We’re sleeping out against homelessness
This October 11, we'll be doing something a little different. We'll be swapping our warm beds for sleeping bags to take part in a nationwide sleep out to raise awareness and funds for Focus Ireland, the national organisation tackling homelessness in Ireland.
We care deeply about our community, and homelessness is an issue that touches us all. It doesn't discriminate - homelessness has many faces, and it can happen to anyone. A sudden illness, a job loss, a family breakdown - these are just some of the events that can push someone into homelessness, leaving them with uncertainty and fear.
This is why, on October 11, our team will be stepping outside our comfort zone and participating in 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.
This issue becomes even more heartbreaking when we consider the children who face the uncertainty of homelessness. The thought of over 4,000 children in our community without a stable home is simply unacceptable. A child's life should be filled with dreams, not the stress of where they'll sleep each night.
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
Shared Page
50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising goal
Increased Fundraising Target
Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€330
Public Donations
€50
Pauline & Alan Leah , Adam & Ruth X
Best of luck Ry-Lee and everyone involved
€50
Martin & Mary
Good luck Réaltín!
€50
Paddy, Siobhan And James Murphy
€50
Carmel & Michael Burke
Good luck Réaltín and all the 3rd yrs taking part.
€50
Séamus Coyne
Going luck Rory - we’re right behind you!
€50
Adrian & Karen Burke
Best of Luck Ry-Lee & all at Ballinrobe Foroige Club on your Sleep Out.
€40
Sheila Gormley Walsh
€40
Luke & Mark Coyne
Fair play Rory. Well done.
€40
Declan & Siobhan Burke
Well done Ryl-ee
€40
Conal Keane
Fair play Rory! That’s a great thing you’re doing 👍🏼
€40
David Hall
€40
Ryan Mccormack
€40
Denise O’hara
Fair play to you Ry-Lee well done
€25
Réaltín Burke
€25
Therese & Alan O Connor
€25
Anna, Richard, Donncha & Fionn
Best of luck to Réaltín and all the Foróige 3rd year group taking part in the sleep out.
€25
Donna, Alan, Katie & Grace
Best of luck Réaltín xx
€25
Sandra Galvin
€25
Margaret
Good luck Candice and all the kids sleeping out tonight 😴 from Margaret
€25
Monica
€25
Nicola Burke
Best of luck Réaltín x
€25
Lorna And Seamie Burke
€25
Karen Colfar
€25
Caroline Place
€20
Catherine Mcconnell
€20
Nina Rodger
€20
Emily Grimes
€20
Noelle Burke
Best of luck Réaltín from all in Claremorris xx
€20
Harry Gilrane
€20
Leah Brown
€20
Mairead And Eamonn Burke
Hi Rory. Good Luck. Great cause. Mairead and Eamonn.
€20
Laura Reapy
Great cause 👏
€20
Marina Murphy
€20
Mairead And Eamonn Burke
Hi Rory. Good Luck. Great cause. Mairead and Eamonn.
€20
Ruairi O'brien
€20
Ruth Philbin
€20
Emily Concannon
Ádh mór Réaltín 🩷
€20
Eoin Donnelly
€15
Grainne Mcconnell
Good on you
€10
Blanka Weber
€10
Fiona Concannon
€10
Marta & Michal
€10
Aideen Tierney
Well done all 👏🏻
€10
Anonymous
€10
Renata Pecak
Our Team Members
Catherine McConnell
€20
Réaltín Burke
€255
Leah Brown
€20
Renata Pecak
€10
Blanka Weber
€10
Nina Rodger
€20
Emily Grimes
Ry-Lee Burke
€215
Rory Coyne
€185
Candice Colfar
€35
Caroline Place
€25
Ruth Philbin
€20
Harry Gilrane
€20
Cash gathered on the night.