Shine a Light 2026: Our next step in supporting Focus Ireland
Following the success of our recent charity hike, where colleagues came together to raise almost €2,000 for Focus Ireland, we're now turning our attention to the next major milestone in our Charity Partner of the Year journey: Shine a Light 2026.
This October, members of the Britvic Ireland team will once again take part in Focus Ireland's annual Shine a Light Night, spending a night outdoors to raise awareness and vital funds for people experiencing homelessness across Ireland.
While one night outside can never replicate the reality faced by those without a home, the event is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the thousands of people and families who rely on Focus Ireland's services every year.
As Britvic Ireland's Charity Partner of the Year, we're proud to support their work through fundraising, volunteering and awareness-building activities throughout 2026.
Whether it's making a donation, sharing encouragement with colleagues taking part, or helping us spread the word, every contribution makes a difference.
The incredible support shown for our charity hike demonstrated what we can achieve when we come together behind a common cause. Let's keep that momentum going and make Shine a Light 2026 another meaningful success for Focus Ireland.
We’re sleeping out against homelessness
Right now, more than 5,500 children in Ireland are growing up without a home. Behind that number are childhoods missing the moments that matter: no quiet space for homework, no friends coming over, no family meals together, no community to grow up in, no safe home to rely on.
That’s why our team will be sleeping out against homelessness on Friday 9 October for Focus Ireland's Shine A Light. We’re taking action because every child deserves better.
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
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50% of Fundraising Target
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Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€1.79k
Britvic Ireland
€200
Mark Hargadon
Best of luck Daragh , Emily and the Britvic team. A great cause. Well done all 👏
€200
Jordan & Grace
€125
Jeff Davies
Good luck!
€125
Kate Caldecourt
Fair okay for doing this Pete. Great cause.
€125
Jc Cabinet Maker
€125
Anonymous
Your amazing Maria Fair play x
€100
Louise
Well done Emily!
€100
Anya & Colin
Best of luck!! Hope the rain stays off ☔️
€100
Sian Young
€100
Align
Fair play!
€100
Frank & Mary
Well done Peter
€87
Emily Davies
€56
Jed Van De Poll
Well done M.
€56
Max
Great stuff, M. Such a good cause.
€56
Daragh Cummins
€56
Claire Slattery
Best of luck
€56
Peter Slattery
€56
Trevor West
€56
Brendan & Norma
Best of luck Pete
€56
John And Rene
Well done Peter,
€56
Colm/fiona Mccarthy
€56
David Gray
Fair play Peter . Great cause
€56
Tomas Curran
Fair Play Peter
€56
Onyx Tiling Ltd
€56
Nicola Bucke
Well done to everyone involved this year for raising awareness and needed funding for such an important cause
€50
Christy Lawlor
€50
Claire Mason
XX
€50
Paul Purcell
Well done Leonie & everyone participating, great cause .
€50
Anita Gallagher
Well done Emily and the Britvic Ireland team, thanks for making a difference
€50
Brian Mckeever
Great cause Emily - Well done
€50
Brian Mckeever
Good man Dargh - great cause
€50
Tony And Joan.
€50
Sinéad Callan
€50
Robin & Geraldine
Keep safe and warm
€50
Barry Hogan
Well done and best of luck.
€40
Paul Johnson
Enjoy your 40 winks!
€35
Peter Davies
Good for you
€30
Denis Murphy
Well done Leonie and all the team from Britvic sleeping out against homelessness.
€30
Damian Zajac
Well done for doing this guys!
€30
Ellen O’kelly
€30
Nick Kennedy
Best of luck Leonie
€30
Aisling Powell
Best of luck Marie
€30
Sinead Devereaux
€30
Darren Hanlon
€30
Tracy Staniford
€30
Noel Lawlor
Best of Luck ..
€30
Shane O'neill
€30
Yvonne Kennedy
Such a great charity to support - best of luck Maria
€30
Mike Talbot
Well Done Leonie a great cause. Hope it all goes well.
€30
Mariam T
€25
Cathy Fox
Good luck missus no bother to you xx
€25
Sandra Maher
€25
Peter Doherty
Well done Maria, great work for a fantastic charity, hope you get a nice dry night for it!
€25
Sarah Twomey
Well done Maria x
€25
Alan Mcdermott
€25
Annette Hurcombe
Best of Luck Emily - a great thing to do for a great cause
€20
Damien Phibbs
All the best with it Leonie. I did it with ye a few years ago and it was an eye opener, especially when they rain lashed onto the roof of my cardboard house at 3am!
€20
Ernie
Great cause.
€20
Lisa Nic Eoin
Fair play to you xx will donate more next week x
€20
Frances Russell
We’ll done Maria
€20
Brendan Mcdonagh
Best of luck with it
€20
Lorraine Byrne
Best of Luck Maria and all at Britvic Ireland.
€20
Stephen O'callaghan
€20
Ciara Coleman
Well done Leonie and enjoy the sleep out.
€20
Gavin Tonra
Well done Leonie for making a difference for a very worthwhile charity
€20
Orlaith Mcelwee
Well done Maria, great cause
€20
David Lydon
Well done Leonie a great cause.
€20
Louise Walsh
Best of Luck!
€20
Michelle Gilligan
Well done
€20
Sinead Rynne
Best of luck and well done Team Britvic! X
€20
Caithriona Millington
Best of luck Maria :-)
€20
John Mc Morrow
€20
Sarah Mcbride
Well done, Maria!
€20
Owen Garrigan
€20
Elise
€20
Maria Lawlor Clancy
€20
Declan Burke
€20
Joanne Mannix
€20
Trish Feury
Fair play, Maria. Wishing you the best of luck with the Sleep Out. It's a tough challenge for a fantastic cause ❤️
€20
Saoirse Nic Eoin
€20
Laura Tiernan
Good luck Pete
€20
Daragh Mc Eoin
€20
Alan O Connell
€20
John Morrissey
Maria best of luck and enjoy the sleep under the Stars
€15
Ruby Cummins
🙌🏻🙌🏻
€15
Aoife Cooke
🩷🩷
€10
Patrice Thompson
€10
James Elliot
Well done Maria!
€5
Abigail Davies
Good luck mom love you
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