Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
526
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
582
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
808
hours access to Focus Ireland’s education service PETE (Preparation for Education, Training & Employment)
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.
My Achievements
Shared Page
Self donated
50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising Target
Increased Fundraising Target
Invited a Friend
Completed Sleepout
Challenged a Friend
Thank you to my Sponsors
€125
John Russell
€125
Claire & Patrick Feeney
Best of luck Shane and you should be very proud of what you are doing . What a wonderful kind thing to do for a great charity.
€100
Richard Wehrly
Well done Shane💪
€100
Teresa Heeran
Well done Shane a fantastic Cause wishing you the best 🤗
€100
Gerry Nichilson
Well done Shane
€100
Noel & Catherine Mc Cloat
Best of luck Shane
€50
Sinead
From myself & Aaron. Good luck Shaney & well done!
€50
Patricia & Adrian Keane
Best of luck and well done on a great fundraiser 👏 👏👏
€50
David James
Well done Shane! 👏🏻
€50
Sean Crossan
Best of luck Shane
€50
Frank, Marie & Lorraine Bierne
Best of luck Shane
€50
Sharon Kelly
Fair play Shane, good luck with the fundraising 🙌
€50
Niall Morahan
€50
David Cawley
Well done Shane 🥐 💪🏼
€50
Cathrina & Francis
💙
€50
Crossan Entertainment Ltd
🙌🙌
€50
Jessica Farry
Best of luck to you all x
€50
Imelda &billy
€50
Mum & Enda
Best of luck Shane
€50
Marissa
Best of luck Shane, what an amazing thing to do for those in need, I’ll be thinking on you tomorrow night!!
€50
Mary Flynn
Best of luck shane your brilliant
€50
Martina Mctiernan
Well done Shane. Always going above and beyond to help people.
€40
Anne-marie& Brian Coleman
Great cause Shane well done
€40
Aidan Keena
€40
Lucy & Carl Hutchinson
Good luck to you Shane and the team! 🥳
€40
Ivan Scanlon
Best of luck Shane
€40
Lily & Damian
€30
Stephen Mallon
€30
Gerry
€25
Gina
€25
Lisa O'donnell
Best of luck Shane!
€25
Sandra Healy
Best of luck Shane, I think it's going to be cold 🥶 but dry 🤞. I'll be thinking of you tonight....
€25
Margaret Doyle
Well done Shane
€25
Eileen Quirke
Best of luck with your fundraiser Shane.
€25
Ann Kelly
The very best of luck Shane. Fair play to you.👏👏
€25
Michelle Kirwan
Good man Shane
€25
Reece Hutchinson
€25
Jonny Feeney
Fair play to you Shane
€25
Helen O Rourke
Fair play Shane, best of luck 💪🙏
€25
Teresa Joyce
Well done Shane your some man for 1 man
€25
Dara Dunleavy
Well done Shane
€25
Edward Mcginty
€25
Ellis Chapman
€25
Steve Feeney
Best of luck Shane
€20
Shane Crossan
€20
Noel Scott
Best of luck Shane!
€20
Derek Meehan
€20
Grainne Oates
Well done Shane fair play to you 👏
€20
Bridie Kelly
Good luck Shane ,, x
€20
Ciara Rushe
€20
Matt Mcgranaghan
Fair Play to you Shane
€20
Geraldine Quinn
Good luck Shane ❤️
€20
Sandra Reidy
Best wishes Sandra Reidy
€20
Damian & Mairead Grimes
Well done Shane
€20
Caitriona Forde
Fair play to you Shane .. good warm socks and a hot water bottle
€20
Kelley Feeney
Best of luck Shane 😁
€20
Nicola & Paul Maguire
Best of luck Shaney such a great cause! X
€20
Stephen Crossan
€20
Maura Oates Adams
Well done Shane
€20
Mary Gray
Fair play and good luck Shane and team fur a great cause 👏👏💛
€20
Patricia
Well done
€20
Trina Kenna
👍
€20
Catriona Kerrigan
Good luck Shane
€20
Sarah & Mark
Well done Shane
€20
Mark Crossan
€20
Kyle Mcfadden
No better man ❤️ 🐎
€20
Pat & Joan
From Pat & Joan
€20
Emma Vallely
What a fantastic thing to do!! Best of luck Shane!
€20
Martina & Liam
Best of luck Shane!
€20
Mary Mc Cormack
Good luck Shane , worthy cause
€20
David Goulden And Francesca Varley
Fair play Shane and Conor.
€20
John Mahon
Good luck Shane
€20
Chris
Well done Shane
€20
Damian & Mairead Grimes
Best of luck Shane
€15
Roisin Shannon
Well done Shane x
€10
Grace Mc Donagh
Good luck Shane
€10
Anonymous
€10
Irene Kearns
Good luck Shane
€10
Sam Lenehan
Good luck Shane 👍
€10
Luke Pearce
€10
Mary Kelly
Best of luck Shane.
€10
Paul Kelly
Good luck Shane.
€10
Brenda Kearins
Best of luck Shane
€10
Jack Henry-francis
€10
Sarah Dineen
€10
Feo
€10
Frances Gallagher
Good luck Shane
€10
Ronan Keane
Best of Luck Shane! 👏
€10
Emer
Well done Shane!😊
€10
Anonymous
Well done Shane 🙂
€10
Kayne And Louise
Fair play Shane 👍
€10
Darragh Healy
€10
Susan Brennan
€10
Gina Strang
Best of luck Shaney xx
€10
Rosemary Keaveney
Good luck Shane
€5
Ryon Burnside Mchugh
The Very Best of Luck Shane and everyone else participating in the sleep out
€5
Brian
Gluck Crossan. Some man for one man
Well done Shane. Best of luck to everyone.