Ursuline College Sligo Transition Year

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€125

Could help provide one week of training and educational supports for a young person.

€70

Could help provide a family with children the day-to-day case management they need to find a home of their own.

€40

Could help provide a family with the first vital support session once they become homeless.

€25

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Mission Statement

Focus Ireland are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. They work with people who need support to avoid becoming homeless and who need help to end their experience of homelessness and move into a safe and secure home. From the very beginning, their work has been rooted in deep listening to people, learning about the problems and risks they face and pointing to where the solutions lie.

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.

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€150

Anonymous

What a great cause to support Caoimhe. Imagine adding homelessness on top of exams and life’s other challenges?

€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

€70

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

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.

€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😀

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