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Barry Finnegan

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Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

109

hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker

or

121

nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop

or

168

hours access to Focus Ireland’s education service PETE (Preparation for Education, Training & Employment)

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. 

I’m sleeping out against homelessness

This October 11, I'll be doing something a little different. I'll be swapping my warm bed for a sleeping bag to take part in a nationwide sleep out to raise awareness and funds for Focus Ireland, the national organisation tackling homelessness in Ireland.

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, I'll be stepping outside my 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 my fundraising page: every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to creating a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.

Please Help Me Reach My Goal By Donating To My Page Below

Raised

€605

My Goal

€250

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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

Could help provide 5 hot, nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop.

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Invited a Friend

Completed Sleepout

Challenged a Friend

Thank you to my Sponsors

€40

Killian Walsh

G'man Baz!

€40

Gerry Hanratty

Good man!

€40

Oliver & Frances

€40

Conor Hynes

€40

Róisín

€40

Anonymous

€25

R L

€25

Aoife Finnegan

Well done you!! :)

€25

Hannah Finnegan

Proud of you! Mum xx

€25

Carol & Stephane

€25

Joanne

G'wan Our!

€25

Lani Kopua

Best of luck,

€25

Anonymous

Fair play! Brrr I hope you have your thermals

€25

Louise Glynn

Meant to do this last week. Well done baz

€25

Philip Clarke

Good man Barry

€25

John Mulligan

€20

Kh

Good luck Barry

€20

Ciara Agnew

€20

Kurt Godfrey

Great job Barry!

€20

Barry Finnegan

€10

Amanda Okeeffe

Well done 👏

€10

Paula Mcguinness

€10

Anonymous

Great cause well done baz

€5

Rory