10 years of putting living into children’s dying
Aoife Shiels can testify to just how important LauraLynn is to families like hers
The Irish start-ups turning to Stripe for online payments
Companies are adapting to sudden changes brought on by the coronavirus crisis
Farmer raises more than €11,000 for charity without leaving kitchen
‘I decided to turn house arrest into an opportunity to do some good’, says Will Keane
Charities more in need of a helping hand than ever as coronavirus cuts deep
As the pandemic continues, fundraising efforts severely hampered by current restrictions
Woodie’s chief executive named Most Trusted Leader
He may be the boss but Declan Ronayne believes every one of the 1,400 people who work for the DIY retailer is just as important as he is
Record amount of money raised in 2019 Black Santa Christmas appeal
Fifteen charities to benefit from fund-raiser outside St Ann’s church in Dublin
Children of Jack and Jill: ‘You worry you might get that call’
Tracy Carroll is grateful to the Jack and Jill foundation for helping her daughter Willow
‘I have hard days, days here crying over him for hours’
The Jack and Jill nurse helping a severely disabled child and his mother is providing a very special service
Wish you were there: postcards as art and communication
A new book and exhibition demonstrate the wit, and power of the postcard
Learning about health at the Teddy Bear Hospital
‘Stitch’ the alien teddy traversed space, but had a bumpy landing on the bedroom floor
Rob Delaney on a ‘sad, angry, confused’ Christmas without his son Henry
The actor spoke out to destigmatise grief and to help other parents feel ‘seen, heard, loved’
How to be there for a friend when their child dies
Parents coping with a child’s illness or death need friends to step up – not disappear
Boy who saw tapir attack sister at Dublin Zoo awarded €25,000
Ruari Owens not physically hurt but suffered psychological injury in 2013 incident, court told
Oliver Callan entertainment company reports €600,000 profits
Satirist made a profit of €178,000 last year and was owed over €52,000
Harris should meet parents of babies with life-limiting conditions
More support services needed for parents who choose to continue with such pregnancies
Children’s charity criticises lack of insurance cover from birth
Jack and Jill founder says lack of specified-illness or life cover from birth is ‘unfair’
Pieces of me: Mary Ann O’Brien, founder of Lily O’Brien’s Chocolates
‘I love our kitchen as it surrounds family and friends in a blanket of cosiness and warmth’
New children’s science centre granted planning permission
Multi-million euro facility to be completed in north wing of National Concert Hall by 2018
Console controversy: Every crisis can damage all charities
Charities Act 2009 is strong but many of its provisions long-fingered despite scandals
Parking for less than a fifth of staff at proposed children’s hospital
Despite 2,000 extra staff at St James’s site spaces will be down by 220 - planning hearing told
Sweet home where Lily O’Brien’s chocolate empire began
Chocolatier Mary Ann O’Brien and her husband Jonathan Irwin of the Jack and Jill Foundation are selling their family home, a large rambling pile built in 1700
Miriam Lord: Yes Equality seeks to start national conversation
‘I’m Voting Yes – Ask Me Why’ initiative runs risk of speaking to the converted
Yes Equality group plans 40 events nationwide
Umbrella group’s same-sex marriage campaign launched by broadcaster Charlie Bird
Joe Duffy to publish book on children killed in Easter Rising
Broadcaster says 40 children are forgotten victims of Easter Week 1916
My Health Experience: Caring for my daughter: ‘I have coping strategies, but I crawl under the duvet too’
Poppy can’t walk unaided, talk, feed or self-toilet – she suffers from ataxia, a rare form of cerebral palsy
Dublin Zoo pleads guilty to safety breach in tapir attack on child
Girl was picked up by animal and suffered arm and stomach injuries, court hears
Medical cards issue turned into banana skin for Government
Analysis: controversy over eligibility for medical cards erupted on election canvasses
Group proposes children’s hospital near M50
Healthcare professionals predict they could open facility by 2017 if State supported project
In the charity sector, let’s not punish the many for the sins of the few
Opinion: If charities are to raise money successfully, they need to professionalise
CRC chairman should resign, says charity boss
Jack and Jill Foundation founder says CRC top-up revelations ‘appalling’
My Health Experience: ‘Stop worrying about what people will think of you’
The chief executive of the Jack and Jill Foundation pretended there was nothing wrong due to embarrassment. Thankfully, his wife didn’t
Funds down after revelations of top-up payments to CRC executives
Fundraising Ireland says revelations having a ‘disproportionate and unfair impact’ on efforts of charities
Homecare for ‘tracheostomy baby’ after case highlighted
Babies still ‘trapped’ in hospital due to lack of home-nursing supports from HSE
National homecare strategy for children needed ‘urgently’
Jack and Jill Foundation tells of 10 more babies ‘trapped’ in hospitals
Darragh’s uphill struggle to gain medical card leads to fresh calls for Government to fix ‘broken system’
‘Parents are exhausted from caring for their children and don’t have the energy to fight to get what their children deserve’
Lack of HSE funds leave children trapped in acute hospital beds
Six months after getting the all-clear, little Ellie Ward is trapped in hospital due to lack of HSE home-care funds
No family should be left alone to deal with a child’s terminal illness
Respite and homecare packages should be available to all regardless of location
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