We’re sleeping out against homelessness
This October 11, Ursuline College Sligo TY students are testing themselves for an amazing cause. The students will be swapping their warm beds for sleeping bags for a Sleep Out as part of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy.
It might sound a little crazy, but the reality of homelessness is even more so. Think about it: over 4,000 children in our country don't have a safe place to sleep to call home. They can’t relax and be carefree after a long day at school. Instead, they are faced with stress and uncertainty that no child should have to deal with.
That’s why we think it is important for our school to take part in the sleep out – it’s a chance to experience, in a small way, the challenges faced by young people experiencing homelessness.
Childhood should be about dreams and hanging out with your friends – not wondering where you lay your head at night. Please support our school fundraiser 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
Shared Page
50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising goal
Increased Fundraising Target
Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€70
Lee
€60
Anne Maguire
€50
Damian Flynn
Well done Tara
€50
Anonymous
€50
Anonymous
€50
Anne-marie Mcgowan
€50
Andrea Callaghan
€50
Anonymous
Well done Lucy !
€50
Anonymous
Best of luck
€40
Bernadette Flynn
Well done Tara
€40
Rosaleen Beirne
Well done Ciara
€40
Anonymous
Best of luck to all the girls, keep warm and safe
€30
May Greene
Good luck Katie & Well done x
€30
Anonymous
€30
Laura Flynn
€30
Amy And Gwen
€30
John Mcnicholas
enjoy your sleepover!
€25
Sinead Rooney
A very good cause Anna, best of luck with it.
€25
Clare Tully
Well done Sophia😀
€25
Maura & Allen Cummins
Best of luck Katie xxxx
€25
Frankie
€25
Kathleen Jinks
Good luck Katie from Kathleen and John xx
€25
Sorcha Mc Manus
Best of luck with this
€25
Ciaran Bruen
€25
Paul Kelly
€25
Ronan Ward
€25
Declan Bruen
Well done Aoife
€25
Gwenn Ward
€25
Maureen Walshe
€20
Miriam Mcgee
Good luck Ciara
€20
Niall Mac Donald
€20
Anonymous
€20
Sinead Kenny
Good on ya Grainne!
€20
Sean Creaven
€20
Victoria Monahan
Good luck Terese!
€20
Noel And Dolores Rooney
A great initiative, best of luck with it Anna.
€20
Cara Monahan
€20
Errin Monahan
I'm so proud of you sweetie 🐻
€20
Máire Hunt
Good luck with the sleepout Shannon
€20
Breege Mc Gee
Good luck from Granny and Grandad
€20
Seanie
Good luck pal! ❤️ Seanie, Angela & Olivia x
€20
Geraldine Keaveney
Well done Katie, so proud of you taking part in this event xx
€20
Orla Rooney
Best of luck Anna. Such a worthy cause. Orla
€20
Laura Walsh
Good luck Nicola.
€20
Aoife Rooney
€20
Lorcan Rooney
Anna, fair play to you for doing this asot is a great cause. Best of Luck. Uncle Lorcan.
€20
Grainne Rooney
Best of luck Anna
€20
Ben Creaven
€20
Martina
€20
Majella Mohan-coady
€20
Hannah Mcnicholas
€20
Jaccqueline Kieenan
Good luck Anna
€20
Avril Healy
€20
Clíodhna And Róisín Donagher
Good luck Anna
€20
Gillian Watters
€20
Linda Perich
Good on you Katie, Best of luck x
€20
Susan Mcdonagh
€20
Mel Casserly
€20
Anonymous
€20
Marie Claude Ward
€20
Catherine
€20
Emmet Casserly
€20
Courtney
€20
Anais Taheny
€20
Jarlath Taheny
€20
Bernie Taheny
€20
Adrian Taheny
€20
Ian Taheny
Good cause Anais
€20
Philomena Clancy
€20
Katie Taheny
€20
Dessie Walshe
€20
Evelyn Kelly
Well done Aoibhinn. Love Aunty Evelyn
€20
Vicky Taheny
€15
Pauline Kellett
€15
Pauline Kellett
€10
Noreen Woods
Great Cause Ciara Good Luck ☘️
€10
Saoirse
€10
Noel And Dolores Rooney
€10
Emer Woods
Good luck Ciara 👏
€10
Louis Walsh
Your great Nicola!!
€10
Majella Barry
Great cause - well done Shannon.
€10
Frankie Carty
Best of luck Hannah and co
€10
Tom Mcnicholas
Good luck Hannah I hope it's not too cold.
€10
Gems
Well done Abbie🫶🏻
€10
Sally Donnelly
€10
Georgina Clancy
Well done and good luck Shannon, a worthy cause
€10
Anonymous
€10
Breda Keane
€10
Katie Kelly
Best of luck Anna!
€10
Walt And Skyler
From both of us. 👍
€5
Sheelagh Creaven
€5
Hannah O’brien
€5
Chloe Kenny
€5
Kate Walsh
good luck
€5
Bronagh Quinn
€5
Bronagh Quinn
€5
Neela Burgess
€5
Jesse Pinkman
Good thing you doing yo!
€5
Ciara Beirne
Our Team Members
Ursuline College Sligo
€50
Ella McCann
blathnaid mc carthy
hannah mcnicholas
€75
Ceola Vogt
Meg Heaney
Erin F.Pineda
Sophia Nicholson
€130
Sheena Clarke
Katie Mulligan
Sine Kelly
Katie Gardiner
Sienna Kelly
Aine Devaney
Ava Gerrity
Ciara Beirne
€45
Courtney Walsh lang
Jessica O'connor
€80
Anais Taheny
€140
Saoirse Stallard
€10
Katie Healy
€90
Katie McDonagh
€90
Katie Langan
abbie mcgowan
€40
Emma Carroll
Aimee Flynn
€30
Ciara Mc gee
€50
Neela Burgess
€5
kate golden
Leah Mccallion
Ciara Murphy
€20
Niamh Murphy
€20
Annie Gray
Caoimhe O’Rourke
Lucy Byrne
€70
Mary-Anne Mitchell
Aoife Casserly
€110
Aoibhinn Kelly
€135
Nicola Walsh
€35
Caomhóg
€25
Shannon Clancy
€70
ella rochford
Clodagh Lee
€50
Tara Flynn
€90
Hannah O’Brien
€5
chloe kenny
€5
Eva Mae Sweeney
Grainne Mac Donald
€65
Éabha Fennelly
Anna McGuire
€215
Lidia Raiwa
Terese Monahan
€60
Faye Keegan
Eloise O’Rourke
ally carty
Lucy Keane
Sophia Sweeney
Freyja Mullen Whelan
Caoimhe Daly
Good luck Sophia