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Barretstown Castle, Kildare, June 25   On Tuesday 25th June Maynooth student representatives visited the Barretstown campus in Kildare to present them with a cheque that will help children living with serious illness to have some serious fun.   Every year Maynooth Students’ Union and Maynooth University Clubs & Societies choose a charity and fundraise … Continued

We are absolutely thrilled to win Charity of the Year 2019 at the recent Charities Institute Ireland’s Excellence Awards #CiiAwards2019. Nominees were judged on transparency, purpose, strategy, evaluation and impact.  What a win and what a year to win it, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. A huge thank you to all of our team … Continued

  Paul put meaning in his miles and took on the Dublin Marathon for Barretstown. Here is his story on why he decided to take up the challenge. Everyone here at Barretstown is thrilled that he took it on and in turn helped to impact the lives of children living with serious illness. Below is … Continued

One of our long term corporate supporters Amundi took on a charity cycle for Barretstown. Here is the story of their determination and how they took up this gruelling challenge to make a difference for seriously ill children. From everyone at Barretstown we just want to say Thank YOU!   On Thursday 13th June, 10 … Continued

We have some incredible supporters at Barretstown and Fleming Medical are just that.   Since 2010, Fleming Medical has been donating medical supplies to Barretstown’s onsite Med Shed.  The “Med Shed” is the camps Medical Centre, it is designed to be a sheltering, friendly environment to provide care for minor injuries, general paediatric problems, and … Continued

Claudine and Naas Community Collage hosted their first colour run and here is just a few words about the event. Thank you to everyone involved we were blown away by the support by the whole team so thank you!     Naas Community College hosted their 1st Colour Run on 19th May in Mondello Park.  … Continued

A massive Thank You to all our participants of the Dublin Mountains Challenge. Feet were sore but the spirits were high after 572 people took to the mountains for the Dublin Mountains Challenge on Sunday! Taking on both the 24km and 42km distances everyone had a great day and we want to thank all those … Continued

Gemma held an amazing fundraiser for Barretstown and helped bring laughter not only to the people who attended her massively successful comedy night but also helping to bring laughter into the lives of seriously ill children. Here is what Gemma had to say about her fundraiser for Barretstown: They say “laughter is the best medicine” … Continued

This weekend at Barretstown we had the lovely Kiernan Family. They had attended a camp at Barretstown last year where they had a wonderful time. After that experience Sarah and Hazel wanted to run a fundraiser for Barretstown. The girls asked their principle if they could run a pyjama day at their school. The school … Continued

101 staff from Essentra Packaging took part in the 24k route of the Dublin Mountains Challenge for the first time last year and this is what they had to say:   “After 54 staff volunteered to help on-site at Barretstown left them with a sense of being somewhere very special, almost magical – it was … Continued

What’s Happening? We are very excited to announce the launch of the Barretstown Press Play pop up shop in Kildare Village this Saturday 2nd Feb, running Wednesday to Sunday every week until Sunday 23rd Feb. Join us in our pop-up shop to experience some of the Serious Fun of Barretstown. Enjoy some free family fun … Continued

ERP Ireland DAC and Barretstown, have recently been shorted listed for Green NGO for the Year Green Awards 2019. The  Green Awards is a leading platform for sustainability intelligence, leadership and innovation in best green practice in Ireland. The Awards intend to help business gain recognition for their achievements throughout the year in protecting and … Continued

Local Youth Club Social Scene have chosen Barretstown to support their annual Christmas Party and here is their story: Social Scene youth club in Stratford on Slaney, Wicklow choose Barretstown for the 2nd time as their charity for their Annual Christmas Party.  Kellie, Paddy and all the leaders do an amazing job with the young … Continued

This is a fantastic story written by 5th year student Rebecca Rolland from Lycee Francais D’Irlande. This story shows how students working together can help impact several charities and Barretstown are delighted to have been chosen as part of this amazing project! Here is their story : The LFI Charity Club is a group of 4th, … Continued

Paris 2 Nice Charity Cycle – Fundraising Participant Story 2018 In September 2018 Ciaran Walker took on the Paris 2 Nice cycle challenge for Barretstown here is his story: I took part, along with over 50 others, in a week-long charity cycle from Paris to Nice, just over 700 km, which is organised annually through … Continued

  It’s the most wonderful time of the year.   Except, for some people it might not be. Those living with a child or family member with a serious illness might find Christmas to be a little tougher to manage, relax during, or even just enjoy. It’s for that reason that Barreststown are asking the … Continued

Cake Sale at the University of Hertfordshire   The 1st of November 2018 smelled very nice at the Science Building of the University of Hertfordshire, UK. A wonderful and excited group of PhD students, Research Associates and Fellows from the Life and Medical Sciences School organised a Cake Sale to support Barretstown. Despite the heavy … Continued

  Triathlon Challenge 2018 At the beginning of 2018 I set myself a personal goal of completing a Triathlon in 2018, something I’ve always wanted to do. As the year progressed I decided to extend this goal to three Triathlons in 3 months in Summer 2018 and thought it was a great opportunity to raise money … Continued