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On Friday 13th October, me and my team will Sleep Out Against Homelessness as part of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy. By sleeping out, we hope to raise awareness about homelessness and help raise vital funds to support homeless services.
Homelessness is not just a statistic; it’s a heart-breaking reality for far too many people, families, and children who lack the basic security and comfort we can often take for granted. Some families can spend up to two years in a one-bedroom room in emergency accommodation, which has a significant impact on mental health, self-esteem, and child development.
Focus Ireland are working hard to support those who need it most and help them on their journey out of homelessness and towards a better future.
Please donate to our Shine A Light fundraising page and play your part in the fight to end homelessness. Every contribution makes a difference.
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Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€220
Aunt Sadie
€220
Desmond Green
Thank you for participating in this initiative. It is a very worthy cause for those less fortunate. Grandad
€220
Weston Desmond
Well done Rach, we are very proud of you for doing this very worthy cause xxx
€200
Nms Keerajac
Great cause!
€150
Peter Mcgovern
Great Cause Ayla.. xx
€125
Garrett Brandon
€125
Cliona, Tom, Tony,roisin, Aisling, Blathnaid, Tomás O’connor
Best of luck with the sleep out Chloe, Loads of love The O’Connor Clan
€125
Deirdre Mcknight
€125
Louisa
Best of luck to all. Great cause 👍
€125
Peter Woods
Well done Cora
€125
John O’brien
Congratulations Julie. This is a great cause.
€125
Alan Bridgeman
€125
Marina Musgrave
Best of luck Eve and to all the girls participating in this wonderful cause.
€125
Anna Barry
Well done Anna xx
€125
Jennifer Holland
Well done Mia….great cause.
€100
Sinead
Best of luck Aoife. Stay warm Sinéad and Brendan
€100
David Martin
Congrats on raising so much money Anna, best of luck with the sleep out! From Amanda and Dave :)
€100
Danny Kelly
Anna, You are the best. Dad Xxx
€100
Sandra O Neill
Good luck with the sleep out Chloe xx
€100
Ken Murray
Well done Anna.
€100
Colin Keaney
€100
The Greenes
Great cause….best of luck Ivy xx
€100
Bill & Karin Pierce
€100
Barry Finlay
Good luck Steph with fundraising for a very good cause!!🥳🙌🏽
€100
Mark Kenny
Fair play Julie, I have completed a couple of sleep outs myself. Good luck and enjoy it.
€100
Martin Pierce
Best of luck. I hope it isn't too cold......or wet!!
€75
Helen Heavey
€70
Niamh
€70
Lou Bradbury
Good luck Em!
€70
Waterman Fam 💚
Such a great way to raise awareness Emily! We’re proud of you. xo
€70
Emma Blake Corrigan
Great that you’re supporting this very worthy cause, well done Rosa
€70
Eileen A A
Great stuff Ayla Eileen
€70
Barry Ormond
Good luck Belle 🙌🙌
€70
Paul
Well done Emily!
€70
Eugene
Well done Izzy. Hope you get a dry night.
€70
Eamon Brandon
Hi Ci ! I’m delighted that you are supporting Focus Ireland. They do a great job in supporting the homeless in Ireland. Nana and I contribute to them every month.
€60
Anonymous
€60
Anonymous
Go Annie 😊
€60
Number 4 😄
Good luck Kobie and well done for volunteering...its a great cause
€50
Nigel Healy
€50
Jonathan Ramsay
Matching Jonathan Ramsey's kind donation who missed adding your name!! :-) - via Padré
€50
Katie And Ciara Byrne
€50
Sharon Foley
Well done Keelin. My favourite 16year old daugher. Mum xx
€50
Lucy And Shane
Good luck Aifric! Great cause. X
€50
Anita Lord
Good Luck Ayla!! Xx
€50
Patricia Lane
€50
Connor + Linda Flanagan
Best of luck Sarah
€50
Sharon
Best of luck Jessica 😊
€50
Anonymous
🙏
€50
Nana Mai
All the best! Love Nana
€50
Aidan & Claudine Heavey
Well done Emily
€50
Des Cahill
Great cause. Well done Nina.
€50
Colette Horan
Best of luck Sophie fundraising for Focus Ireland
€50
John, Carolyn & Lucinda Jones
From your American family!
€50
Ronan O'connor
Well done Derv and all the girls doing this from LAD. Great cause.
€50
Daddy Turley
Go Jules
€50
Kay Tobin
Well done Aoibheann. A great thing to do for a fantastic charity. Very proud of you🥰
€50
Zebo, Ryan, Shane, Fiona & Mel
Enjoy it.....
€50
Nigel Finlayson
Really great cause Derval - I hope the weather is kind to you on the night.
€50
Ronan Corrigan
€50
Garret Holland
Well done Mia!!
€50
Majella Darcy
Good luck Jessie. I might see you in CP!!!
€50
Anne O Connor
Well done Derv, we're so proud of you x
€50
Paul Callaghan
€50
Ciaran Shanley
Well done to Loreto transition year students on this excellent initiative. Thanks Anna Kelly for sharing.
€50
Tom B
Well done Anna
€50
Rosemary Pearson
Good Luck Rachel. It's a great cause. Love Nana
€50
Dave Mountjoy
Good luck Raymo!
€50
Sheila Heavey
€50
Aviv & Kev
Good luck Ivy!
€50
Maria Mcgarry
€50
Paul Heavey
€50
Anonymous
€50
Fairy Godmother
Well done - a very worthwhile cause.
€50
Paula Ryan
€50
Jordana Corrigan
€50
Eugene Mc Govern
€50
Audrey Crean
Best of Luck Sophie, a great cause!
€50
Lorraine Clancy
€50
Anonymous
€50
Fifi
Well done Aif
€50
Mary Cryan
Best of luck Aisling , you’re great to take this on for a great charity 👏. Mary
€50
Heidi Shannon
€50
Naoise
Eva asked me to make this donation on her behalf. Well done. Love N
€50
Deborah Nally
€50
Isolde Kearns
€50
Debbie
Great cause, best if lunch. X
€50
Nanny & Granda Castlebar
To Derval from your Nanny and Granda Castlebar. Great work. Lots of love.
€50
Bobby, Yvonne & Leon
Proud of you Kobie ...
€50
Eugene
Well done, Anna. Great cause.
€50
Noeleen Leo
Fair play Derval👏
€50
Mark Kearns
€50
Patricia Duignan
I’m proud of you Bella xx
€50
Eileen Duignan
We are so proud of you Bella love Nana Eileen
€50
Pat Winters
Well done Ayla
€50
Ciara Flanagan
Good luck Sarah! Hope you and the girls raise loads for Focus.
€50
Freda Barton
Best of luck Ava hope you have the hotwater bottle!!
€50
Anonymous
Good luck Ems
€50
Brian Johnston
€50
Nee
😊😊
€50
Des C
Best of Chloe! Great cause! Wrap up!
€50
Sarah Mcgovern Vaughan
Best of luck Ayla! X
€50
Rh
Well done CBB! You’re brilliant. Love Ro xoxo
€50
H O'reilly
Good luck Lauren
€50
Kate Healy
€50
Karen Pearson
Well done Rachel. Karen and co xxx
€50
Richard, Ciara, Leila & Poppy
Great cause Kobie. Good luck with it!
€50
Anna Ó Cuill
Best of luck Anna for a great cause
€40
James Pender
€40
Nikki Hegarty
Good luck ava!
€40
Annette Cahill
€40
Rob Cahill
€40
Susan
Mum
€40
Clare Lambe
Go girl You are so kind doing this .💜
€40
Dee Obrien
Well done Chloe! Keep Warm 🥰
€40
Robert Mulhall
You are an amazing human being
€40
Patty Kohler
Good luck Sophie!!
€40
Michele Reid
Good on you Sophie! Wrap up well.
€40
Neville And Ann
Well done Steph!
€40
It’s Mcknight
Best of luck Aisling with sleepout Love Grandma Ita xx
€40
James Phillips
€40
Damian O'mahony
Best of luck Mia
€40
Marie Louise Heavey
€40
Kathy & Pat Breslin
Well done Izz!!! 👏🏻
€40
Saoirse Colgan
Well done Ayla, great cause.
€40
Susan Dargan
Well done Ava - hope you have the thermals and waterproofs ready
€40
Hugh
Best of luck Emily!
€40
Louise Hobson
Well done Belle
€40
Rachael Liston
Well done Katie raising money for such an important charity 👏👏👏
€40
Anonymous
€40
Chris
Well done Heather, please stay warm. Love Chris xXx
€40
Ceri Mcdonnell
Well done Amy .It’s a very good cause .
€40
Brian And Bonnie Lynch
€40
Anonymous
Great work Anna - stay warm. Ruairí
€40
Joe D
Great cause - well done Elsa!
€40
Ruairi Cosgrove
Well done Isobel - stay warm. Ruairí
€40
William O’leary
Well Done Anna
€40
Mick Walsh
Well done Abi
€40
Paul
Good girl yourself!
€40
Noeleen Harvey
Good luck Ava
€40
Anonymous
€40
Saoirse Higgins
Well done glad to help!
€40
Louise
Good woman Abi!!
€40
Andrew Cassidy
Congrats on doing something for such a great cause!
€40
Mr Andrew Casey
Best of luck Pop xx
€40
Mark Finlay
€40
Yvonne Walsh
Fair play Abi!! What a great thing to do!
€40
Catherine Oneill
Well done Abi!
€40
Paudie, Sarah, Mike, Lisa & Aoife
Best of luck with the fundraising Kate. Well done..
€40
Brian O Longaigh
Beir bua
€40
Michele White
Good work Beth!
€30
Shane Cannon
€30
Samantha Lyster Fay
Hi Arabella, Best of Luck, love Samantha, Aidan, Olivia & Alex xxx
€30
Paula Coughlan
€30
Marian Finlay
Fantastic cause, wish everyone the best of luck xx
€30
Anna R
Well done Anna for partaking in such a worthy fundraiser
€30
Grace Mohan
Good work, Ayla. Very worthy cause.
€30
Hannah Collins
Good luck Ayla! 💪💪
€30
Ger
Hi Anna Well done on your support for this great cause Xx
€30
Cyril & Phacochère's
Yeepee Yeah Stef !!!
€30
Louise B.
All the best Emily
€30
Shauna Murray
Best of luck Aoife
€30
Xiao Mei Chen
€30
Alistair & Jacqui
Great idea!!! Good luck
€30
Emma Clarke
Fair play x
€30
Anonymous
€30
Sophie Shanley
Well done Anna, so proud of you always Xxx
€30
Anonymous
€30
Ronan Brandon
€30
Dara Brandon
Well done Caoimh 👏 😘 a really great cause...I'm so proud of you. I've donated 30 euro xx
€30
Paul And Nicola Lyster
Best of luck
€25
Paul Griffin
Well done Kate
€25
Carol Palmer
€25
June Smith
€25
Rachel Harvey
Best of luck Ava!
€25
Geraldine Vallely
Best of luck Izzy x
€25
Conor Pender
Best of luck Ava
€25
Angela Edghill
€25
Chris
Best of luck to you all, a great cause
€25
Julie Purcell
Well done Cora x
€25
Lucy Lynam
€25
Ingrid Hamilton-turley
Great cause Julie. Best of luck ❤️
€25
Aunt Sadie
€25
Damian & Emer Gernon
Best of Luck, Julie
€25
Ben Green
€20
Kerri Mcdonnell
Good luck Amy. I’m so proud of you raising awareness and funds to help the homeless. Kx
€20
John Campbell
€20
Anonymous
€20
John And Nichola Fahey
€20
Sheena Lambert
€20
Philip
€20
Gráinne
A great cause. Well done! X
€20
Janette
Best Wishes Keelin
€20
Claire Cartmell
Well done Isabelle x
€20
Harry Cahill
€20
Catherine
Good luck Jessie
€20
Mellett
Well done Derval
€20
Lyndsay
Well done for doing this Katy - such a worthy cause x
€20
Brid Finlay
Best of luck on sleeppout Stephanie - a great cause
€20
Sheila Mc Nally
Proud of you Aoibheann
€20
Patrick Roche
Good job Aoibheann!
€20
Emily Burke
A very worthy cause and such a lovely gesture.....so kind x
€20
Kim And Morwenna
Best of luck Steph
€20
Michael Roche
Well done Aoibheann 👏
€20
Susan Duffy
Best of Luck Jessie. Susan (Ornua)
€20
Donl Mcnally
Well done Aoibheann for taking part in this endeavour. Focus Ireland is a very good cause.
€20
Alan M
Best of luck on the night
€20
Martin Mcerlean
€20
Judy Coughlan
€20
Fiona Lane
Good luck in the sleep out
€20
Kate Okeeffe
€20
Lia
Well done Anna ❤️
€20
Craig Middleton
€20
Aidan Staunton
€20
Michael Doheny
€20
Elaine Leavey
Best of luck Anna, you are amazing to do this... Elaine
€20
Ursula
Well done Aoibheann
€20
Marcus Doyle
€20
Anonymous
€20
Emma Corcoran
Best of luck! Emma and teddy!!
€20
Anonymous
€20
Tito Robe
Robe
€20
Mark
Best of luck Sophie
€20
Chris O’reilly
Great cause - well done, Anna!
€20
Mary Kavanagh
€20
Emmet Riordan
€20
Lisa
Best of luck with that Rosa … no doubt it will be great Craic !
€20
Emer Rogers
Best of luck Julie with the sleepout…such a worthy cause. Thank you x
€20
Valerie
Well done
€20
Johnnie O'neill
Go n-éirí an t-áth leat, Julie
€20
Maria Burke
Well done Sophie xx
€20
Shane Brandon
€20
Lauren Cleary
Fair play Belle! 👏
€20
Anonymous
€20
Ciara Bridgeman
€20
Javier De Sedas
€20
Michelle Greene
€20
Anonymous
You are amazing girl ✨️✨️
€20
Peter O Dowd
€20
Andrew Foran
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Maria M.
We’ll done Keelin - wishing you the best of luck.
€20
Ann O’shea
Well done on your fundraising efforts Aoibheann.Aunty Ann
€20
Riley Brady
€20
Lucy Turley
Hope it's a dry night 🌙 😴. Good luck with it all! 👍
€20
Cora Lambert
Well Done Aoibheann
€20
Anonymous
Jia you 👍
€20
Meg Wang
€20
María Angeles Sedas Alcon
€20
Brian O’flynn
Best of luck
€20
Aurore Finlay
Bonne chance!!
€20
Kieran Mc Stay
€20
Zhangquan Yu
€20
Denise Walsh
€20
Lisa
Best of luck Pops.
€20
Yu Zhang
Great job Katie.
€20
Rory O'brien
Well done Anna
€20
Ivan Lyster
Good Luck, Arabella
€20
Helen Sharpe
€20
Lou Gavin
From granny Lou xx
€20
Joanna Egan
Well done Isabelle and best of luck with it!
€20
Pamela Haughey
€20
Jason White
€20
Nuala Murphy
Well done Chloe, best of luck with the fundraiser!
€0
Shane Brandon
€20
Sharon Mcdonnell
Well done Amy - great cause and great that your class are supporting it xx
€20
Niamh Haughey
€20
Mum, Dad & Chloe Xxx
Very proud of you all for choosing Focus Ireland as your charity of choice Katy... Best of luck with the sleep out 👏👏😘😘
€20
Matt And Bell Lyster
All the best from Granny and Grandad
€20
Lucy Kennedy
Good luck Ibs. Love your best friend Luce. Xxxx
€20
Margaret Dargan
Good luck Ava
€20
Sarah Cahill
Well Done 👏 Jessie
€20
Saz Murray
Well done Anna ♥️
€15
Rathborne Relatives
Well done Mia. Beir bua!
€15
Katie Mcdermott
Well done Anna x
€15
Ciara Nagle
Hi Sophie, best of luck with your sleep out. See u soon, cousin Ciara xxx
€10
Sue Doheny
Good luck Katy & friends !
€10
Nessa Penney Galvin
€10
Mirna Ivankovic
Well done Poppy.
€10
Marie Okeeffe
Thank you Keelin for your efforts on behalf of the homeless.
€10
Paula Shevlin
Best of luck Izzy
€10
Charlie & Fionnuala Creighton
Well done Derval, great cause. From Charlie & Fionnuala.
€10
Aoife Naughton
Well done Anna 😘
€10
Lynne And Mick
Good Luck Steph
€10
Aoife Oneill
€10
Ella
slay nina !
€10
Paula Murphy
Best of Luck Madison and girls! Paula x
€10
Anonymous
€10
H Delaney
Well done julie
€10
Isabelle Sexton
€10
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
€10
Emma Cleary
€10
Dan Nugent
€10
Joseph Supple
Best of luck Mia!
€10
Brian Ormond
Well done Isabella 👍🏻
€10
Ruth Barry
Great thing to take part in Anna. Well done.
€10
Emily Mountjoy
Good Luck Rach!!
€10
Michaelthe
€10
Anonymous
€10
Haiming Ji
€10
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
€10
Lauren Smyth
Great Cause! Best of luck with fundraising and sleeping out.
€10
Grace Mcgarry
Best of luck Keelin
€10
Anonymous
€5
Anonymous
€5
Caelan Lambe
Good job
€5
Conor Brodrick
Good luck
€2
Anonymous
€2
Anonymous
Our Team Members
Abigail Johnston
€280
Aifric Murphy
€100
aine hanlon
Áine McGoldrick
€305
Aisling O’Dwyer
€100
Aisling Keane
Aisling Lambe
€165
Alexandra Doyle
Alexandra McManus
Amelie O’Halloran
Amy Butler
€150
Ana Madden Santos
€10
Anna Sexton
Anna Kelly
€860
Anna Barry
€420
Anna-Julia Devine
annabel jordan
Annabel Greenwood
annie walshe
Aoibheann Odowd
€170
Aoibheann McNally
Aoibheann McNally
€190
Aoife Murray
€130
Aoife McHenry
€12
Arabella Lyster
€250
Ava Healy
€390
Ayla McGovern
€530
Becca Dinn
Beth White
€140
Caoimhe Bridgeman
€145
Caoimhe Brandon Segura
€275
Carolina Benjumea
Chloe Martin
€310
Chloe Creedon
€120
Ciara McSherry
€200
Ciara Doody
Cora Purcell
€275
Daisy Walshe
Derval O'Connor
€420
Ella Byrne
Ella Brodrick
€75
Elsa Lambe
€85
Emily Bradbury
€320
Emily Heavey
€315
Emily O’Dwyer
€50
Emily Farrell
Emma Lamb
Eve Howman
€125
Farrah Clack
Francesca O’Halloran
Gaby Penney Galvin
€30
Grace Gavin
€132
Hazel McFadden
Heather Kavanagh
€40
Holly Casey
Isabella Ormond
€150
Isabelle Byrne
€180
Isobel McManus
€355
Issy O’Donoghue
Ivy Quinn
€290
Jane Coyne
Jessica Carroll
€50
Jessie Cahill
€290
Julia Galvin
Julie Turley
€585
Kate Maher
€65
Katie Yan
€220
Katie Gaffikin
Katie Hayes
Katy Hickey
€100
Keelin O’Farrell
€185
Kitty Murphy
Kobie Kearns
€350
Lara Murtagh
Lauren O’Reilly
€50
Lauren Callaghan
€70
Leah Harton
Leah Harton
lucy cantillon
Madison McCormack
€100
Maggie Condon
Maria Magdalena Martinez
Maya OReilly
Méabh Mason
Mia Holland
€225
Mia Morrissey
€20
Mia Ní Longaigh
€135
Nell Noone
Nina Cahill
€60
Poppy Casey
€250
Rachel Desmond
€280
Rachel Marshall
€100
Rebecca McEvoy
Rhyse Mahony
Rosa Corrigan
€140
Rosa Henderson
Ruby Hannon
Sarah Torpay
€100
Sarah Tracey
Sasha Finlay
€75
Sophie Horan
€265
Sophie Pierce
€240
Stephanie Finlay
€330
