Virgin Media Television’s Donate for Dementia fundraising and awareness week has raised €1 million for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland. All last week, Virgin Media Television aired special programming around the disease, which affects half a million Irish families, with one in 10 of those diagnosed being under the age of 65. The…
Funding targeted at organisations which have suffered due to Pandemic A €10 million fund is to be established to assist community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises, which have suffered as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The funding was jointly announced today by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, Minister…
This pocket book is my beacon of HOPE ‘Life is a journey for all of us, mine has been filled with doubt, lack of self-belief, mental and physical abuse which led to many forms of addictions. I have battled addictions on an ongoing basis through homelessness and mental health. I became homeless in 2011 due…
The Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Mr. Colm Brophy, T.D., today launched Samaritans Freephone helpline for the Irish diaspora in Canada and Australia. Samaritans, in partnership with the Government of Ireland through the Emigrant Support Programme, have been working together to provide 24-hour Freephone access to the Samaritans helpline in Ireland…
SVP South West “humbled” by public support as over €260,000 raised from annual car draw St Vincent De Paul – South West has paid tribute to the public for its “phenomenal” support of its annual Car Draw in association with CAB Motor Company. The charity revealed that in excess of €260,000 was raised…
The Christmas Jingle Concert will return this year and move online. Big names such as Mick Flannery will join the jam-packed festive line-up for the hugely popular concert. All proceeds from the concert will go to Enable Ireland. The concert will not only stream to people’s homes it will also be played in care homes…
Christmas is a time of giving and a time of receiving. And what better way to get into Santa’s good books than to purchase a gift from the Six Gifts of Christmas for Jack & Jill and support the wonderful nurses providing home nursing care to 377 children with highly complex medical and life-limiting conditions…
Claire McCarthy from Carrigaline pictured at Enable Ireland’s launch of Win A House Cork. The charity is raffling a showhouse, a car to the value of €25,000 and €5,000 cash. Tickets are priced at €100 and may be purchased on winahousecork.ie to raise vital funds for the new Lavanagh Children’s Services Centre in Cork. Pictures…
Dean Nigel Dunne, The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh with the Lady Mayoress Stephanie Kavanagh and Bishop Paul Colton attending a online broadcast Service to mark the 150th anniversary of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Cork The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh with the Lady Mayoress Stephanie Kavanagh attended the service on behalf of…
Today we launched our F.A.S.T. campaign for stroke. When someone has a stroke, minutes matter: because two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke. The Irish Heart Foundation in partnership with the Government of Ireland is asking people to know the signs of stroke and to Act F.A.S.T. We’re launching the…