Gort Beagh Foroige

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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, 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

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50% of Fundraising Target

Reached Fundraising goal

Increased Fundraising Target

Completed Sleepout

Thank you to our Sponsors

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Conor Cummins Sponsorship Card

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Bernard Carrick / Ryan & Sheehy Family / Irene Mcnamara/emma Bartley Sponsorship Card

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Gillanes Feeds

Best of luck to everyone

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Giblin Financial Services Ltd

100

Anonymous

70

Anonymous

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Moya Naughton

50

Ciaran And Majella Dolan

50

Sean & Annmarie Kelly

Best of luck to everyone taking part in the sleep out.

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Michelle And Declan Flaherty.

Best of luck everyone 👍

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Peter Cummins Kitchens

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Bernard & Kathleen Gillane

50

Joan And Sean Jaffray

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Liam & Nollaig Forde

Best of luck with the sleep out

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Louise And Ray Fogarty

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Áine Gillespie

Well done guys.

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Liz And Neil Mcguane

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Thomas Murphy

50

John Gunter

Go Co Go

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Yvonne & Ivan Conway

Best of luck to all doing the sleep out

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Ger

Cora can’t believe you’ll be up all night!

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Aileen Melville

Well done all. A great cause

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Laura Gunter

Fair play Cora and Luke and all sleeping out 💪

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Mary Noone

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Josephine

Fair play & good luck Cora 👏🏻👏🏻

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Olga Kelly

Good luck Cora!

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Billy And Gertie Fogarty

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Anonymous

Well done to all volunteers.

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Joanna Shirley

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Brendan Cummins

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Maura Cummins

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Cora Gunter

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Majella Minogue

Best of luck everyone

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Rena Mcgrath

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Mary Anne Oconnor

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Ruth Noone

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Pj Hughes Jnr

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S Forde

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Ollie Noone

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Anonymous

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Andrea Grealish

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Natasha Naughton

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Niamh O'donovan

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Helen Walsh

Great initiative, well done to all involved.

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Debbie Ham

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Mary & Timmy Ryan

Well done to all involved.

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Karina & Colm Walsh

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Nicola Cahill

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B Hughes

Well done all...

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Hilary Kelly

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Anonymous

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Bernice

Well done Emma & Co. Worthy cause 👏👏👏

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Deirdre Purcell

Well done all involved.

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Caitriona Duffy

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Mary Gallagher

Best of luck Katelyn & Friends on the sleep out. Great Cause.

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Lorraine Cleary

Well done to all involved!

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Anne Collins

Well done Caoimhe and all involved

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Aine Ni Dhochartaigh

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John & Niamh Meehan

Best of luck Leah on the sleep out

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Mary & Bartley Furewy

To Leah good luck on sleep out on Friday

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Mairead Hogan

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Edel Cummins

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Geri Clancy

Well done to all involved, great cause👏

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Aoife Cooley

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Mikey Noone

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Zara Noone

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Ruth Barry

Go cora

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Adrian & Anne Nolan & Family

Well done to you all

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Noel & Nuala Coppinger

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Helen Cuddy

Well done Karen, Moya and everyone who Took part.

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Declan Hughes

Well done everyone, especially Moya and Karen 👏🙂

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Siobhan & Darragh O’donohue And Family

Best of luck! A great cause!

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Derek Quinn

Well done to everyone taking part

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Emer Hoarty

Well done to Gort/Beagh Foroige club

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Nessagh Quinn

Best of luck to everyone taking part

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Una Kelly

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Laura Coppinger

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Ciara Fahy

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Dolores

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Gerry Coyne

Best of luck to you all

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Linnane Ruth

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Eva Birdthistle

The very best of luck!

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Fiona O Driscoll

Well done guys, an amazing thing to do.

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Aoife Linnane

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Anonymous

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Edel Considine

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Aileen Harte

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Brian Reilly

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Teresa Coll

Best of luck Elise & all the gang on Friday night. Ye are a mighty bunch

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Anonymous

Good luck Everyone