Tipperary teen Jack McGonigle gives back to Barretstown after sister’s leukaemia battle

The McGonigle family say Barretstown ‘held them together’ during their daughter’s leukaemia treatment, and now they’re giving back
Tipperary teen Jack McGonigle gives back to Barretstown after sister’s leukaemia battle

(Left to right) Jack McGonigle, his dad Shane, sister Katie Mai, mum Kay and brother Charlie during a trip to Barretstown.

Giving back to the people who supported his sister as she bravely fought cancer aged just four had been Jack McGonigle’s dream for a long time.

Now, the 17-year-old, whose younger sister Katie Mai is in remission from leukaemia, is doing just that as he trains to become a camp leader at Barretstown. 

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