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.
Our Achievements
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50% of Fundraising Target
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Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€250
Fran
€250
Gavin Killen
€250
Darren Corbett
€250
Denis O'sullivan
€250
Kerry Mcconnell
€250
Dave Gaschap
€250
Julie Bergin
Well done Kerry x
€250
Ruth Ranson
€250
Bge Power Trading
€250
Darren Caprani
Fair play Gav!
€250
Ben Martin
Keep them toes inside the sleeping bag this time!
€250
Claire Madden
€250
Loop It Solutions Ltd.
€250
Anna Brennan
Kerry, what a fantastic cause. Well done to you and all your colleagues.
€200
The T-shirt Co
€200
John Dalton
€125
Anonymous
You are a star, and I am so proud of you.
€125
Ross Christie
€125
Christopher Olomo
So proud of you for this worthy cause.
€125
Nadine Watters
Good for you Kerry !!
€125
Sorcha
€125
Elizabeth Mullan
Best of luck, Miriam and well done, Liz
€125
Barbara
€125
Anne Marie Clancy
€125
Enda O Gorman
€125
Miriam Barror
€125
Kerry More
Thank you for being cold and uncomfortable to help highlight those who face that everyday. Proud of you
€125
Nicola De Beer
€125
Darren Leamy
€125
Leyla Murphy
€125
Ciara Moore
Good luck Conall .Amazing cause
€105
Mum And Dad
Well Done Baby! Fantastic cause- we're really proud of you :-) with Love, Mum and Dad
€100
Flan
Good Luck Fi!
€100
Andy P
€100
Anne Martin
Keep cosy. Mum & dad.
€100
Steve Martin
€100
Brian Cody
Good on you, Timothy! Best wishes to you. I'll be thinking of you on the night.
€100
Gemma Byrne
Stay warm
€100
Ger Griffin
€100
Ciaran Tate
€100
David G
€100
Olivier
Je suis fier de toi ma chérie.
€100
Mark Kenny
Fair play Kerry, a great and worthwhile cause which I have supported and raised funds for in the past.
€100
Andrea Grainger
Some man for one man
€100
The Rodrigues Family
Fifi, You have such a big heart! Good on you for stepping up and helping those others with such a worthy cause. We're super proud of you and all of your amazing colleagues! Wishing you all the very best for the Sleep Out. Lots of Love, Your Familia xXx
€100
Geoff Moore
€100
Patrick Clarke
€100
Paul
Amazing as always. Thank you to you and the team.
€100
Mary Ruth
Very proud of you Miriam - well done
€100
Scott Mcconnell
€100
Denis Cronin
€100
Allan Searles
Good luck Gemma
€100
Bernie Searles
Good luck Love Mum
€100
Margaret Clarke
Great cause. Well done Patrick.
€100
Shelly And Harry!
Best of luck on the night. We are so proud of you and we will enjoy a break from your snoring!
€100
J M
€100
Erica Grainger
€100
Brendan Mahon
Best of luck buddy 👍
€100
Edwina Nyhan
Best of luck, looking forward to hearing all about it.
€100
Ann B.
€100
Alannah, Jacob & Ethan Byrne
Best of Luck
€94
Saffron Rosenstock
€90
Nanda Gurriah
Very Worthy Cause. Many people think of helping a good cause but don't actually do it . It just remains a good thought, which unfortunately doesn't help anyone. We'll done for actually making the step.
€75
Brian Wilson
Well done Miriam, go you :)
€70
Brian With An I
€70
Kevin Massey
€70
Lùcia & Freddie
Well done Auntie FiFi we are so proud of you! Lots of love Lùcia and Freddie and all the Ferrào’s ❤️❤️❤️
€70
Caragh Madden
€70
Rachel Lysaght
Go néirí go geal leat, a stór
€70
Peaches
Best of luck Fi ❤️
€70
Richard Byrne
€70
Fiona Longmuir
Good luck Steve
€70
Bryan With A Y
€70
Conor Kelly
€70
Karla Santana
Proud of you Miriam, it’s a great cause!
€70
Johnny Enright
Best of luck Denis!
€70
Amanda Daly
Best of luck Kerry. It’s a great thing you’re doing x Amanda and Karl
€70
Jo Dineen
€70
Gillian Kinsella
Good luck to team BGE at this year's sleep out, from your former colleague. Hope it all goes well.
€70
Anonymous
€70
Cormac Mannion
€70
Patrick Liston
Best of luck, bring a brolly! Great cause.
€70
Maiphil
Miriam, you're a wonder and a marvel! Xxxxx Ciarán & Maiphil
€70
Louis Kennedy
€70
Anonymous
€70
Eamonn Walsh
€70
Emma Leamy
€60
Steve
Amazing that you have chosen to sleep out instead of going to a show you booked tickets for. That’s proper dedication
€55
Ajibola Yusuf
€50
Joe Egan
Just checked the forecast, that night's gonna be a scorcher! well done DG
€50
Christine
Briliant Eamonn. A very worthy charity. Good luck. CJ & Dom
€50
Gillian Raftery
Such a great thing to do for a very worthy cause. Kudos Claire!
€50
Con Cremin
€50
Rosemary Wynne
Good luck Nic, great cause x
€50
Tg
€50
Joe Herlihy
Best of luck
€50
Timothy Odeniyi
€50
Anonymous
€50
Andrew Y
Well done Kerry !!
€50
Johnny & Rowan
€50
Damilola Oshin
Eku ojo iji. Olorun agbo adura gbogbo wa
€50
Mike Flynn
Best of luck with the sleep out
€50
Mayte & Des
Well cause Patrick!!!!
€50
Karishma Keswani
€50
Gillian Keyes
Best of luck Elaine!
€50
Esmond Dsouza
Such a great cause. I hope you achieve way more than intended. Good luck
€50
Gillian Keyes
Great stuff team! Best of luck on the night!
€50
Georgie
Well done Leyla!
€50
Richard Morrow
Great stuff Nicola, best of luck from William & Philippa!
€50
Nathan & Edel
Nice work Lainzer
€50
Olive O'sullivan
Best of Luck Gemma, best get the thermals on :)
€50
Carmel O'donnell
Best of luck Ger.. love the profile pic - so cute!!
€50
The Buff Day Spa
Such a great cause! Thank you for raising awareness.
€50
Anna Cremin
€50
Estelle Davis
Best of luck Kerry and all the team at BGE with your fundraising efforts..!
€50
Mike Flynn
Best of Luck Ger
€50
Loretta And Aaron
€50
Anonymous
€50
Rory Griffin
Best of luck on the night
€50
Alan Dunne
Fair play Eamo
€50
Alva Sheehy
Best of luck James!
€50
David Mcnamara
Fair play hope the weather is ok for you Great cause
€50
Cuan And Aoibh
€50
David Forde
€50
Niamh Mac
Great cause Conall!
€50
John And Mairead
€50
Aunty J
Fifi, Wishing you all the very best this Friday. I'm so proud of you and your colleagues for supporting this cause- Brilliant! God Bless, Aunty J xxx
€50
Pedro
From your Beloved Aunt
€50
Darren White
Well done Conall
€50
Roisin & Kris
Well done Ciara xx
€50
M Madden
€50
Fiona Leamy
€50
Barry Oldham
Well done Denis
€50
Naomi Christie
€50
Patrice Okeeffe
€50
Eoghan Monahan
Best of luck Patrick!
€50
Neysa & Vini
€50
John Cronin
€50
Padraig Barry
Good luck Gemma and thank you for doing this!
€50
Tom Clyne
€50
Paraic Kelly
€50
Faye, Danny & Finn
Good luck Daddy
€50
Fiona Carroll
Good luck Denis, well done sleeping out again for such a great cause.
€50
Louise Robinson
Good Luck Ror from Lou and Keithy
€50
Fiona Carroll
Well done John on sleeping out again for such a great cause
€50
Dan Griffin
Fair Play Denis
€50
Niall
€50
Anonymous
€50
Jeanne Mulder
€50
Tanya Moore
€50
Ru
Maith thú, Miriam. Best of luck this year!
€50
The Hurley’s
€50
Olivia Biggs
Well done Eamo.
€50
Mark Bolger
€50
Andy Salter
Fair play Nic, best of luck!
€50
Rory Mccann
€50
Anonymous
€50
Joe & Margaret
Hope it’s not too cold or wet on the night
€50
Audrey And Tony Massey
👏👏
€50
Cian Greally
Good man Conall, great cause
€50
Carmel Lonergan
Fair play to you Eamonn, best of luck 🙂
€50
Jp
Amazing Nic!
€40
James B
Best of luck with the sleep out
€40
Catherine Macnamara
🩷
€40
Clare Tindal
Best of luck Miriam! x
€40
Evanna
€40
Shane Logan
€40
Darren Burke
Well done Patrick!
€40
Vera Rodrigues
To you Fi Fi and all your colleagues .. WELL DONE !! You’ll smash this! No doubt you will reach your goal in no time Lots of love V and Aunty G Xx
€40
John Kelly
€40
Julie O Keeffe
Good luck Lince!
€40
Steve Cox
€40
Chad
Good man, Lince!
€40
Linda Kiernan
Fair play Fiona x
€40
Carmel Kelly
€40
Breffni
Well done Conall It's a great cause. Proud of you!
€40
Paschal Boland
Best of luck Patchy!!
€40
James Louttit
Best of luck Steve, it’s a great cause!
€40
Kathleen
Thank you for your activeness in raising awareness to such an important issue.
€40
Josephine Kendellen
Best of luck again Yvonne
€40
Melwyn Cardoz
Best of luck
€40
Mark Finn
Stay warm Patchy and well done, great cause.
€40
Kelley And Robbie
Great work, Leyla ❤️👏🏽
€40
Chris Carroll
Well done Leyla! Great cause! X
€40
Yvonne Ward
€40
Brian Murphy
€40
Dawn
❤️❤️❤️
€40
Patrick O Riordan
€40
Anonymous
€40
Cleo Mccormack
Well done Leyla! Such a good cause. Love from Cleo, Ross, Oscar and Rohan. Xxx
€40
Stephen Peare
Well done!
€40
Kerry Mcconnell
Let’s hope for a dry night!
€40
Sue Whyte
€40
Linda Carrasco
When I was last in Dublin, I saw many whom were homeless. I didn't realise the extent until I read your page(s!). A very worthwhile cause! Well done Fione!!
€40
Rory Mcgee
€40
Gillian A Devlin
Best of luck Kerry. Hope it stays dry for you. Xx
€40
Anonymous
€40
David Meade
Best of luck!
€40
Redmond O'leary
Best wishes with it, great cause
€40
Adebola
Great initiative Tim!
€40
Lince Daniel
€40
Maeve Duffy
€40
Owen Zamboglou
Take it home big man!
€40
Ger Christie
€40
Tríona
Good Luck Kev!
€40
Barry Kearns
€40
Anonymous
Best of luck Kerry
€40
Feargal
Well done Conall. Hope it stays fine for you all.
€40
Aoife Mcgeough
€40
Lion.ie
€40
Niamh Ryan
Fair play Nic!!
€40
Gem
Well done, Fi. A fantastic cause to be supporting. So proud of you! Good luck! X
€40
Yinka Martin
€40
Olaseni Odukoya
€40
Anonymous
Thank you for doing this amazing thing for the community.
€40
Liz Maybury
€40
James Kearns
€40
Suzanne Barror
Well done, Mir. Great cause x
€40
Taiwo Odeniyi
€40
Bernadette Mccormack
€40
Anonymous
€40
Stephanie Sheridan
Amazing Charity - I hope you hit your target. Best of luck!
€40
Maria Meade
€40
Caitriona Prendergast
Best of luck guys! Caitriona
€40
Clinton Okike
€40
Georgina Sedgwick
Best of Luck!
€40
Martin Regan
Best of luck with it David!
€40
Eimear Farrelly
Best of luck Ciara! 👏🏼
€40
Sean O’leary
€40
Oscar Garcia Guerra (sfdc)
Thank you Gavin. What a fantastic initiative.
€40
Thecyclingjudge@yahoo.co.uk
Well done Laura - Pat and Michael
€40
Orla Malone
Well done Ciara
€40
Mark Kavanagh
Don’t forget your PJ’s!!
€40
Andrew Clarke
€40
Leslie Healy
€40
Mike Mahony
Best of Luck Gav and the BGE team - great cause
€35
Stephanie Taylor
€35
Stephanie Taylor
€35
Stephanie Taylor
€30
Lorraine Lynch
I'm do proud of you!! Well done 👏
€30
Nicole
€30
Ger Harnett
Best of luck Jonny
€30
Dara Bradley
Well done Mirso
€30
Laura Walker
€30
Bernard O’hara
€30
Catherine Harte
Great cause Nic, Brava
€30
Owen Zamboglou
Well done Ross, representing team Upstream. Fair play for getting involved.
€30
Owen Zamboglou
Well done brother Cronin.
€30
Maria Scharffenberg
€30
Niall Cunningham
don't forget your wolly tights
€30
Jennifer Murphy
Best of luck Nic on your overnight! Will be thinking of you....
€30
Bernadette O'sullivan
Well done Miriam
€30
Anonymous
€30
Kitty
Best of luck A!
€30
Adrian Griffith
€30
David Carroll
Well done Johnny! Very worthy cause.
€30
Anusha Mavoori
Great cause. Wishing you all the good luck Patrick.
€30
Ankur Ghogale
€30
Andrew O 'malley
Fair Play Eamo. Don't freeze!!!!
€30
Róisín And Tony
€30
Bee
€30
John Meade
Well done 👏 Maria. Great job 👍
€25
Lola Os
€25
Maria M
Best of luck Ger!
€25
Jason And Nada
€25
Anonymous
I need video evidence of you sleeping on the street!
€25
Anonymous
What a fantastic cause Fifi! You got this like you always 'got' everything! You’re officially a superhero. Cape or no cape, you're saving the day! Keep being awesome and making the world a better place—one £ or € (and one awkward fundraiser) at a time. XxX
€25
Barbara Durante
Thank you for making a difference!
€25
Deirdre Tobin
€25
Christina Smyth
well done Conall
€25
Anonymous
Best of luck with that! Sounds grim
€25
Sean O Boyle
Well done Kev!
€25
Jose Villar
€25
Niamh O'dwyer
€25
Andrea Noonan
Best of luck Maria !!!
€25
Niamh O'dwyer
€25
Niamh O'dwyer
€25
Ken Allen
Kerry, great cause and I hope the weather is kind to everyone sleeping out.
€25
Lucy Kitchin
Great cause Timothy and thanks for raising awareness!
€25
Dermot Keane
€25
Kristen Rogers
Fair play Yvonne !! Best of luck
€25
Kenneth Allen
Gemma, great cause and hope the weather is kind to you on the night.
€25
Jamie
Fair play Den
€25
Glenda Ryan
Well done Nic, Glenda
€25
Con O'callaghan
Beat of luck with it DG!
€25
Derek Haynes
Well done Laura and wrap up warm
€25
Marvin Prince
Good luck on the night|
€25
Marvin Prince
Best of luck on the night Ger!
€25
Ann Mcmahon
Best of luck!
€25
Ann Mcmahon
Some woman for one woman. Fair play maria!
€25
Ann Mcmahon
Fair play Denis, no better man!
€25
Jane Byrne
Well done hun, very proud of u! Xx
€20
John Bowen
€20
Anonymous
€20
Andrea Noonan
Best of luck Nicola !!!
€20
Ashling Plunkett
Fair play for sleeping out Nicola, best of luck!
€20
Ashling Plunkett
Good luck Johnny!
€20
Conor
Fair play Miriam!
€20
Joanne Eklof
€20
Ranj Singh
Go on Fi! Such a great cause and one that’s affecting so many right now. Lots of love from Ranj, Amelia and Mila.
€20
Vikki
Fair play Mrs!
€20
Anonymous
€20
Karolyn O'leary
€20
Sabrina O Driscoll
Well done Nic!! Proud of you. X
€20
Máire
Well done Ciara.. fair play 💛 x
€20
Peter Bosch
Amazing Gavin, well done to you!
€20
Rozanna Conlon
€20
G Kearney
€20
Caroline Holohan
€20
Orla Lawrence Byrne
€20
James Barry
€20
Philip Byrne
€20
Anonymous
€20
Mary Doherty
Best of luck Darren
€20
Aoife Trihy
Best of luck! :)
€20
Paul Burke
Fair play!
€20
Mary Mac Namara
Good luck with your fundraising Conall😘
€20
Heather & Alan Scriven
€20
Aifric Hopkins
€20
Des Walshe
€20
Miriam Luddy
Good luck Maria
€20
Janette Diez
Best of Luck!
€20
Janette Diez
€20
Janette Diez
€20
Marisa Mynhardt
Great way of sharing awareness!
€20
Stephanie Corcoran
Good luck Gems. A great cause.
€20
Maureen Chi
€20
Nicola Smyth
Well done Johnny - great cause 👏
€20
John Murphy
Well done Denis, worthy cause 🙌
€20
Anonymous
Best of luck Claire, great cause.
€20
Alan Haskins
€20
Anonymous
€20
David O'leary
€20
Paddy And Áine
Well done Kev and team!
€20
Mayowa Ekundayo
€20
Roisin Kearns
€20
Anonymous
€20
Stewy Kelly
Best of luck mate ..
€20
Shane Galvin
€20
Mick Lucey
€20
Paul Oconnell
€20
Caitriona O Connor
Fair play Nic, great cause
€20
Conor B
€20
Prabha Joshi
Good Luck Rory!
€20
Johnny Gaffney
Well done Kev and all involved 👏
€20
Prabha Joshi
Good Luck Yvonne!
€20
Brenda
€20
Steve Barry
Good luck bud
€20
Richard Felle
€20
Leisha Connolly
Good Luck Conall
€20
Cesar Alba
€20
Lucas Dias
€20
Anonymous
€20
Caitriona Kelly
€20
Urbun Cafe
Wishing you luck with your fundraising efforts, Conall. Fair play!
€20
Mattie
Best of luck
€20
Chris Singleton
Good luck Miriam! Great cause, and hope it goes well.
€20
Aoife Hernon
€20
Jandiez@bordgais.ie Janette
best of luck!
€20
Roseline Adediran
All the best Champ! Seun
€20
Janette Diez
€20
Olumide Fabunmi
€20
Glen Smith
Good man, Conall.
€20
Anonymous
€20
Eileen Johnston
Best of luck Yvonne
€20
Team B2b Bge
€20
Emer Roche
€20
James Clinch
€20
Daniel O’riordan
€20
Elaine Kenny
Well done David, best of luck!
€20
Anonymous
€20
Brennan
€20
Ore Ogunnusi
€20
Derek Bermingham
Fair play Johnny!
€20
Olive Murphy
Good luck 😘 xx
€20
Nigel Cruttenden
Good Luck Nic
€20
Elaine Kenny
Well done guys, best of luck!
€20
Phillip Olasoji
Goodluck bro!
€15
Hannah
€15
Morgan Griffith
Well done Fi!! Good luck it’s such a great cause 💓
€15
Anonymous
€15
Eva Campion
Well done Elaine!
€10
Anonymous
€10
Lakshya
Keep up the good work
€10
Fisayo
🙌🏾
€10
Anonymous
€10
Charlie Mcsweeney
€10
Mark Tierney
All the best Eamo!
€10
Brennan
€10
Iffy
You are doing something amazing. I pray the fire keeps burning for you to do something bigger than yourself. I’m proud to call you my friend
€10
Pauline Eakins
€10
Alistair Smith
€10
Seyifunmi
€10
Daniel Meade
€10
Gabor Czene
€10
Olajimi Abioro
€10
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
€10
Mo
€10
Aisling Mcbride
For a great cause
€10
Alex
€10
Ashling Plunkett
Best of luck Tim, and fair play!
€10
Sé Kelly
Good luck Mamma!
€10
Luke Kelly
You're the best!
€10
Alice Kelly
It's lashing Mamma, time to go home and chill out
€10
Pauline
€10
Mj
€10
Aoife
Good luck Conall
€10
Ciara K
Well done Miriam and to all involved
€10
Renju Jose
Amen
€10
T Lenihan
€10
Anonymous
€10
Dan Walker
Well done Lau! We all really proud of ……sleep well 😏
€10
Laura Dunne
Well Done
€10
Eddie Kavanagh
Best of luck Nicola, amazing effort 🙌🏽
€10
Mariam Oladipupo
€10
Nathan Hackett
€10
Paul Mc Colgan
€10
Anonymous
€10
Conor Fitzpatrick
€10
Aisling Omahony
€10
James Clinch
€10
Lisa Whelan
Best of luck Eamon and those with you.
€10
Anonymous
€10
Tracey Ward
Good luck 🤞
€10
Alex
€5
Lennie Mcmillian
€5
Anonymous
€5
Anon Anon
Fair play Tim O
€5
Curtis Carrasco
€5
Muhammed Abdulkadir
€5
Anonymous
€5
Naomi Osikilo
€1
Pablo Picasso
You raise me up so I can stand on mountains
Our Team Members
Jonathan O'Flynn
€645
Steven Martin
€430
John Dalton
€315
Lucas Dias
€20
Ciara Duffy
€225
Denis Cronin
€850
Cormac Mannion
€70
Killian Walsh
€40
Maria Meade
€195
Fiona Ferráo
€750
Elaine Kelly
€315
RORY McCann
€260
Team B2B BGE
€470
Gavin Killen
€1,851
Lince Daniel
€345
BGE Power Trading
€330
Miriam Barror
€1,579
Gemma More
€670
Yvonne Ward
€500
Kerry McConnell
€1,675
Eamonn Walsh
€490
Patrick Clarke
€905
Conall Moore
€800
Ger Griffin
€295
David O'Leary
€40
Nicola de Beer
€965
Laura Walker
€95
Timothy Odeniyi
€1,120
Meadhbh Quinn
David Grainger
€620
James Geraghty Ryan
€50
Kevin Massey
€405
Darren Leamy
€485
Ruth Ranson
€250
cesar alba
€20
Ailish Boyle
€60
Fiona Gill
Claire Madden
€890
Leyla Murphy
€515
Brian Murphy
€40
Ankur Ghogale
€30
Ross Christie
€680
Denis O'Sullivan
Pankaj rajkhowa
€60
