All-Ireland rivals join forces for great cause

THE last time Cork met Kerry in an All-Ireland football final (2007) a charitable organisation called build4life (www.build4life.net) was formed.

Parents and friends of people with cystic fibrosis (PWCF) from both counties decided to raise funds to develop Ireland’s first dedicated cystic fibrosis day unit and a dedicated ward with protected beds for PWCF within Cork University Hospital.

These services are crucial for PWCF as they have low immune systems and are very susceptible to infections and because PWCF can expect to spend a lot of time in hospital. The fundraising activities we have engaged in range from the construction and sale of two houses with donated materials and volunteered labour to sponsored sky dives, to marathons ... the list goes on.