We’re sleeping out against homelessness
This October 11, our team will be doing something a little different from our usual workday. Instead of going to our homes at the end of day, we'll be swapping our cosy beds for sleeping bags as part of our workplace sleep out to raise awareness and funds for Focus Ireland, the national organisation tackling homelessness in Ireland.
While the idea of spending a night outdoors in the coldmight not sound appealing at first, the cause behind it fuels our motivation. Homelessness is a critical issue that affects countless people in our community, and I am proud to be a part of our company’s effort that aims to take a stand against homelessness.
The statistics around homelessness are staggering. With over 4,000 children experiencing homelessness, it's clear we need to take action. That’s why I think it is important to take part in my workplace sleep out as part of 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.
By participating in this event, we hope to inspire others to get involved to raise funds to support vital homeless services. 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.
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Completed Sleepout
Thank you to our Sponsors
€250
Anonymous
€250
Joe Jeffers
Well done Declan
€250
Anonymous
€250
David O Donnell
Thank you to all my colleagues and everyone else who volunteers to sleep outside to raise funds for those people that are homeless
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Anonymous
€250
Maurice Phelan
Well done everyone!
€250
Ivan &anne Durcan
€250
Paul Gallagher
€250
Mairéad Déiseach
€250
Kevin Mangan
Well done all, a worthy cause!
€250
Declan Mcgrath
€250
Declan Magee
Super cause and fair play. Such a big issue for the country.
€250
Anonymous
€250
Chcfood
€250
Anonymous
€250
Neil Campbell
Best of luck to all that are participating - a great cause.
€200
Anonymous
€200
Andrew Fitzpatrick
€200
Frank Kennedy
Good luck Declan!
€200
Niall Brady
€125
Gemma Lyons
€125
Tony Mcardle
Best wishes Niamh
€125
Brian Purcell
Will done Declan
€125
Ann And Eugene
Best of luck Declan!
€125
Tony Barry
€125
Máire Mc Govern
Well done. Stay warm
€125
Richard Willis
Well done Declan - great cause.
€125
Michael & Maura Durkin
€125
Naomi Clarke
€125
Anne Harkin
€125
Keith O'donnell
€125
Brian Bolger
Well done Oisin, a most worthy cause
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Emily Egan Mcgrath
Well done Declan!
€125
Andrea G
Well done David!
€125
Margaret Gray
Well done, Declan!
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L&m
Well done Jan 👏👏👏❤️L&M
€125
John O'driscoll
Niamh. Well, done. Good cause John O’Driscoll
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Ailbhe Gilvarry
Fair play Declan - hope you get a dry night!
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Lisa Joyce
€125
Eoin Cunneen
Declan - best of luck, stay warm and safe. Eoin
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Ot
€125
Stephen O’donnell
You’re an inspiration Niamh. Well done!!👏
€105
Anonymous
€100
Peter Shanley
Good luck Declan.
€100
Brian Gaynor
Well done Sarah and team
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Chrissann Fleming
Well done Marion! What an amazing thing to do, and what a well deserving charity. 👏👏
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Anonymous
€100
Laura Kearney
€100
Niamh Hurley
€100
Anonymous
€100
Kieran Hughes
Best of luck Declan
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Brian Durcan
€100
Anonymous
Sleep well
€100
Alan Murphy
Worthy cause Declan. Best of luck
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Dunboyne Blacks
Good luck!! Hope you get a nice evening!
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Julie
€100
Jill & Ian
€100
Jamie
Well done Alan and team!
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B Rye
€100
Una Nd John
Go Úna Brilliant cause Una and John
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H C
Well done
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Stephen Synnott
Best of luck ❤️
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Christine O'donovan
€100
John O'leary
€100
Rowena Fitzgerald
€100
Rory Kirrane
Well done Lorena!
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Evie
€100
Brian Griffin And All At Align Advisory
Great work, Declan!
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Catherine Black
€100
Sandra Rathwell
Great cause maz
€100
Eileen Byrne
Well done Michelle, enjoy the snooze😀
€100
Pmcg
The Belvederian runs deep
€100
Dave Gannon
€90
Anonymous
€80
Ciara Foley
Well done Alan & team
€80
Cathy Grant
Good luck Sarah!
€75
Anonymous
€70
Brid Glynn
€70
Eoin Cassidy
Best of luck!
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Deirdre Nagle
€70
Anonymous
€70
Norman Fitzgerald
€70
Liam Flynn
€70
Vivien Greer
Best of Luck!
€70
Michael & Marie Dempsey
Well done Alan
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Catherine O'flynn
Good luck all! Especially Aoibheann and Helen :-) Hope the Northern Lights shine down.
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Niamh C
Best of luck Daire- I don't envy you! Niamh
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Geraldine Farrelly
€70
Peggy O'rourke
€70
Suzie
€70
Vanessa Byrne
Great cause Michelle… best of luck 💪
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Bairbre Doran
€70
Éanna Boland
Best of luck
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Alan Doran
€70
Niamh Keogh
€70
Larkin Feeney
€70
K & S Flanagan
€70
Kevin Smullen
Best of luck
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Phoebe Holland
Well done Ruthy xxx
€70
Thelma Byrne
€50
Patricia O Brien
€50
Sara Porter
Well done Niamh!!
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Ailbhe Durkin
€50
Aine Quirke
€50
John Lynch
€50
Anonymous
Go Declan👍
€50
Jenny Foy
Well done Ruth!
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Shay Boland
€50
Yvonne Gammell
€50
Helen Mcgovern
Fabulous cause David-well done!
€50
Niamh Killoran
€50
Lisa And John Smith
Very best of luck Sarah x
€50
Brian Mcelligott
Best of luck Pierce, wrap up well!
€50
Mary Treacy
Fair play to you Sarah👏👏👏
€50
Brid Hurley
Well done Jeanette!
€50
Rachael Byrne
Best of luck Pierce!
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John Mcdonagh
Bit late to this Jenny, sorry! Great cause and well done on braving the elements for this.
€50
Louise Gannon
Well done Ruth great cause!
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Seán
€50
Tom Davy
Well done Michelle and best of luck
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John & Maylon
€50
Micky And Bernie Gammell
Well done Marion!
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Catherine
€50
Denis Cahalane
Well done Ruth
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Anonymous
€50
Niamh O'grady
Well done all
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Áine Quigley
€50
Miriam Cloonan
€50
Anne Kelehan
What an amazing thing to do Jenny. Well done!
€50
Rach
Great work Alan and team!
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Mckeown
Best of luck
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Dearbhla Cunningham
Well done Rachel and all the team
€50
Andrew Gill
€50
Marion Gammell
€50
Stephen Cloonan
Good luck Sarah
€50
Majella Lynch
Good luck!!
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Wendy
well done guys!
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Dåîré Mcdørmáck-dórgè
Best of luck, sir.
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Sinead And Alistair
We’re cheering you on. Best of luck.
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Andrea Rattigan
Well done MHC, fantastic cause
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Stephen Cowhey
€50
Linda Leahy
Best of luck Alan x
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Anonymous
€50
Anne White
€50
Alva O' Sullivan
€50
Anonymous
Good Luck Alice
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Joan Hogan
Well done Sarah 👏🏼
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Seamus Hennessy
€50
Rachel Scahill
€50
Conor Taylor
€50
Tom Davy
Best of luck Lydia and well done.
€50
Anonymous
€50
Conor Kilkenny
€50
Goretti Mccormack-george
Best of luck Dáire !
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Jamie Macdonald
€50
Sean Van Haaster
€50
Anonymous
€50
Mark John Gannon
Well done Colgers
€50
Catherine Young
Best of luck
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Ab
€50
Jessica Buttanshaw
€50
Audrey Hannon
Best of luck Michelle!
€50
Rob Mcdwyer
Fair play to you for doing this, Lorena. Best of luck on the night!
€50
Anonymous
€50
James Byrne
Fair play Sarah!
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Brian Smith
€50
Caoimhe And Feidhlim
Fair play Dáire!
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Patrick Molloy
€50
Dympna Mullally
Well done Marion & team 👏
€50
Noirin Boland
€50
Ian Headon
Well done - most worthy cause
€50
Brian Philbin
Well done Rachel Carney!
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Conor Califf
Best of luck on your long journey to the balcony.
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Vivienne Rhatigan
€50
Avril Daly
€50
Pauline Cahill
Best of luck Michelle from P&A
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Claire Forde
Well done MC!
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Michael Madden
Good man yourself Pierce
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Patrick Doran
€50
John Gowen
€50
Anthony O'hanlon
Well done Sarah!
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Conor Lynch
Best of luck Sarah!
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Orla Dunlea
Hope it doesn't rain! Coladh samh
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The Grealishes
Maith thú Sarah 💖
€50
Anonymous
Best of luck to all the MHC crew sleeping out on Friday evening
€50
Denis Flynn
€50
Richard And Aileen Owens
Great job Lisa
€50
Celeste Raack
€50
Jeff Ward
€50
Maeve Dempsey
Great cause, Alan. Best of luck with it. ❤️
€50
Liam Heylin
€50
Anonymous
Well done Alice
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Jack Doran
€50
Anonymous
€50
Dáire Mccormack-george
€50
Pierce Lyons
€40
Deirdre Hosford
€40
Joe Dunne
€40
Majella Mcloughlin
€40
Anonymous
Well done Jan
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Irene Nic Charthaigh
Great effort Sarah!
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Anonymous
€40
Hannah Devoy
€40
Sophie
Fair play Al! 🫶🏼🫶🏼
€40
Anonymous
€40
Aoife Mcmahon
Best of luck, Daire! Great work for a great cause.
€40
Avril Delaney
Best of luck Alan. Great cause.
€40
Niamh Cotter
Best of luck to everyone taking part! A great initiative!
€40
Anita Tinkle
€40
Aoife B
€40
Anonymous
€40
Jay Sattin
€40
Cats Liam Billy Rian
€40
Andy Murphy
From Andy Gerry scanlan and John Byrne friends of Shane. best of luck and fair play
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Lesley
€40
Janet Cafferky
€40
Catherine O’connor
€40
Kak
€40
Nathan Taylor
Great cause
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Elaine Gregg
€40
Jane Lynch
€40
Anonymous
€40
Paddy O'brien
€40
Sinead Counihan
€40
Tara Kelly
€40
Vanessa & Clodagh
€40
Sharon Mclean
Best of luck Marion and well done!
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Stephen Mcgonagle
€40
Máire Reidy
€40
Niamh
Well done Niamh xoxo
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Síona Molony
€40
Lisa Treacy
Well done Sarah and co.
€40
Aideen Walsh
Well done Jan
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Julie-ann Sherry
€40
Aidín Hegarty
€40
Simone
Full of admiration for you Jan as you do this act of concern again. Best of luck.
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Paul Mcnamee
A great cause. The best of good luck with the fundraising and the sleep-out, Dáire
€40
Thomas Carney
€40
Susan L
€40
Eoin Traynor
Fair play Sarah!
€40
Gareth Black
€40
Sona Harrison
€40
A Gleasure
Good luck Sarah!
€40
Michelle Alves De Carvalho
Well done for doing yet another fundraiser for such a great cause!
€40
Nicola Mckane
Best of luck MC!!!
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Thomas Beug
€40
Eva Flanagan
This is such a great cause to support!
€40
Tom Lyons
Well done Declan and all the team in MHC!
€40
Luisa De Carvalho
€40
Oliver Fitzgerald
€40
Colum Holland
€40
Claire Loakman
Well done Alan 👏
€40
Liam Glynn
Hi Aoibheann. Liam
€40
Yvonne Francis
Well done!
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Dorit Mccann
Best of luck!
€40
Irene Nic Charthaigh
Well done Conor!
€40
Anne Gormley
Good luck to all.
€35
Anonymous
Well done Alan
€35
Orlagh & Ailbhe
€30
Anonymous
€30
Paula Sales Soldan
€30
Fiona Kearns
Fair play, Lorena!! Best of luck this evening
€30
Anonymous
€30
Lorraine Noone
€30
Niamh Killoran
€30
N&m
€30
Hazel S
Good luck Pierce!
€30
Mick Moran
€30
Brenda Finlay
Support from Denmark 💕
€30
Sinéad Macdonald
€30
Emma F
Best of luck Pierce!
€30
Marie & Barbara
€30
Maeve Kelehan
Love u queen
€30
Meg White
Hope it worked. Megx
€30
Anonymous
€30
John Fitzgerald
€30
Laura D
Best of luck Pierce.
€30
Clodagh
Go Mama!! You got this!
€30
Megan Gormley
€30
Fergal Mcconnon
Fair play Dáire
€30
Luke Filan
€30
Meggan Ward
Well done Sarah and team!
€30
Siobhan Wallace
Well done Clooners!
€30
Evin Kennedy
Wino
€30
Alex Griffin
€30
Shane Quinn
€30
Conor Williams
€30
Hillary
€25
Liz Tormey
€25
Melinda Sharp
€25
Brian O Flaherty
Best of luck and fair play doing this.
€25
Louise Mulrennan
Best of luck Pierce. Important cause.
€25
Allison O'gorman
Well done Sarah!
€25
Michael Cahill
Well done to all
€25
Catriona Sheridan
Well done Alan Power. Best of luck tonight.
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Sinead Mooney
€25
Brian & Jordan
€25
Anne-marie
Great cause well done Liz!! X
€25
Lisa Hutcheson
Well done Sarah - fair play. Hopefully wasn’t as cold as Kilimanjaro.
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Barbara
Well done Shelly x
€25
Craig Fitzgerald
€25
Shsuna
Well done to everyone!! Amazing work x
€25
Jenny
Go Alice (in a new york accent)
€25
Louise
Good luck with the sleep out
€25
Conor Riddell
Best of luck Lorena!!
€25
Sile Hayes
Good on ya Uns xx
€25
Anonymous
€25
Moustapha Shaamile
Love that you do it each year! Awesome job
€25
Phyllis White
Good on you Una, great cause 😃
€25
Eoin O'flaherty
€25
Irene De Carvalho
€25
Jane Kehoe
Well done Al
€25
Etain Wilson.
Best of luck Sarah Love Etain & John
€25
Anonymous
€25
Mary
Good for you ❤️
€21
Rutherford B. Trippin
A great initiative, the very best of luck
€20
Mary Kelly
Best of luck
€20
Ally
Well done Sarah!
€20
Carol Kinch
Fair play Liz, such a worthy cause.
€20
Anonymous
€20
Daire Mccurious-george
€20
Eva Berwick
Fair Play to you Alan Great cause 👏
€20
Lorena Alves De Carvalho
€20
Grainne Tiernan
€20
Colin Slevin
Well done alan
€20
Grace O'regan
Well done Alan & Team.
€20
Annette B.
👍🏻
€20
James Morrissey
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Mary Cox
€20
Emmy Marshall
Good luck Lorena!
€20
Diarmuid O’sullivan
€20
Ali Mccarthy
Well done Hannah
€20
Lisa Dowling
€20
John
€20
Melanie
Brst of luck x
€20
Ciara Heslin
€20
Anna O'hare
€20
Ronan Hall
€20
Leanne Hogan
What an amazing, selfless thing to do. Well done Alan and colleagues.
€20
Claire Reidy
👏👏
€20
Sas Quinn
€20
Anonymous
A great cause, good luck all!
€20
Fionn Boland
Best of luck Oisín, wrap up well!
€20
Shane Quinn
€20
Vinny Power
Good luck sean
€20
Aisling Killoran
€20
Derek
Fair play Michelle. Derek
€20
Erika Tamás
€20
Michelle Cahill
Best of luck sis. Edel
€20
Greg C
€20
Anonymous
€20
Kevin Coleman
€20
Reidy
€20
Orla Doolin
Best of Luck Aoibheann!
€20
Alex Coffey
Well done Marrion :)
€20
Sophie
Best of luck love Sophie 💞
€20
Catherine’s Conlon
Welcome Michelle
€20
Louise Cahill
€20
Anonymous
€20
Sorcha Lyons
€20
Maurice&aiveen
Fair play to you Jenny
€20
Kathleen Gaughran
Best of Luck Daire
€20
Cian Mullen
€20
Aman Majidmack-george
Good luck
€20
Grainne Glynn
€20
Paudie Hegarty
€20
Dylan S
€20
Catherine Kilcommons
Good luck with it Niamh
€20
Anonymous
€20
Aoife & Thomas Foley
Well done Alan
€20
Anonymous
€20
Claire Quinn
Great cause Niamh, fair play
€20
Anonymous
€20
Marian
Well done. A great cause
€20
Deirdre Divilly
Best of luck Al❤️
€20
Bartek Marchewczyk
Well done 👏
€20
Anonymous
Better late than never
€20
Clíodhna Mchugh
€20
Tommy Ogara
€20
Siobhan Egars
€20
Brigid Leahy
Well done Sean and team :)
€20
Denise Morrin
€20
Bernie Coy
Best of Luck Michelle.
€20
Laura Cahill
Good Luck Mum
€20
Steve
Best of luck Al!
€20
Anne Hegarty
€20
Darragh Treanor
€20
Anonymous
€20
Eva Baker
€20
Kieran Neary
Well done Maz! 👏🏻👏🏻
€20
Lisa Owens
€20
Aoife Brady
Well done Sarah, great cause. Best of luck!
€20
Margaret Kehoe
Best of luck Alan, such a great cause x
€20
Brid Mackle
€20
Ruth Mcauliffe
€20
Matthew Skelly
Well done Sarah!
€20
Mary Jo Mullen
€20
Sasha Hearns
Well done Hannah and team
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Natalie Foley
Well done, great cause.
€20
Denis Flynn
Best of luck- great cause
€20
Linda Moran
Best of luck Alan for a great cause
€20
Hspk
€20
Jessica Buttanshaw
€20
Carl Grenville
Best of luck!
€20
Jennifer Flaherty
Great job, Sarah! What an amazing cause. Wishing you and your colleagues the best of luck
€20
Diarmuid
€20
Niamh Davis
Well done Liz!
€20
Billy And Veronica Power
€20
Conor N
€20
Emma Maguire
€20
Marie Power
€20
Tina Crawford
€20
Donna
€20
Samantha Coyle
€20
Carvalho
€20
Sarah Byrne
Well done Dublo 😁
€20
Catherine O'neill
Best of luck Michelle
€20
Mary Jo Mullen
€20
Lucy Thornton
€20
Stephen Black
€20
Eilis
Fair play mazzy
€20
Eimear Cusack
Great cause Marion - bring a hot water bottle :)
€20
Mark Hammond
€20
Phoebe The Greyhound Xxx
€20
Katie Keogh
Well done Sarah!
€20
Vanessa Ivory
Best of luck
€20
Paul Mcdonald
<3
€20
Barbara Parnell
€20
Helen O Neill
€20
Steve
Gowan Al! Fair play to you (loveheart)
€20
Tracie O'connor
Best of luck Liz, Michelle, Lydia, Alan & Co., quite a challenge !
€20
Michal
€20
Catherine Aitken
Well done Marion! A very good cause.
€20
Rose O’sullivan
€20
James Smullen
€20
Andrew Tuite
€20
Tommy Byrne
€20
Anne Coen
Best of luck Sarah Anne ❤️
€20
Richard Cepanauskas
Good luck Sarah, fair play!
€20
Chopper
Fair play Alice, great initiative. Chopper
€20
Niamh O'connor
€20
Kevin Kilkenny
Best of luck Conor
€20
Olive Gartlan
Hi Lizzie! Well done . Great cause
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Iq
Well done sis x
€20
Margaret Keogh
Good on ya Alan 👏👏
€20
Patrick Cowhey
€20
Tomas Corrigan
€20
Brianie
Go Liz!
€20
Yvanne Kennedy
€20
Joe Gartlan
Well done Lizzy! ❤️
€20
Alice Linehan
Well done Jenny!
€20
Naomi Byrne
Well done to all
€20
Niall Devitt
€20
Micky Irving
€20
Anonymous
€20
Mad Mark
€20
Aoife
€20
Francisco De Carvalho
€20
Anonymous
€20
James Brandon
€20
John Cloonan
Good luck Sarah
€20
Laura Brophy
€20
Paula
Good luck Sean and we’ll done!
€20
Clare Cowley
€20
Robert Adamson
€20
Rachel O’hara
Well done Lisa !!👏🏼🫶🏼
€20
Sadbh White
€20
Sarah O Duffy
€20
Ross Merriman
€20
Airy
Well done Lydia, a great cause.
€20
Amy Brady
Well done Marion :)
€15
Jessica Duff
€15
Aoife Dempsey
You're a Legend Jan!! :)
€15
Conor Flynn
€15
Anonymous
€15
Deirbhile O Neill
€15
Clodagh Smithers
€15
Anonymous
€15
Anonymous
€15
Niamh
Great stuff Hannah!
€15
Eoghan Lordan
€15
Holly Laher
€15
Clare Gartlan
€15
Sophie Ward
€15
Ciana
€15
Anna Hughes
€15
Chloe Mc Donnell
€15
Aoife Dempsey
You're a Legend Marion :)
€15
Charlotte Calnan
Go lizzy!
€15
Isobel Owens
€15
Robyn Keily
So proud of you
€15
Lydia Griffin
Well done Michelle 💪🏻
€15
Emily Cahill
Slay queen
Our Team Members
Alan Power
€1,205
Hannah McCarthy
€240
Una O'Grady
€435
Dáire McCormack-George
€880
Michael Doran
€1,025
Marion Gammell
€740
Michelle Cahill
€800
Jenny Kelehan
€350
Sarah Cloonan
€1,895
Ruth Colgan
€415
Sean OHare
€395
Lydia Farrell
€255
Jan Smullen
€455
Aoibheann Durkin
€720
Helen Brady
€200
Oisin Boland
€650
Lisa Owens
€161
Niamh Killoran
€1,010
David McGovern
€790
Pierce Lyons
€1,000
Conor Kilkenny
€290
Emma Murphy
€745
Liam Flanagan
€270
Niamh Cotter
Liz Gartlan
€245
Declan Black
€4,450
Dylan Morrissey
€25
Lorena Alves de Carvalho
€1,285
Alice O'Dowd
€605
Gareth Black
€180
