Luke OReilly

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Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:

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

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nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop

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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.

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Our Team

Kirk McCormack (C)

Dave Knight

Raised so far:

€1.00

Stephen Richardson

Raised so far:

€25.00

Adam O’Hara

Raised so far:

€275.50

Luke OReilly

Pedro Michailos

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€8.00

Matthew Kirwan

Oisín Shaw

Aston O Hanlon

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€270.00

Adam Quinn

Ben Callaly

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€477.00

Aran Gahan

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€340.00

Daniel Anatjev

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€30.00

Jack Finnegan

Raised so far:

€405.00

Robert Manning

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€232.00

Mathew Dumitru

Shane O Reilly

Raised so far:

€110.00

Ellen Buckley

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€130.00

Cian Redmond

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€460.00

Katelyn Gallagher

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€154.50

Victor Ragan

Roimarc Valdez

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€2.00

Elizabeth Meskone

Alfredo Dunbar

Raised so far:

€475.00

Eoghan O Donnell

Raised so far:

€425.00

Cillian Murphy

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€100.00

Katie O’Connell

Raised so far:

€110.00

Jack Donnelly

Andrew Corcoran

Leo Brazil

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€160.00

Max Geraghty

Alfredo Leal

Raised so far:

€1.00

Oscar Dougan

Alexandru Mihai

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€1.00

Hiba Alsharabi

Oran Rehill

James Egan

Raised so far:

€210.00

Isaac Forbes Almonte

Oskar Lucki

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€10.00

Rakel Davidsdottir

Andrew McAdam

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€35.00

Michael Breathnach

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€542.00

Kate Whelan

Raised so far:

€310.00

Billy Gillespie

Radmir Rakhmatullin

Kaleum Radford

Emma Brown

Raised so far:

€170.00

Cathy Cosgrove

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€420.00

luke Boland

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€70.00

Evelina Pintea

Kyle George-Rintoul

Niamh Edwards

Raised so far:

€590.00

Jude Malone

Gavin Kelly

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€320.00

Brooke Kelly

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€105.00

Dumitru Ciobanu

Petra Beres

Daria Rusu

Max Perry

Sofiia Ivanycheva

Lee Browne

James Byrne

Raised so far:

€648.04

Eoghan O Donnell