair play Slaw
€21
Carol & Steve Waites
€21
Aga Samsel
Great cause, best of luck!
€21
Anonymous
€21
James Kavanagh
€21
Eleanor Healion
Best of luck !
€21
Eleanor Healion
Well done Marie
€21
Órlaith Fitzgerald Dng Declan Woulfe
Best of luck Niamh!🤩
€21
Claire Williams
Fair play and the very best of luck with it!
€21
Kristina Walsh
Best of luck 🫶
€21
Jonathan Begg
Best of luck Marie
€21
Christine Loscher
Well done Marie!
€21
Eve Mckay
Best of luck for a great cause.
€21
Michelle Keeley
€21
Niamh Mcmahon
Good Luck Marie, What a great cause. Hope the weather gods are with you.
€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
Anonymous
€21
Katie Kirwan
Well done Rebecca 😊
€21
Anonymous
€21
Sharon Sheehy
Best of luck Marie
€21
Sadbh Malone
€21
Sheila Hogan
Good luck !
€21
Gertrude Fitzpatrick
Well done Ciara!!
€21
Anonymous
€21
Sara Raftery
Good luck Marie! Fair play to you
€21
Áine
Best of luck Marie!
€21
Daneya Shanahan
€21
Rayan Elsheikh
Best of luck :)
€21
Murad Seyidov
It is my pleasure to help.
€21
Anita Walsh
Best of luck with the sleep out
€21
Wynne Family
€21
Louise Mcdonough
Amazing cause, way to go!
€21
Anonymous
Love you Brat trzymam kciuki!
€21
Eoghan
€21
Shane Mcelvanna
Fair play John, good luck with it.
€21
John Cahill
€21
Graham
Fair play mo chara
€21
Jay Barter
Great cause, weldone Louise.
€21
Suzanne Hawe
Good on ya Niamh 🙌😊👌
€21
Anonymous
Best of Luck Niamh
€21
Rónán Farrelly
€21
Helen H
€21
Lorcan Byrne
Best of luck NIamh
€21
Anonymous
€21
Carlos
Great initiative!
€21
Anonymous
€21
Siobhan Murphy
Good luck Daniel
€21
Gary Anderson
All the best Marie!!
€21
Edward Fitzgerald
€21
James O Kane
€21
Paul Mc Donnell
Best of luck for this great cause
€21
Conor Pugh
Hon the TP
€21
Simon Devenney
€21
Ciara Carrig
€21
Eileen Quinn
FAIR PLAY TO U UR GREAT
€20
Annie Brown
€20
Kate Mulhall
Amazing Catriona! Well done everyone💖
€20
Aoife Harmon
€20
Kieran Lyons
€20
Josiah Jaddock
€20
Edmond Connolly
€20
Soso Tshunungwa
€20
Philip Mcleer
€20
Dave Boyne
€20
Anonymous
€20
Lauren Parker-mitchell
€20
Anonymous
€20
Mick Greene
€20
Zoryana Tischenko
€20
Marie-louise Marshall
Good luck Niamh
€20
Anonymous
€20
Lisa Maloney
Great cause!
€20
Padraig Maree
€20
Gráinne (next Door)!!
Best of luck!
€20
Ela & Lucas P
Great cause, stay warm!
€20
Dylan O’brien
€20
Deirdre Donnelly
Best of luck with the sleep out Marie.
€20
Yvonne
Best of luck Marie
€20
Michelle Brennan
Wrap up warm Marie and best of luck.
€20
Siobhán O'connor
Well done Marie!
€20
Aisling Donnelly
€20
Sorcha Lyons
Good luck Conor!
€20
Sorcha Lyons
Good Luck Conor
€20
Agnes Miller
€20
Ursula Kiely
Well done Lillian
€20
Laura Barry
Well done Ciara!
€20
John Meade
Well done Ciara best of luck with the fundraising
€20
Gavin
Best of luck!
€20
Angie Walsh
best of luck
€20
Kat
€20
Brian Forbes
€20
Eoin Cotter
Good luck year 1! eoin year 2
€20
Wilma Mccoy
Don’t forget to wear your thermals, well done Daniel😂
€20
Alex Bacik
Fair play to you Slawomir
€20
Ali Behan
Good luck!
€20
Declan Monaghan
Fair play Louise!
€15
Ali Dunne
Well done Louise!
€15
Ella Moore
€15
Sara H
€15
Ursula Sherlock
Fair play! Great cause
€11
Puggy
Sko
€10
J K
€10
Sinead Mcdonald
€10
Brian Gargan
€10
Anonymous
€10
Suraj Nair
€10
Bláithín Heffernan
€10
Elaine
Good woman Louise , fair play 🥳❤️
€10
Sean Gahan
€10
Adam Condon
€10
Thomas Collins
€10
Emmet Fealy
€10
Victoria Colbert
Best of Luck Ciara :)
€10
Anonymous
Good Job!
€10
Noel Collins
€10
Killian Pugh
€10
Glenn Mulligan
€10
James Farrelly
No better man!
€10
Aoife Cowley
Youve got this, Niamh!
€10
Anonymous
Well done ♥️
€10
Christian Connolly
€10
Glenda Knowles
good woman Ciara
€10
Mtm
€10
Amy Flynn
Great cause :)
€10
Daria K
€10
Lauren Gray
€10
Guesty
Good luck x
€7
Conor Donoghue
€5
Jennifer Garland
Well done Louise
€5
Phil Smith
Best luck man hopefully its a warm gor sleep out
€5
Anonymous
€5
Georgina Jones
€5
Michael Conran
Our Team Members
Louise Scully
€2,991
Marie O'Flanagan
€2,479
Anthony Walsh
€2,540
Lillian Glennon
€978
Ruth Serrano
€535
Bouhaysa Ahmed Musa
€137
Niamh Comber
€3,910
Tim Pugh
€2,335
Ciara Fitzpatrick
€2,060
Slawomir Prokop
€2,019
Catriona Ledwith
€1,956
Derry Mckeown
Rebecca Bakir
€277
John Cronolly
€720
Conor Donoghue
€1,149
Daniel Curran
€871
Wojciech Tecza
€802
Keep up the good work.