Although Lucas has never actually been to barretstown because of the virus, we received barretstown boxes. He absolutely loved it, a day just for him, making this volcano was definitely a magic moment for him he still tells people about it
First time riding a horse. Julia loves all animals.
I did it mum I am a cowboy as rode on a horse – am so proud of myself mummy he said. I love Barretstown and want to go back again but hope I feel not as wobbly as the helpers let me stay balanced on the horse and you could see me and took … Continued
Luke’s sister and 2 of his cousins volunteered to have their beautiful long hair cut, to raise some money for Barretstown! The girls raised over €8,000 which is incredible!
In 2021, the phenomenal Dillon of Dillon’s Adventures and his sister Rachel and Dad Pat, walked from sunrise to sunset on Easter Monday as a fundraiser for Barretstown. Dillion has a long and amazing history of fundraising for us and never ceases to amaze!
Deirdre Brennan and all the team at Peelo Dance School ran an amazing Family Dance Day, dance class marathon in aid of Barretstown and raised a fantastic €2,500!!
On Saturday 27th March 2021 Kildare GAA once again took on a phenomenal 12 hour virtual run from Mizen to Malin fundraising challenge and back to the home of Kildare GAA in St Conleth’s Park Newbridge for Barretstown!
In 2021, Alan O’Riordan took on the amazing fundraising hiking challenge and raised and amazing €6,000 for Barretstown!
The challenge was to climb 7 Peaks in 7 Weeks, by repeatedly climbing his local mountain in Tipperary, the 479m high Devil’s Bit Mountain (within his Covid lockdown 5km radius) the equivalent of each of the Seven Summits of the World.
Amazing Oliver took on his own Bounce for Barretstown fundraising challenge to help Press Play on childhood. Read More here.
We are always delighted to receive donations of goods. Take a look at our 2019 wish-list.
Sue is such and inspiration. If you have two minutes please read her story: In November 2017 our little girl Sadbh was very sadly stillborn following a diagnosis of non immune hydrops at her 20 week scan. Despite the odds she survived until full term but sadly passed away during delivery. Following this we … Continued
Here is the story of Dillon one of our superstar fundraiser’s! Hi, I’m Dillon. These are my adventures. We had a great day at the Barretstown Big Picnic today. We presented a cheque of €2,400 to Barretstown. We raised the money by completing the “Munster County High Points, Sunrise to Sunset Challenge”. … Continued
Florence Cusack and her team have taken on the 24K route of the Dublin Mountains Challenge for the past 3 years. This year “The Great and The Greatestsss” are challenging themselves even further and are taking on the 42k route and hope to encourage others to do the same! This is what these lovely … 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
On October 19th 2018, we held our annual cake sale for charity. This year, the charities we chose were Barretstown and The Irish Heart Foundation. The Irish Heart Foundation helps people with heart problems and conditions. Barretstown support sick children and their families by organising fun weekends and activities for them to take part in. … Continued
Our son Ben (then 5) was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia (ALL) on March 6th 2012 @1.34pm. It’s a date and time that I cannot shake from memory nor would I want to. A few days before he had developed a small rash on his hand which was diagnosed as cellulitis in Temple Street Hospital. They drew … Continued
Meet Ruth. She took on the Dublin Mountains Challenge for Barretstown in 2017 and is looking forward to taking part in this years walk. Barretstown has always had a special place in my heart. My childhood friend was diagnosed with Non–Hodgkin Lymphoma when she was in 3rd year of school- it was quite a shock … Continued
Jennifer and her colleagues took on the Dublin Mountains Challenge last year. Here is their story of how the day went. 2017 was the first time myself and my work colleagues from Willis Towers Watson had taken on the Dublin Mountains Challenge. Being actuaries and naturally risk averse we opted for the 24km option for … Continued
Barry, Magdalena, Mengjia and Philip are four students from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School who recently held a Charity Golf Classic in aid of Barretstown, as part of a project for their Master’s. They held a corporate golf event and raised a total of €6,234. Barry from the group tell us how the event went
Ciaran’s beautiful child Aidan got cancer. He wants to tell you Aidan’s story. Children like Aidan need to know they have Barretstown to look forward to. A camp where they can laugh and play, and remember what it feels like to be a regular, happy child again.Will you help a child like my son today? … Continued