Friday 2 September 2011
Luke, Ken and Intel raise €285
Many thanks to Luke and Ken and the staff at Intel who sponsored the lads to the tune of €285. A simple lunch time pop up booth, great idea, thanks to all.
Drivers briefing complete and 24k in the bank.
Our drivers briefing is now complete and with a little under 2 weeks to go we have 24K in the bank. Thanks to all those that have returned their sponsorship cards, if you have not done so already please return it to me prior to the event. If you missed the briefing then please contact me for your drivers pack prior to the event!
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Auction of Christy Moore signed Bodhran & latest news
Just passed the €14k mark today.
Christy Moore signed Bodhran will be auctioned in Bella Vista Hotel in Cobh on Friday night 16th . People can email offers to Alan.Quinn@jacobs.com prior to auction if they wish.
Collection in Clonmel has been cancelled so we will be stopping from 12.30 - 1.15 for lunch only.
Christy Moore signed Bodhran will be auctioned in Bella Vista Hotel in Cobh on Friday night 16th . People can email offers to Alan.Quinn@jacobs.com prior to auction if they wish.
Collection in Clonmel has been cancelled so we will be stopping from 12.30 - 1.15 for lunch only.
Sunday 21 August 2011
Final Route Plan
It is less than a month to go before the start of the 4 Provinces. To date we have raised €12,000 for Sunshine Children’s Home\Laura Lynn House!!! Thank you all.
Here is the final route plan with some estimated arrival times. You should note that because we have 40 cars\62 people in four groups the times are approximate.
Friday 16th September – Depart Sunshine Children’s Home 9.15am. We will take the M50 northbound to J9 and then the N7 to Naas. We will then go via Naas, Killcullen, Castledermot, Carlow, Bagnelstown, Kilkenny, Callan to Clonmel. We hope to arrive around 12.30pm for lunch and collection at the Poppyfields Retail Park (permit pending). We will depart Clonmel at 2.30pm and over the mountains via Kilmahon to Dungarvan. We then slightly double back on ourselves to go via Grange, Youghal, Killmartin to arrive in Cobh for late afternoon where there will be a collection. We are staying at the Bella Vista
Saturday 17th September – depart Cobh 9.15 and head for Cork. We skirt Cork to the north on the N20 and go via Rathduff, Mallow, Buttevant, Charleville, Banogue and Croom and avoiding the motorway via Patrickswell and Raheen we skirt Limerick to the west on the Dock Road. We then head for the Shannon Tunnel on the N18 and continue north via Gort and Ardrahan into Galway for mid-afternoon for a collection in Eyre Square – finishing at 5.30pm We Stay at the Connemara Coast Hotel
Sunday 18th September – Depart Connemara Coast at 9.15am. We will take the coat road R336 via Spiddal, Maam and Lenane where we turn onto the N59 for Westport. At Westport we take the N5 to Castlebar where will stop over the lunch period for a collection at Tesco. An afternoon departure takes us north on to the R310 via Pontoon and Knockmore into Ballina. From Ballina we will take the N59 via Skreen and Dromard to Sligo. We then will take the N15 northbound via Bundoran to Ballyshannon where we will be staying at the Creevy Point Hotel.
Monday 19th September – Depart Ballyshannon at 9.15am and continue to head north on the N15 via Donegal, Ballybofey, Castlefin and we cross the border from Lifford into Strabane. We then turn south on the A5 via Sion Mills and Omagh and cross the border again at Auchnacloy. We then will continue south via Emyvale and on to Monaghan Town for our last collection between 12.30-2.30pm. We continue south via Ardee and Slane taking the M2 from Ashbourne. We then take the M50 south arriving late afternoon back at the Sunshine Children’s Home, Leopardstown.
Some changes from earlier posts mostly due to time constraints:-
Friday - Route amended via Youhgal instead of Mitchelstown, Watergrass Hill & Fermoy
Saturday – No stop at Ennis
Sunday – Route amended via Spiddal instead of Oughterard
Monday - No visit to Enniskillen
You are free to join on us, especially with your classic, on any part of the route but if you intend to stay overnight you will have to book your own accommodation
If you see us en-route – MAKE SOME NOISE!
Remember Sunshine Children’s Home receives no state funding and every donation makes a difference.
Here is the final route plan with some estimated arrival times. You should note that because we have 40 cars\62 people in four groups the times are approximate.
Friday 16th September – Depart Sunshine Children’s Home 9.15am. We will take the M50 northbound to J9 and then the N7 to Naas. We will then go via Naas, Killcullen, Castledermot, Carlow, Bagnelstown, Kilkenny, Callan to Clonmel. We hope to arrive around 12.30pm for lunch and collection at the Poppyfields Retail Park (permit pending). We will depart Clonmel at 2.30pm and over the mountains via Kilmahon to Dungarvan. We then slightly double back on ourselves to go via Grange, Youghal, Killmartin to arrive in Cobh for late afternoon where there will be a collection. We are staying at the Bella Vista
Saturday 17th September – depart Cobh 9.15 and head for Cork. We skirt Cork to the north on the N20 and go via Rathduff, Mallow, Buttevant, Charleville, Banogue and Croom and avoiding the motorway via Patrickswell and Raheen we skirt Limerick to the west on the Dock Road. We then head for the Shannon Tunnel on the N18 and continue north via Gort and Ardrahan into Galway for mid-afternoon for a collection in Eyre Square – finishing at 5.30pm We Stay at the Connemara Coast Hotel
Sunday 18th September – Depart Connemara Coast at 9.15am. We will take the coat road R336 via Spiddal, Maam and Lenane where we turn onto the N59 for Westport. At Westport we take the N5 to Castlebar where will stop over the lunch period for a collection at Tesco. An afternoon departure takes us north on to the R310 via Pontoon and Knockmore into Ballina. From Ballina we will take the N59 via Skreen and Dromard to Sligo. We then will take the N15 northbound via Bundoran to Ballyshannon where we will be staying at the Creevy Point Hotel.
Monday 19th September – Depart Ballyshannon at 9.15am and continue to head north on the N15 via Donegal, Ballybofey, Castlefin and we cross the border from Lifford into Strabane. We then turn south on the A5 via Sion Mills and Omagh and cross the border again at Auchnacloy. We then will continue south via Emyvale and on to Monaghan Town for our last collection between 12.30-2.30pm. We continue south via Ardee and Slane taking the M2 from Ashbourne. We then take the M50 south arriving late afternoon back at the Sunshine Children’s Home, Leopardstown.
Some changes from earlier posts mostly due to time constraints:-
Friday - Route amended via Youhgal instead of Mitchelstown, Watergrass Hill & Fermoy
Saturday – No stop at Ennis
Sunday – Route amended via Spiddal instead of Oughterard
Monday - No visit to Enniskillen
You are free to join on us, especially with your classic, on any part of the route but if you intend to stay overnight you will have to book your own accommodation
If you see us en-route – MAKE SOME NOISE!
Remember Sunshine Children’s Home receives no state funding and every donation makes a difference.
Sunday 17 July 2011
Another great result
Well Our Frascati Shopping Centre Collection was another success with almost €3000 collected. Our sincere thanks to our collectors and of course to you for being so generous. Great day was had by all with Gerry keeping spirits high with a few tunes on the guitar. This brings our total at the time of writing to €9000. Thank you all, check out Jacks coverage of the event on YouTube http://youtu.be/w_6f0s0Sdgo
Saturday 16 July 2011
Update from LauraLynn House
We were delighted to receive some photos from the Children's Sunshine Home showing the fantastic work on LauraLynn house. It has 8 bedrooms with en-suite accommodation, and comfortable living accommodation just like a large bungalow. Facilities includes a family room, a quiet room, music and playrooms, outdoor water features, a quiet garden. 
This children's hospice is all about putting 'Life into a child's day, not days into a child's life'. For parents, it will give that much needed break - often as simple as a decent night's sleep. It will also support healthy siblings, who are very much left out, when a sick child needs 24 hour care.Thank you for your continued support!
Monday 16 May 2011
Full to the brim.....
We are delighted to annonce that the run is now full with 62 participants in 40 cars plus 2 support vehicles and trailers (not that we will need them!!)
You can of course still join in on the run but please note that you must make your own accommodation arrangements particularly as the Creevy Hotel Ballyshannon 18th Sept and The Bella Vista Hotel, Cobh 16th Sept are now fully booked. The Connemara Coast, Galway will still take bookings on the 17th Sept.
You can of course still join in on the run but please note that you must make your own accommodation arrangements particularly as the Creevy Hotel Ballyshannon 18th Sept and The Bella Vista Hotel, Cobh 16th Sept are now fully booked. The Connemara Coast, Galway will still take bookings on the 17th Sept.
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