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
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50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising goal
Increased Fundraising Target
Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€150
Anonymous
€125
Anonymous
Well done Caoimhe on undertaking this important challenge for a great cause- best of luck
€100
Kari Keane
Good luck Lucy...very worthy charity 👏
€100
Veronika Leskova
€100
Johntiernan
Fantastic effort, Sienna. Well done and congratulations to all your pals and all involved. Your grand uncle John, aka JJ xx
€100
Joe Sweeney
Wrap up warm ❤️
€70
Niall Kerlin
Good Luck
€70
Linda Kerlin
Good luck Rhona!
€70
Mnop
Mnop
€70
Mnop
Mnop
€70
Patricia Monahan
Good luck Terese
€70
Tom Macsharry
Best of luck to Maria and all the students raising money for a great cause.
€70
Lee
Good luck Sophia
€70
Anonymous
Good luck Well done
€70
Patrick Mc Sharry
Paddy
€60
Anonymous
Katie O Hara
€60
Elma
Goid luck Jessica xx
€60
Eugene Mcgoldrick
Lots of love x
€60
Granny Eileen
Great cause Rhona . Proud of you xx
€60
Anne Maguire
€50
Claire Taheny
Well done Anais
€50
Denise Obrien
€50
Damian Flynn
Well done Tara
€50
Anonymous
€50
Rebecca Marshall
€50
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
From Nana and Matt 😊
€50
Brendan O'connor
€50
Johnny Lynch
€50
Seán Golden
Good luck Kate!
€50
Carmel Quinn
Well done Thea
€50
Yvonne Rooney
Well done Sienna from Nana and grandad
€50
Anna-marie Kelly
€50
Gareth And Valerie Mcloughlin
Best of luck
€50
Anonymous
€50
Anne-marie Mcgowan
€50
Mary Golden
Good luck Kate ☺️ very proud of you!!
€50
Michael And Louie Walsh Walsh
€50
Thomas Holly Hegarty
€50
Granny, Grandad, Frances & Rob
Well done Eloise! From all at Ballynagalliagh House xx
€50
Caroline Daly
Congratulations Caoimhe and all of the transition year participants- what a wonderful effort to make for a most worthwhile cause
€50
Andrea Callaghan
€50
Madeleine O Floinn
€50
Enda O’brien
€50
Paul And Martina Mitchell
€50
Denis O Shea
Well done Thea.
€50
Ciaran And Judy Mulderrig
Best of luck Hannah. XX
€50
Anonymous
Well done Lucy !
€50
Cathy Mulligan
Best of luck xx
€50
Tara & Pauric
Well done Courtney xx
€50
Patrick Golden
Well done Kate
€50
Leo Rooney
Best of luck Sienna from uncle Leo
€50
Dave & Majella
Well done Kate and all involved, a great cause
€50
Nessa And Conor Cosgrove
Well done girls 💪💪
€50
Anonymous
Best of luck
€40
Auntie Patsy & Family X
Well done Maryanne what a lovely thing to do for such a great cause x
€40
Gerard And Emer
€40
Niclas Teichert
€40
John Mcnicholas
From Owen & Nana
€40
Ronan
€40
Bernadette Flynn
Well done Tara
€40
Anonymous
€40
Geraldine Gray
Good luck Annie, Mum and Dad xxxx
€40
Andrea & Bribri
Proud of you!
€40
Rosaleen Beirne
Well done Ciara
€40
Anonymous
Best of luck to all the girls, keep warm and safe
€40
Paul
Well done Eloise
€40
Anonymous
€40
Hastingses
Good on yo Eabha, a great cause. Love from Hilary, Matt, Ronan and Caitriona xox
€40
Barry & Elisha Gallagher
Best of luck with the fundraiser Courtney. Fair play to you 👏👍🙌
€40
Jane Oates
€40
Mary Gavin
€40
Gerald &cora Kerlin
Well done Rhona, what a fantastic cause!
€40
Noeleen Conlon
Well done Mary Anne. Great cause
€40
Breege & Dave Golden
Well done Kate. Love Granny & Grandad
€40
Marie Macdermott
€40
Marie Macdermott
€40
The Fallon Famiky
Well done Kate, fundraising in aid of a great cause.
€40
Orla And Peadar
Best of luck Annie XX
€30
May Greene
Good luck Katie & Well done x
€30
Maura Rylands
Caoimhe -well Done on your sleep out- from all the Rylands
€30
Anonymous
€30
Ray And Carolyn
Good luck Maryanne. Great cause. Ray and carolyn
€30
Mia & Bennie
€30
Anonymous
€30
Laura Flynn
€30
Kathryn Tully
Best of luck Soph - great cause! Xx
€30
Mary & Seamus Devaney
€30
Amy And Gwen
€30
Joe & Mary Mcdonnell
Well done Eabha. Great cause. So proud of you
€30
John Mcnicholas
enjoy your sleepover!
€30
Zara Amd Gareth
Best of luck
€30
Christina Heraghty
Well done Katie
€30
Katie Rooney
Well done Sienna xx
€30
Sheila And Damo.
So proud of you Hannah. Best of luck. X
€30
Terry & Paul
Good luck to Meg and team!
€30
Thomas Maguire
€30
Tj And Éabha
Wrap up warm
€30
Daniel Smith
Well done Soenna, best of luck. Scal.
€30
Maureen Bousfield
So proud maryanne , well done auntie Maureen and uncle John xxxxx
€25
Eddie Beirne
€25
Lyncher
Well done best of luck sienna
€25
Áine Atara
€25
Austin Creaven
€25
Eileen Reynolds
€25
Mary Redmond
Well done Rhona for supporting this worthy cause!
€25
Emma O'connell
You reached your goal Lanna well done
€25
Shane Kerlin
Well done! Great work Rhona
€25
Juani Garcia Navarro
To a first and not the last charity you will do, hope you get inspired by this experience to decide what you would like to do in your career future 😉 A wee cousin will love to see you help him and his peers 🤪 All the best for tonight. Love from “La tia Juani”
€25
Ros Macdermott
€25
Una Young
€25
Eanair
€25
Denise Farrell
Well done Emma 👏
€25
Ownie Coyle
€25
Andrea Lynch
€25
Noelle Mitchell
Well done Emma!
€25
Maeve Hoppkins
€25
Margaret Carroll
Good luck Emma
€25
Sinead Rooney
A very good cause Anna, best of luck with it.
€25
Aileen Redahan
Good Luck and well done!! Xx
€25
Ken, Janine, Toby & Max
Hope it's warm and dry!!
€25
Gerard Carroll
Well done Emma🥶
€25
Celine Hunter
€25
Clare Tully
Well done Sophia😀
€25
Alan Sheerin
€25
Maura & Allen Cummins
Best of luck Katie xxxx
€25
Madeleine
€25
Frankie
€25
Kathleen Jinks
Good luck Katie from Kathleen and John xx
€25
Yvonne And Scot Ballantine
Well done!
€25
Caroline Walshe
Well done Courtney 🥰 xxx
€25
Gavin Lynch
€25
Dermot & Anne O’hara
Good luck Katie
€25
Brendan Kerlin
€25
James
Great job Eloise!!
€25
Joan Gallagher
Well done Courtney and friends! Great cause 👏 x
€25
Stephen Daly
🥰
€25
Aoife Hughes
€25
Ann Schlageter
Very proud of you Courtney Love, Auntie Ann NY
€25
Maria Mcsharry
Well done Maria
€25
Anita Waters
Well done Emma 🙌
€25
Sorcha Mc Manus
Best of luck with this
€25
Anonymous
€25
Michael & Jane Kerlin
We’ll done Rhona!
€25
Caroline Ryan
€25
Fiona Bennett
Well done Hannah.
€25
Matthew Clarke
Best of luck from Abu Dhabi
€25
Damien Shannon
€25
Ciaran Bruen
€25
Paul Kelly
€25
Ronan Ward
€25
Rosie And Thomas Ford
€25
Declan Bruen
Well done Aoife
€25
Seán Carroll
€25
Michael & Michelle Yewlett
Well done Kate 👏
€25
Tony Mccabe
€25
Owen Kerlin
Well done Rhona. Such a great cause. Proud of you. Xx Owen
€25
Gwenn Ward
€25
Maureen Walshe
€25
Rita Kennedy
€25
Margaret Regan
Well done Áine.
€25
Seamus Creaven
G’wan Grainne. 👏👏👏
€20
Anonymous
€20
Laura Keane
€20
Cathal Daly
From Cathal
€20
Paul Kenny
€20
Mindi
👏
€20
Chris Kelly
Good luck sienna
€20
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Well done Caoimhe
€20
Darragh Connellan
Well done Caoimhe, great cause.
€20
Jason Clancy
€20
Ray Fitzpatrick
Well done Sienna,very worthy cause.
€20
Michelle Langan
Good Luck Katie and Well done
€20
Elsie
Well done Ciara, great work your doing 💗
€20
Edel Mcdonough
Well done Caoimhe, from all the McDs
€20
Niamh Heaney
Well done Meg & good luck on the sleepout!
€20
Orla Keaveny
Best of luck Meg. Wrap up well.
€20
Eamon
Good luck
€20
Mary Durcan
Well-done Sienna
€20
Miriam Mcgee
Good luck Ciara
€20
Shannon Mitchell
€20
Niall Mac Donald
€20
Anonymous
€20
Sinead Kenny
Good on ya Grainne!
€20
Sean Creaven
€20
Victoria Monahan
Good luck Terese!
€20
Cliona Fitzpatrick
Good luck Caoimhe
€20
Noel And Dolores Rooney
A great initiative, best of luck with it Anna.
€20
Breda Martyn
€20
Cara Monahan
€20
Sheena Walshe
Well done Courtney on volunteering for such a wonderful organisation. Im sure you will gain alot from this experience aswell as an insight into homelessness today.
€20
Errin Monahan
I'm so proud of you sweetie 🐻
€20
Mairead O'leary
Well done Grace great cause Best of luck Mairead Danny Ryan and jaimee
€20
Clare Mcdonagh
All the best Katie.
€20
Patricia Falla
Best of luck Ava, great thing your doing . Peter and Tricia
€20
Máire Hunt
Good luck with the sleepout Shannon
€20
Frankie & Blaise
Well done
€20
Breege Mc Gee
Good luck from Granny and Grandad
€20
Seanie
Good luck pal! ❤️ Seanie, Angela & Olivia x
€20
Niamh Mc Namara
Well done Lanna, brilliant cause👏
€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
Sinead Horan
Best of luck Thea
€20
Aoife Rooney
€20
Auntie Val
Best of luck Shannon 💞
€20
Lorcan Rooney
Anna, fair play to you for doing this asot is a great cause. Best of Luck. Uncle Lorcan.
€20
Josie Langan
Well done Katie ❤️
€20
Grainne Rooney
Best of luck Anna
€20
Aoife O Hara
Good luck Eabha
€20
Steven
Great stuff! 💪
€20
Steven Gallagher
€20
Ben Creaven
€20
Tanya Kelly
Great cause to support Lanna, Well done!
€20
Martina
€20
Alice Kerins
Well done Katie
€20
Paul Clarke
Well done Meg.
€20
Paul Martina Mcgee
Good luck Ciara
€20
Majella Mohan-coady
€20
Richard White
Best of luck Shannon
€20
Aine Messenger
Well done Katie!
€20
Nanny White
Well done and good Shannon from Nanny ❤️
€20
Clodagh Quinn
Well done Thea
€20
Orla & Seamus
€20
Maeve
Well done to Saorla and her class for helping this worth cause 👏
€20
Jamie Mcgovern
€20
Mary Mcdonagh
Good luck Katie and well done 👏👏
€20
Declan Marshall
Well done Grace
€20
Shauna Kelly
€20
Delia O'connell
Best of luck Caoimhe From the O'Connells 💙💛
€20
Lorna Reilly
Well done Courtney great cause
€20
Cam
Have fun Sienna !!
€20
Tony Kelly
€20
Hannah Mcnicholas
€20
Gerry Buckley
Well Done Caoimbe your very good The Buckley Family
€20
Mary Morisson
Best of luck Anna from Granny Mary
€20
Sarah Walsh
Well done Nicola x
€20
Deborah, Morgan, Rosie And Frankie
Well done Hannah and friends. A very worthy cause xxx
€20
Jaccqueline Kieenan
Good luck Anna
€20
Dylan Mcaleenan
€20
Orla
Best of luck Éabha, a super cause.. Orla & Fiadh x
€20
Ann Mcgovern
Good luck Nicola
€20
Michael Taheny
€20
Avril Healy
€20
Clíodhna And Róisín Donagher
Good luck Anna
€20
Lisa Meehan
Well done Meg, hope the night wasn't too cold!
€20
Bernie Reilly
Good girl Courtney xxx
€20
Gillian Watters
€20
Eva & James
Well done Caoimhe!
€20
Linda Perich
Good on you Katie, Best of luck x
€20
Susan Mcdonagh
€20
Leslie Mitchell
Well done Maryanne xx
€20
Richard Sherlock
€20
Anonymous
Well done Caoimhe.
€20
Nicola Heaney
€20
Jez Dedman
Good luck Shannon xx
€20
Seamus Gallagher
Well done Maria
€20
Imelda And Betty
Well done Hannah from Imelda and Betty
€20
Teresa Langan
Well done Katie 👏❤️
€20
Karen Folan
Well done Sienna 👏🏻
€20
Daniel Walshe
Good on ya Courtney!
€20
Mark Mcgoldrick
Well done Sienna 🙌🏻
€20
Noreen Coen
Well done Hannah, this is a great cause 👏
€20
Michael Gallagher
Good girl Maria
€20
Katie Walshe
€20
Padraic Cunningham
Well done Caoimhe, great cause.
€20
Mel Casserly
€20
Anonymous
€20
Aaron Cawley
€20
Owen Mahon
Best of luck Sienna 👍
€20
Steven Armstrong
Well done Sienna, great cause. Steven
€20
Ronan Mccann
€20
Pauline Langan
Well done Katie
€20
Marie Claude Ward
€20
Catherine
€20
Emmet Casserly
€20
Courtney
€20
Emily Whelan
€20
Ciara Mcnicholl
From the McNicholls ♥️
€20
Anais Taheny
€20
Jarlath Taheny
€20
Bernie Taheny
€20
Anonymous
Good luck Eabha 👍👍Deirdre Anne
€20
Adrian Taheny
€20
Sean Rooney
Goodluck Sienna from Uncle Sean
€20
Karen Hughes
Well done Meg 👏
€20
Ian Taheny
Good cause Anais
€20
David And Sheena
Well done Eabha, great cause 👏
€20
Philomena Clancy
€20
Sharon & Paddy (best Neighbours Ever 😆)
Good on you 👏 👍
€20
Gerard Mc Kenna
A great cause Mary-Anne
€20
Darren Kearns
Best of luck Sienna, well done. Kearnsy.
€20
Katie Taheny
€20
Adrian Conlon
Best of luck Sienna, well done. Adrian.
€20
Dessie Walshe
€20
Daniel Clarke
€20
Caroline Feeney
Good luck Chloe wearing loads xxx
€20
Anonymous
Good stuff Caoimhe from O’Riordans
€20
Evelyn Kelly
Well done Aoibhinn. Love Aunty Evelyn
€20
Vicky Taheny
€20
Cameron
Well done saoirse
€20
Geraldine Byrne
Best of luck with the sleep out👏👏
€20
Maria Taylor
€20
Cora Kenny
Good Luck Chloe 🩷
€20
Catherine Devaney
Well done Katie
€20
Sean & Maya
Best of Luck Eabha
€15
Maeve Nolan
Well done Meg, fantastic cause ❤️
€15
Lucy Prendeville
€15
Anne Tully
Best of luck Shannon
€15
Pauline Kellett
€15
Pauline Kellett
€10
Shane Mc Donagh
€10
Noreen Woods
Great Cause Ciara Good Luck ☘️
€10
Anonymous
€10
Saoirse
€10
Conor Mcgovern
€10
Hanna
€10
Noel And Dolores Rooney
€10
Dylan H
€10
Maureen Obrien
Well done Thea x Granny
€10
Emer Woods
Good luck Ciara 👏
€10
David
€10
David Walshe
Well done, Courtney.
€10
Auntie Gwen X
Well done young lady 💖
€10
Louis Walsh
Your great Nicola!!
€10
Feargal Rooney
Well done Sienna!
€10
Ann Marie Gallagher
Best of luck Courtney xx
€10
Donncha Beirne
€10
Majella Barry
Great cause - well done Shannon.
€10
Mar Healy
€10
Jamie Mcgoldrick
€10
Anonymous
Good luck Katie
€10
Leigh, Lisa Jasper & Milo
€10
Frankie Carty
Best of luck Hannah and co
€10
Roisin Kelly
€10
Tom Mcnicholas
Good luck Hannah I hope it's not too cold.
€10
Gems
Well done Abbie🫶🏻
€10
Annie G
Well done, great cause x
€10
Nia Mh
€10
Kate Cowell
Good luck Hannah well done to you and your pals
€10
Sally Donnelly
€10
Mjc
Good luck with fundraising.
€10
Georgina Clancy
Well done and good luck Shannon, a worthy cause
€10
Josh Mcdonagh
€10
Helen & Eugene Gillen
Great cause, well done Katie
€10
Anonymous
€10
Zara Mcgovern
€10
Elaine Farrell
Well done Katie
€10
Breda Keane
€10
Karrieanne Shannon
Best of luck Kayleigh
€10
Barry O'connor
€10
Katie Kelly
Best of luck Anna!
€10
Monica Rooney
Best of luck Sienna
€10
Louise And Kayne X
Good luck Shannon xxx
€10
Eleanor Stanley
Good luck Caoimhe and well chosen project.
€10
Simone Simons Clive
Well done ciara keep up the great work 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝so proud of you make sure to snuggle up warm tonight and enjoy the craic
€10
Anonymous
€10
Josephine Quinn
€10
Josephine Quinn
€10
Adam Kerlin
€10
Kyle Cawley
€10
Steve Feeney
Best of luck
€10
Orlaith Lynch
€10
Ross Downey
€10
Lee Marshall
€10
Nicky Devins
€10
John Conlon
Well done 👏
€10
Ciaran O'boyle
Well done Sienna and best of luck. Scholsey 👏
€10
Andrea Gannon
€10
Colette
€10
Patricia Quinn
€10
Patricia Quinn
€10
Walt And Skyler
From both of us. 👍
€10
Georgina Stallard
€10
Patrica Quinn
€10
Patrica Quinn
€10
Danny Young
€10
Steve
€5
Sheelagh Creaven
€5
Hannah O’brien
€5
Mary Clarke
€5
Mark Mcgoldrick
Well done Grace
€5
Chloe Kenny
€5
Kate Walsh
good luck
€5
Sarah Reynolds
From your fav cousin
€5
Leah Reynolds
€5
Bronagh Quinn
€5
Bronagh Quinn
€5
Neela Burgess
€5
Scott Lynch
€5
Carmel Mcsharry
All the best Maria
€5
Ciara
Ur welcome 🤓
€5
Anonymous
€5
Jesse Pinkman
Good thing you doing yo!
€5
Anonymous
€5
Ciara Beirne
€2
James Mc
Can’t believe I’m doing this
€1
Daisy Dickens
Well done Ella keep up the great work
€1
Clivey
Love you baby girl 🥰
€1
Anonymous
You’re welcome😀
Our Team Members
Ursuline College Sligo
€100
Ella McCann
€20
blathnaid mc carthy
hannah mcnicholas
€255
Ceola Vogt
Meg Heaney
€190
Erin F.Pineda
Sophia Nicholson
€160
Sheena Clarke
Katie Mulligan
€55
Sine Kelly
Katie Gardiner
Sienna Kelly
€660
Aine Devaney
€55
Ava Gerrity
Ciara Beirne
€203
Courtney Walsh lang
€411
Jessica O'connor
€270
Anais Taheny
€210
Saoirse Stallard
€70
Katie Healy
€90
Katie McDonagh
€140
Katie Langan
€370
abbie mcgowan
€40
Emma Carroll
€150
Aimee Flynn
€30
Eabha O hara
€220
Ciara Mc gee
€50
Neela Burgess
€5
kate golden
€320
Sarah Cosgrove
Leah Mccallion
Ciara Murphy
€50
Niamh Murphy
€50
Annie Gray
€80
Caoimhe O’Rourke
Lucy Byrne
€70
Mary-Anne Mitchell
€320
Maria Mcsharry
€180
Aoife Casserly
€110
Aoibhinn Kelly
€210
katie ohara
Nicola Walsh
€390
Caomhóg
€25
Shannon Clancy
€250
Lanna Young
ella rochford
€1
Clodagh Lee
€50
Tara Flynn
€90
Dearbhla Cunningham
Hannah O’Brien
€115
chloe kenny
€90
Eva Mae Sweeney
Grainne Mac Donald
€115
Éabha Fennelly
Anna McGuire
€235
Lidia Raiwa
€10
Terese Monahan
€130
Faye Keegan
Eloise O’Rourke
€205
ally carty
Lucy Keane
€120
Kate Smith
Sophia Sweeney
€250
Faye Mcgarry
Freyja Mullen Whelan
€265
Caoimhe Daly
€730
Ava McGowan
€185
laura walsh
jane oates
€40
Ella niland
Saorla Byrne
€30
Kasia Mcmahon
Thea OBrien
€250
Rhona Kerlin
€385
Grace Marshall
€255
Lanna Young
€270
What a great cause to support Caoimhe. Imagine adding homelessness on top of exams and life’s other challenges?