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Ultra-Cycling Charity Challenge        16th – 21st August 2020 #6days32counties #goingtheextramile Mayo Ultra-Cyclists will take on a 1,900km challenge across all 32 counties this August The Ultra-Cycle is being held in memory of James Alexander Moore, who was cared for in CHI at Temple Street Funds raised will go to support Temple Street Foundation, Down…

Run4Eoin CJ SHEERAN, Ireland’s largest timber pallet company, are organising a Charity Run in aid of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice and in memory of their dear friend and colleague, Eoin Malone, who sadly passed away on April 2nd following a short illness. “Eoin was our Maintenance Manager and Project Engineer for over 20 years.  He…

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation has warmly welcomed the announcement today by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring of funding of €200,000 from the COVID-19 Stability Fund. The fund was created to provide immediate, short term cash flow to qualifying organisations which provide critical services to the most vulnerable in society. The funding has…

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation joins Challenge 32 We need your Support! Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation is calling on the public and local businesses for support with a new nationwide fundraising campaign. Challenge32.JustGiving.com Mayo Roscommon Hospice is taking part in a socially distant-friendly event which aims to help replace some of the fundraising which has been…

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation’s 12 shops have reopened to the public. The nine shops in Mayo and three in Roscommon were closed since March 12th due to the COVID-19 crisis. Strict safety protocols will be adhered to in all of the shops, to ensure the safety of the public and our staff and volunteers. They…

On Saturday May 2nd, 8-year-old Eloise McDonnell had planned to make her First Holy Communion. To mark the day, while maintaining social distancing and observing all guidelines, Eloise completed a 10K in Kilmovee in her sister’s communion dress. Eloise and her sister Lucia raised over €30,000 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. Last year Eloise participated…

Two transition year students at CBS Roscommon have raised almost €11,000 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice. Tommie O’Hara and Sean McCormack were behind a huge tractor run that happened in Roscommon Town at the beginning of March. The tractor run was in memory of Tommie’s sister, Tracey Brennan, who came to prominence having campaigned for the…

The first batch of face masks were presented to Angelina Nugent of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation at the Kilmovee Shamrocks GAA ground, while observing the government physical distancing rules. Some 4,000 face masks were donated to the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation following an online appeal for donations in a bid to raise funds to…

The Roscommon Senior Footballers have raised over €50,000 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. The players came together in April to raise funds for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation, after learning that how severely the charity was impacted by COVID-19, with its 12 shops closed and fundraising events cancelled for the foreseeable future. The panel, management and…

Dear Supporter, We are in unprecedented times with the outbreak of Covid-19 in Ireland. As a nation we are frightened and scared because of what is happening around us. The outbreak has impacted severely on our fundraising. Our 12 shops are closed and will remain closed while the current guidelines are in place to protect…