County Mayor’s Midsummer Charity Ball, June 10 2022, in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research, West Cork Women Against Violence Project, and the Irish Red Cross Ukraine Appeal for Cork County~ The Mayor of the County of Cork, Councillor Gillian Coughlan, has announced the long awaited return of the Mayor’s Midsummer Charity Ball on Friday 10th June 2022. The…
What started as a small sunflower seed fundraiser from a kitchen table in Tullow County Carlow has just gone national in just under three weeks. Sow Now is a new initiative created to provide the necessary support for the Ukraine Humanitarian Crises and to help Ukrainian families settle into the community. Sow Now wants every…
RTÉ stars Dáithí Ó Sé and Sinead Kennedy are calling on Cork to host a Tea Day to mark Alzheimer’s Tea Day Comeback year on Thursday, May 5th. It’s the Tea Day we’ve all been waiting for. After two long years, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) is inviting everyone to come together again for a cup of tea, a chat and maybe a treat or two…
The aim of PPI is that cancer research is done ‘with’ people with cancer, not ‘to’ them,” Dr. Frances Drummond, Breakthrough Breakthrough Cancer Research (Breakthrough) is inviting cancer patients, survivors, their families, and members of the public from all walks of life across the country to get involved in its Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) panel.…
Irish-owned cosmetics giant, 4Beauty Group is joining forces with cancer charity Look Good Feel Better Ireland. We all know the transformative powers of make-up, none more so than the women who have experienced a workshop with cancer charity Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) Ireland. LGFB uses skincare and make-up to help rebuild self-confidence…
Ireland’s Search and Rescue Dog Association (SARDA) has welcomed its biggest ever donation through Maxi Zoo giving it a vital lifeline to enable it to continue its important emergency support for missing persons across the country. The over €28,000 which was raised by Maxi Zoo, Ireland’s largest pet retailer through its Friendship Connects campaign,…
igon Hotels raising money for Cope and Ability@Work with prizes such as Overnight Hotel Stays and Fota and Blarney Castle Passes Trigon Hotels has joined forces with businesses across Cork as part of their 12 Days of Christmas charity drive. Starting on December 13th the hotel group, which includes the Metropole Hotel and the Cork…
Each of Maxi Zoo’s 22 stores around Ireland has selected its own Shelter Wishes animal charity which has compiled a wish list for the animals in its care. Generous animal lovers and Maxi Zoo customers can support the campaign by choosing which gift to donate and place under the store’s Shelter Wishes Christmas Tree. Charities…
On September 30th, the renowned PR and businesswoman will join others to help raise awareness and much-needed funds for Spinal Injuries Ireland by spending the day in a wheelchair and learning just a little bit about what daily life is like for countless others Motivated by the stories of the 2,200+ people around Ireland…
People supported by Cope Foundation, their families and staff are gearing up for the 40th celebration of the Echo Women’s Mini Marathon ‘6k Your Way’, which takes place on Sunday the 19th September. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Cork event will take place virtually for a second year in a row.…