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Fundraising in memory of Marian Redmond for Haematology Cancer Care
July 25, 2023 1:07 pm Leave a Comment
Following the death of their beloved mother, Marian, her son Damien and daughter Lisa raised between them the magnificent sum of €24,095. Their fundraising included Run Mom Home raising €22,050 and Bog Meadow Crew participation in the Women’s Mini Marathon raising €2,045.

As well as being a wonderful tribute to their mum, this is a fantastic contribution to our capacity in Haematology/Cancer Care, for which we are extremely grateful.

Pictured at the cheque presentation are John Hickey, St. Vincent’s Foundation; Laoise Traynor; Damien & Lisa Redmond; Dr. Claire Andrews, Consultant Haematologist, SVUH and Leo Ortiz, CNM2 St. Anne’s Ward
Fundraising in memory of Lorraine McBride
July 19, 2023 12:01 pm Leave a Comment
Cahir McBride from County Donegal, having lost his beloved wife Lorraine, sought to fundraise to support the patient environment in St. Anne’s ward.

From this fundraising, Cahir donated €5,000 which has enabled the completion of a project to provide reclining chairs in each of the patient rooms in St. Anne’s.

This fundraising by Cahir and his family also benefitted a number of local charities in County Donegal and the Irish Cancer Society.

Cahir kindly came to St. Vincent’s to present the proceeds and we are extremely grateful to him, and to his family and friends who supported this initiative.

Pictured is Cahir McBride presenting the fundraising proceeds to John Hickey, St. Vincent’s Foundation and Mini Moby, Cancer Directorate Nurse Manager, SVUH
Charity Cycle in memory of Eamon Burke RIP
July 18, 2023 11:54 am Leave a Comment
The family of the late Eamon Burke (RIP 28^th April 2023) is legendary in the amount of money raised over many years for the Liver Unit in St. Vincent’s. This generosity has continued after his death.

Eamon’s son David and his friend Francis Harney undertook a Charity Cycle on 7^th & 8^th July – Kilmuckridge to Belfast 300km. This incredible endurance test raised €2,575.00. Once again, we are indebted to everybody in the Burke family and their supporters for making such a difference for current and future patients in the Unit.

Pictured presenting the fundraising proceeds are David Burke, John Hickey, S.V.F., Laurie Burke and Mary Burke

Pictured are David Burke & Francis Harney with Mary Burke on the day of the cycle
In memory of Colm Donnelly – fundraising for I.C.U. in St. Vincent’s
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Following the tragic death of 18 year old Colm Donnelly from County Wexford in February 2023, his bereaved family donated a most generous sum of €20,000 to the Intensive Care Unit in St. Vincent’s.

These funds came from a variety of supports.

As well as requesting donations to I.C.U. in lieu of funeral flowers, the extended Donnelly family also organised a fundraising evening and a Tractor Run on 23rd April. The latter raised a total of €57,507.41, supporting four organisations close to the late Colm’s heart – the Intensive Care Unit in St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the Friends of Gorey District Hospital, Gorey Community School and Kilanerin National School.

The capacity of St. Vincent’s I.C.U. will be greatly enhanced by the €20,000 contribution. We are enormously grateful to Colm’s family for this extraordinary generosity in the most painful of circumstance for them.

Rita Devereux and Patsy Stone from the Intensive Care Unit in St. Vincent’s recently attended the cheque presentations.
SVF grant for Medical English classes for Ukrainian doctors in Ireland:
May 26, 2023 10:54 am Leave a Comment
St. Vincent’s University Hospital was pleased to recently announce the successful graduation of 25 Ukrainian doctors from a comprehensive English language course. The course was initiated and developed by SVUH consultants Dr. John Holian and Prof Hugh Mulcahy and supported by the hospital management.

The course was delivered by Ukrainian lecturer Prof Oksana Kachurets in response to the significant language barrier faced by Ukrainian doctors arriving in Ireland .

St. Vincent’s Foundation was delighted to support this great initiative with a grant of €2,280.
Fundraiser in memory of John Grant (Sconny) R.I.P.
May 12, 2023 11:38 am Leave a Comment
This fundraising sprung from the tragic circumstances where a beloved husband, father, brother and extended family member died from pancreatic cancer, just over a week from diagnosis.

Despite their grief, John’s family organised a series of events within their community in north County Donegal and raised an extraordinary total of €41,500. Donations of €2,000 each were made to two local palliative and bereavement charities and a massive total of €37,500 was contributed to a specific project in St. Vincent’s, focussing on the early detection of pancreatic cancer within families, with a recognised propensity to encounter the disease. This project will have profound positive effects for the outcomes for future patients.

We feel it is very appropriate to reproduce the message of the family as they sought donations to the fund:

“John Grant was a great family man, who passed away at only 50 years old from Pancreatic Cancer, after only being diagnosed 8 days prior.

He is painfully missed by his wife Katherine, his young children – Dean, Valerie, Callum & Kaylah, his siblings Caroline, Micky & Paul and all his extended family.

John was one of life’s good guys – he was kind, considerate, respectful, selfless, loving to Katherine and his kids, hardworking and great craic.

Pancreatic Cancer is often called the silent killer, and with good reason, most people don’t experience symptoms until the cancer is big enough to impact the surrounding organs, and the symptoms are often vague.

Every cent raised is going to St. Vincent’s Foundation for Research into the Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer.”

This terrific outcome spells a wonderful response for which we are deeply grateful.

Pictured below are photos of John’s close and extended family presenting the proceeds to St. Vincent’s
Jillian McNulty’s Valentines Ball 2023
May 3, 2023 11:22 am Leave a Comment
Over the years we have featured the fundraising activities of Jillian McNulty on this website and in our magazine. This year, in a hugely successful Valentines Day Ball Jillian raised a total of €9,000. €5,000 was contributed to St. Vincent’s being shared between Cystic Fibrosis and Renal care. In addition €4,000 was donated to C.F. Ireland.

We were delighted that Jillian and her mother visited the hospital to make the cheque presentations which are pictured below.

Pictured below is Jillian presenting cheques to St. Vincent’s C.F. Unit (Dr. Trevor Nicholson & Prof. Ed McKone) and Nephrology Dialysis Unit (Prof. John Holian & Dr. Aisling O’Riordan) along with John Hickey, St. Vincent’s Foundation and Philip Watt of C.F. Ireland
Emmet’s Ten Tonne Challenge for Haematology
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Emmet Burns undertook an amazing challenge to raise funds for Haematology care in St. Vincent’s University Hospital and for the Irish Cancer Society in 2021.

Most innovatively, Emmet lifted 10 Tonnes during the workout, by doing 50 squats, 25 deadlifts and 25 bench-press- all at 100kg; a truly gigantic undertaking.

The fundraising impact was enormous, as he raised a total of €46,008.60, with €23,004.30 going to each of the two charities benefitting. St. Vincent’s is most grateful for this huge contribution to our Haematology care.

Thank you Emmet and thanks also to the many, many people who supported his fundraising.

Emmet recently called in with his mother to present his fundraising proceeds.
Tralee 80’s Disco Fundraiser for Pancreas Transplant
May 2, 2023 1:53 pm Leave a Comment
On Friday 10^th March last in the Rose Hotel, Tralee an 80’s Disco Fundraiser was held in support of the Pancreas Transplant Unit in St. Vincent’s University Hospital. This event was organised by the Quirke family in collaboration with Anthony O’Connor. Joseph Quirke was the beneficially of a pancreas transplant in recent times, and thankfully, has made fantastic progress.

The “80’s” raised the wonderful total of €6,700 which will be a fantastic enhancement to the transplant programme. Joseph Quirke recently presented the proceeds to Mr. Tom Gallagher, Pancreas Transplant Surgeon

Pictured is Joseph Quirke (centre) presenting a cheque for €6,700.00 to Ms. Máire Ní Chinneíde (Transplant Co-Ordinator) and Mr. Tom Gallagher (Surgeon) on behalf of Anthony O’Connor who organised the 80’s Disco Night.

See also pictures from the function which tells a story of a wonderful event
Annual fundraising by St. Michael’s College
March 28, 2023 8:12 am Leave a Comment
One of the many attributes that sets St. Michael’s College apart is the emphasis they place on social responsibility. Nowhere is this better exemplified than in their annual sale of Christmas trees for a range of charities. St. Vincent’s is fortunate to have been a beneficiary for many years now.

This year the management and students again presented €2,500 to the Foundation to be directed to Pancreatic Cancer research in the hospital. This brings to a total of €26,500 contributed by St. Michael’s to a range of worthy causes within St. Vincent’s.

We are deeply grateful to the school management and all the students who participated in this fantastic result.