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Soldiers plan fundraisers 5,500km apart for maternity hospitals 
Soldiers plan fundraisers 5,500km apart for maternity hospitals 
A platoon representing every corps and every barracks in the Defence Forces will compete in the Great Limerick Run half marathon in full uniform

Tue, 15 Feb, 2022

Ashling Murphy death
Over €14,500 raised for Women’s Aid after death of Ashling Murphy
In the month after the schoolteacher’s death, dozens of campaigns were set up in her memory

Mon, 14 Feb, 2022

'We needed to do something': Friends take on February challenge for Women's Aid
'We needed to do something': Friends take on February challenge for Women's Aid
The four friends from Dún Laoghaire are taking part in Freezebruary to raise awareness of violence against women

Mon, 07 Feb, 2022

Terminally-ill man ensuring his legacy lives on through music 
Terminally-ill man ensuring his legacy lives on through music 
Kevin Stanbury, who lives in Co Longford with his wife and two daughters, has written and recorded 10 songs in a bid to raise funds for Pieta House

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Cork schoolteacher raises over €11k for Cancer Society in 24-hour triathlon  
Cork schoolteacher raises over €11k for Cancer Society in 24-hour triathlon  
Mark Coady undertook the challenge after his dad Kieran was diagnosed with a malignant tumour behind his eye last year

Sun, 09 Jan, 2022

Fundraiser in memory of young Cork sportsman helps raise almost €40k for Air Ambulance
Fundraiser in memory of young Cork sportsman helps raise almost €40k for Air Ambulance
The money raised will help facilitate the Cork-based Irish Community Air Ambulance's next ten missions

Sun, 19 Dec, 2021

Stories of hope from leaders including Bertie Ahern behind book for Cork school
Stories of hope from leaders including Bertie Ahern behind book for Cork school
Stories of hope, resilience, grit and inspiration from 'thought leaders' and celebrities jump from the pages of a new book published to fundraise for a Cork school.

Sun, 28 Nov, 2021

Family of Cork schoolboy Jimmy Horgan left speechless by public's generosity
Family of Cork schoolboy Jimmy Horgan left speechless by public's generosity
People can still make an online donation to the 'Torchlight Walk in memory of Jimmy Horgan' for the Mercy Hospital Foundation

Tue, 16 Nov, 2021

Family of 13-year-old Cork boy who died in accident raise nearly €40k for Mercy Hospital
Family of 13-year-old Cork boy who died in accident raise nearly €40k for Mercy Hospital
A fundraising "torchlight walk" from Lee Rowing Club to Blackrock Pier will honour the teen's memory on Wednesday night

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021

Family and friends fundraise for former Cork Jazz Festival headliner recovering from stroke
Family and friends fundraise for former Cork Jazz Festival headliner recovering from stroke
In June 2020, Ware suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage – a rare form of stroke - changing his life forever, leaving him unable to speak or to move the right side of his body

Sun, 24 Oct, 2021

Paul Mescal dedicates shorts for GAA club fundraiser 'to the Normal People of Cooraclare'
Paul Mescal dedicates shorts for GAA club fundraiser 'to the Normal People of Cooraclare'
The actor has close family links to the west Clare village

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Family of teen killed in West Cork crash raises €30k for air ambulance
Family of teen killed in West Cork crash raises €30k for air ambulance
Tadhg Murphy’s family, who live in Glengarriff, thanked everyone who supported their fundraising events for the Irish Community Air Ambulance

Wed, 01 Sep, 2021

Derval O'Rourke: Join me on a 'run to Tokyo' to raise funds for CUH Children's Emergency Department
Derval O'Rourke: Join me on a 'run to Tokyo' to raise funds for CUH Children's Emergency Department
— and this bright summer slaw is just what you need for lunch

Sat, 31 Jul, 2021

Community comes together to fundraise for 'real-life superhero' Nahyan's treatment
Community comes together to fundraise for 'real-life superhero' Nahyan's treatment
Nahyan Javed, who is just five years old, was diagnosed with metastatic neuroblastoma - a very rare and aggressive form of the disease

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

'We have to admit that we need help' – Cork murder-suicide family fundraises for mental health services
'We have to admit that we need help' – Cork murder-suicide family fundraises for mental health services
The Mitchelstown family of three men killed in a murder-suicide say they want to raise awareness of mental health issues after suffering the tragedy that devastated their community

Mon, 26 Apr, 2021

Clarissa’s Cause fundraising appeal surpasses target
Clarissa’s Cause fundraising appeal surpasses target
Over $50,210 was raised in just five days to help Rebecca Saunders to pay to exhume the body of her daughter Clarissa from her burial place in Schull, West Cork.

Wed, 21 Apr, 2021

Cork cancer patient on course to raise €20k ... one step at a time 
Cork cancer patient on course to raise €20k ... one step at a time 
A cancer patient, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, is on course to raise €20,000 for a cancer support charity, one inspirational step at a time.

Mon, 15 Mar, 2021

Cork family hope pioneering surgery will change five-year-old Ali's life
Cork family hope pioneering surgery will change five-year-old Ali's life
Crosshaven family are fundraising to help cover the €80,000 the procedure and rehabilitation will cost

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

Waterford woman fundraising to adapt home so her fiancé can come home
Waterford woman fundraising to adapt home so her fiancé can come home
John Upton was left unable to walk after being hospitalised with a severe headache. His partner Caroline Foskin is aiming to raise €150,000 to adapt their home for his needs

Sun, 28 Feb, 2021

Inspirational Oliver Lynch named 'community hero'
Inspirational Oliver Lynch named 'community hero'
The eight-year-old from Ballincollig, Cork, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, raised a remarkable €37,000 with his ‘5k in 50-days’ walk last year

Sat, 30 Jan, 2021

Puppy Nollaig will give the gift of independence
Puppy Nollaig will give the gift of independence
Lockdown fundraising hero Oliver Lynch hopes the puppy he has just named for an assistance dog charity will give the gift of independence to another child next year.

Tue, 22 Dec, 2020

Cork schoolboys raise over €50,000 for classmate with cancer
Cork schoolboys raise over €50,000 for classmate with cancer

Transition year students at St Colman's in Fermoy, Co Cork recorded a version of "Lean on Me" which they released last year.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2019

Ireland most generous in world for GoFundMe causes
Ireland most generous in world for GoFundMe causes

Ireland is the most generous country in the world in terms of contributions to GoFundMe causes.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2019

Little Zac’s family in appeal for funds following hit-and-run
Little Zac’s family in appeal for funds following hit-and-run

A fundraising campaign set up just days ago to help with treatment costs for a Cork toddler badly injured in a hit-and-run last week has already generated more than €12,000 in donations.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2019

Organiser of cancer fundraiser which has made €40,000 dies ahead of event
Organiser of cancer fundraiser which has made €40,000 dies ahead of event

An estimated €40,000 has so far been raised through Ms Cregan’s “courageous” efforts to give back to organisations providing help to cancer patients, explained Jim Barry, co-organiser of the Help Fight The Big ‘C’ fundraising drive.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2019

Family of missing Irish man in Malaysia raise money for private search
Family of missing Irish man in Malaysia raise money for private search

The family and friends of an Irish man missing in Malaysia for five weeks are to hold a get together in a bid to raise money to finance a private search for him.

Sun, 10 Feb, 2019

Teacher fighting cancer for third time to start treatment in US after 'incredible' fundraising
Teacher fighting cancer for third time to start treatment in US after 'incredible' fundraising

A young woman can begin her treatment for a rare form of brain cancer in the coming days after €370,000 was raised in just 12 days.

Sat, 26 Jan, 2019

Memorial fund for family of Jastine Valdez raises over €150,000
Memorial fund for family of Jastine Valdez raises over €150,000

People are continuing to donate to a fundraising campaign set up for the parents of murdered student Jastine Valdez, who died last May.

Sun, 13 Jan, 2019

VIDEO: Corkman’s Miley Cyrus impersonation will leave you in stitches
VIDEO: Corkman’s Miley Cyrus impersonation will leave you in stitches

He came in like a wrecking ball and stole the competition.

Mon, 24 Sep, 2018

Thousands raised for M28 legal challenge
Thousands raised for M28 legal challenge

Campaigners opposed to a new motorway in Cork say they have raised thousands of euro towards a legal challenge against the road but that more donations will be required to meet the costs of the action.

Sat, 28 Jul, 2018

Fundraising webpage for Greece victim Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp set up
Fundraising webpage for Greece victim Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp set up

A fundraising webpage for the Irishman who died in Greek wildfires less than a week after getting married has attracted thousands of euro in donations within hours of being launched.

Sat, 28 Jul, 2018

Thousands gather in Phoenix Park to race against the homeless epidemic
Thousands gather in Phoenix Park to race against the homeless epidemic

Over 2,000 people turned out this morning for the Dublin Simon Community's Home Run.

Sat, 07 Oct, 2017

Barack Obama to attend charity fundraiser in first visit to Scotland
Barack Obama to attend charity fundraiser in first visit to Scotland

Former US president Barack Obama is to make his first visit to Scotland when he addresses business leaders in the capital next month.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2017

Watch fundraisers 'Run to Row' for Pieta House
Watch fundraisers 'Run to Row' for Pieta House

Larry Cummins went to Farran to catch a gang of fundraisers rowing and running in the local gym for a great cause; Pieta House.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2017

Online fundraiser for cyclist injured in hit and run
Online fundraiser for cyclist injured in hit and run

An online fundraiser has been organised for a cyclist injured in a hit and run incident in Baldoyle on July 9.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2016

Comedian Alan Shortt and race walker Alex Wright put best feet forward for cancer charity
Comedian Alan Shortt and race walker Alex Wright put best feet forward for cancer charity

Comedian Alan Shortt and Irish race walker Alex Wright will soon be stepping out to support a cancer charity walk in Cork.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2016

US fundraiser for Sinn Féin raises nearly €400,000
US fundraiser for Sinn Féin raises nearly €400,000

Sinn Féin have taken in nearly €400,000 in donations after a fundraising dinner in the US.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Donnybrook hosts fundraiser for Berkeley balcony victim Aoife Beary
Donnybrook hosts fundraiser for Berkeley balcony victim Aoife Beary

Friends and supporters of Berkeley victim Aoife Beary are holding a fundraising event at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin today.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2015

Ed Sheeran tipped to play at Berkeley fundraiser
Ed Sheeran tipped to play at Berkeley fundraiser

Fans and supporters of the cause have been active on Twitter all in a bid to make it happen.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2015

Berkeley balcony collapse fundraiser announced
Berkeley balcony collapse fundraiser announced

The Academy in Dublin is to host a fundraising event for the survivors of the Berkeley tragedy in California.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2015

TV presenter and ex-hurler star in Darkness Into Light promotion

A video has been released online to mark this year’s Pieta House fundraiser, Darkness Into Light.

Fri, 01 May, 2015

Buy My Dress event to raise vital funds for Down Syndrome
Buy My Dress event to raise vital funds for Down Syndrome

The Buy My Dress fundraiser will raise vital funds for the Down Syndrome Centre this Sunday. Arlene Harris talks to Triona Cussen who says the campaign will help others like her son.

Fri, 23 May, 2014

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