» Fundraising
Local Balbriggan company JH McLoughlin held a fundraiser on Friday 23rd July to raise funds for Mace’s charity partner Down Syndrome Ireland. Staff from both shops; office staff and drivers from the oil deliveries section, management and directors all took part in the fundraiser. Local firefighter (more…)
O’Dwyers GAA Club is launching a bottle and can collection this Saturday with all proceeds going towards their new Development. You can donate drink cans and plastic drink bottles Monday to Friday 9:30am – 11:30am and Saturdays 9:00am – 12 pm. For further details and for more upcoming (more…)
Each year Balbriggan Roadrunners organise a 5km to coincide with Balbriggan Summerfest and this year they had to get more creative due to Covid-19. A virtual 5k was the order of the day and participants had the opportunity to run 5k between 28th May and 4th June. The run raised (more…)
On Tuesday 22nd June 2021, Balbriggan Golf Club held the biannual Charity Pink Day in aid of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NCBI). The format on the day was as fun Scramble for Ladies & Men to participate wearing Pink attire.!! As usual, the members of Balbriggan Golf Club (more…)
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s national fundraising campaign Guide Dog Day takes place on Friday, 7th May and they are asking you to take on the challenge of walking, running, swimming or cycling 100 km throughout the month of May to help change the lives of people who are vision (more…)
Matt’s Mega Raffle in memory of Matthew Dunne, who died on 28th Feb 2021 was held in the Balbriggan Cancer Support Group on Monday 3rd May 2021. The O’ Melia Girls; Debbie, Amy, Michelle, Wendy, Tammy, and Cathy got together to raise funds for Balbriggan Cancer Support Group in (more…)
Due to Covid restrictions, Barney Greene was unable to run his tractor run this year and not content to let this slide Barney decided to run an online fundraiser and managed to raise a whopping €6,150 for St Francis Hospice. Barney would once again like to thank everyone who made (more…)
Back in 2019 a fundraising campaign was launched by Balbriggan Meals on Wheels to purchase a minibus to strengthen their service within the wider Balbriggan community. Thanks to sponsorship received from Progressive Credit Union, Balbriggan, and the H.S.E., along (more…)
Sea swimming exploded in popularity in Ireland last year and that surge has continued, even as air and water temperatures dropped throughout the winter. The Balbriggan Selkies who can be seen in the water even on the coldest dreariest day and now they want to raise (more…)
As with many other charities, Balbriggan/North County Dublin Branch of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s fundraising has been affected by the ongoing pandemic. So they have had to find other innovative ways of raising much-needed funds. Founded in 1985, we are the Balbriggan North County (more…)
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is with a heavy heart that O’Dwyers GAA have decided to postpone the until a later date in 2021 the Annual New Years Day Swim in Aid of Meals On Wheels. The Meals On Wheels service relies heavily on funds raised and the generosity of the whole Balbriggan (more…)
Yesterday, four van loads of good donated by O’Dwyers GAA club members, the community of Balbriggan and local businesses headed off to the Capuchin Day Centre for homeless people. Over the last number of weeks the club put out an appeal for donations and were overwhelmed (more…)