International Campers

Barretstown welcomes campers from all over the world! Our international programme ensures campers outside Ireland can experience the magic of Barretstown’s residential programme.

International Campers

Children travelling from abroad to Ireland to camp are accompanied from their country by trained chaperones and are supervised at all times.

At camp, interpreters are in place to ensure that the children have the comfort of someone explaining things to them in their native language and to ensure that they can be understood so their needs are met at all times.

All of our chaperones and interpreters are fluent in English.

Travel Arrangements

Our Family Liaison Team works with our Barretstown contacts in each country to organise travel and other arrangements.

Our policy requires that a minimum of two chaperones accompany every five children while travelling to summer camps.

Chaperones

If your child is travelling to camp from outside Ireland, a chaperone or our Liaison Co-Ordinator will be in touch with you approximately 10 days before departure day.

They will arrange to meet you at the airport about two hours before the flight departs. The chaperone will have the airline tickets and will take care of your child’s passport, if necessary, when travelling and while at camp.

If you are coming to a Family Camp, the Family Liaison Team will contact you directly to organise flight details. Families do not travel with a chaperone.

On Arrival in Dublin

On arrival at Dublin Airport, a Barretstown staff member will meet the children and their chaperones in the baggage area in the arrivals hall and will escort them to camp where a warm welcome awaits.

Families travelling to Barretstown will also be met in Dublin Airport by a Barretstown staff member. It takes about an hour to reach Barretstown from Dublin Airport.

International Contact Details

We have contacts in all the countries we serve.

To apply to come to Barretstown or for more information please check the list below for the contact in your country.

Cyprus

Evi Parpa
Elpida Foundation
PO Box 26558
1640 Nicosia
Cyprus
Telephone: +357 22 458109
Email: eviparpa@yahoo.com

Czech Republic

Mgr. Pavla Medková
Pediatrics Clinic University Hospital Olomouc
Hamato-oncology Department 21B
University Hospital
I.P. Pavlova 6, Olomouc
Czech Republic
77200
mariella@email.cz

Germany

Dietmar Bischof
Liaison Country Co-Ordinator Germany
Steingrube 1
76477 Elchesheim-Illingen
0173 – 512 32 00

barretstown@web.de

Greece

FLOGA Parents association of children with cancer
6-8 Aigiou Street
Goudi 115 27
Athens
Greece
Telephone: +30 2107485000
Fax: +30 2107772421
Website: https://www.floga.org.gr/en/floga/
Email: floga@floga.org.gr

Iceland

Greta Ingthorsdottir
SKB
Hlidasmari 14
201 Kopavogur
ICELAND
greta@skb.is

Ireland

Barretstown European Family Liaison Department
Barretstown Castle
Ballymore Eustace
Co Kildare
Ireland
Telephone: +353 45 863147
Fax: +353 45 863157
Email: families@barretstown.org

Italy

Piano C
email: ilpianoc@gmail.com

Norway

Britt Ingunn Wee Saevig

britt.ingunn.saevig@barnekreftforeningen.no

Poland

Fundacja Pani Ani – Psychosocial Support for AYA SurvivorsAnia Buchacz
Telephone: +48 502 293 291

Email: halo@fundacjapaniani.org

Spain

Barretstown European Family Liaison Department
Barretstown Castle
Ballymore Eustace
Co Kildare
Ireland
Telephone: +353 45 863147
Fax: +353 45 863157
Email: families@barretstown.org

Sweden

Elisabeth Björn
Email: elisabeth.bjorn@sll.se

United Kingdom

Barretstown Family Liaison Department
Barretstown Castle
Ballymore Eustace
Co Kildare
Ireland
Telephone: +353 45 863147
Fax: +353 45 863157
Email: families@barretstown.org

USA

Barretstown Family Liaison Department
Barretstown Castle
Ballymore Eustace
Co Kildare
Ireland
Telephone: +353 45 863147
Fax: +353 45 863157
Email: families@barretstown.org

International Campers