Category: Charity
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Bullying Bites: New initiative from LGBT support group
“That’s so gay.” “She’s a dyke.” “You’re a queer.” They’re catch-cries in Irish schools, and far too tolerated. Homophobic bullying and the relentless onslaught of anti-gay language can wreck children’s lives and rob them of their youth. Young gay people are five times more likely to be medicated for depression, two and a half times more likely…
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Free Milk & Cookies at Select Hotels, in aid of Barnardos
The nice people at Select Hotels are organising free Milk & Cookies events all around the country on Wednesday August 8th, with donations on the day going to Barnardos. The events will take place from 11am – 1pm on the 8th, and will feature children’s entertainment – including discos, face-painting, clowns and magicians, arts and…
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GreenCrossParcel.ie
The creators of GreenCrossParcel.ie, a new online shop that allows you to send classic Irish products to friends overseas, got in touch recently to ask us to help spread the word about their site. There are a lot of online food shops out there but this service is a little different – they are donating…
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum – Fundraiser with Bite of Life
I was in the delightful Bite of Life cafe on Patrick St this morning when I heard them telling some regulars about a fundraiser event – so I got the details to spread the word here, as it sounds just lovely. Bite of Life, DIT and the National Gallery have come together to raise funds…
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Sat 29th Oct: Cheapeats Cake Sale for Barnardos
Where: Upstairs in the Grand Social, 35 Liffey St, Dublin 1 When: 12pm till 3pm (or until treats run out!) Come along to the Grand Social on Saturday for the Cake Sale to support Barnardos, and have some fun at the Hapenny Flea. The Hapenny Flea Market runs from 11 till 5 and you can…
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2001st post! Recipe: Halloween tea brack
Halloween is about death, fun and cake. This weekend, Cheapeats – also known as Jean and I – are holding a cake sale in The Grand Social to raise money for children’s charity Barnardos. We’d love, love, love you to bake something for the sale and bring it along. Resident ireland am cook Catherine Leyden…
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We need your baking! Cheapeats Cake Sale for Barnardos this weekend
Barnardos are running a huge fundraising campaign this week – the RTÉ 2fm Dress Up for Barnardos – to raise badly needed money for their valuable work. We’ve thought up a way that we (and you!) can help. We’re organising a charity cake sale this weekend in Dublin city centre, and are calling on food…
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Summer Wine Fair in aid of Barnardos, Sun May 29th
Fans of fancy boozing might want to head along to the Westbury in Dublin on Sunday May 29th for the Summer Wine Fair, organised by Hilltop Treks. Tickets are €25 and get you an afternoon of wine tasting and discounts on bottles to buy and take home. All proceeds are going to Barnardos Ireland. Find…
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Pop-up Tea Party in Dublin on April 16th
My friend Ruth is organising Wafty B’s Tea Party: a lovely, once-off, pop-up, afternoon tea event in Dublin on Saturday April 16th.
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Vegan Cook-Off for the Dublin Simon Community, Thurs 13 Jan
A supporter of the Dublin Simon Community got in touch to tell us about this great event: From 8pm-10pm on Thursday 13th January, St. Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114 Pearse St., Dublin will host a fun and very scrumptious Vegan Cook-Off! This contest will be an opportunity for you to support the Dublin Simon Community while…