Children’s hospitals unite to appeal for SSIA cash

IRELAND’S four leading children’s hospitals joined forces yesterday to launch a nationwide appeal for a slice of the country’s SSIA windfall.

Barretstown, Our Lady’s Hospital For Children in Crumlin, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and The National Children’s Hospital Tallaght called on the country’s 1.1 million SSIA holders to consider donating a percentage of their maturing accounts to The Little Star Fund.

The fund will help more than 250,000 seriously ill children.