False Tierney Triplets – Fintan & Mary Tierney, Cavan - € 85 Shannon Lee – Joe & Marie Condon, & Gillian Dunne, Waterford - € 60 Cathal Keegan- Mary & Noel Keegan, Laois - € 50 Cillian Kennedy - Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Cork - € 1,400 General Donations- Eamonn Byrne In lieu of Christmas presents - € 175 Fournier Laboratories Ireland - € 500 Orla Cumisky - € 42 Roisin Drury - € 1,000 Simon Cain - € 50 Fr Robert Swinburne - € 100 Aidan Kinsella - € 250 Miss Ciara Dilley - € 300 Christmas Service - € 56 - Donations Fr Eamon Kelly - € 30 Paul Corcoran - € 30 Elizabeth Nolan - € 30 Veronica O’Mara - € 30 Judy Buckley - € 50 Tracey Burke - € 50 Alice McCabe - € 50 Patsy O’Regan Men’s Captain, Youghal Golf Club, Cork - € 190 H D Ritchie - € 100 Michael J Butler - € 35 Lorraine Dockery - € 100 Cross Vetpharm Group Ltd - € 215 Richard Leacy, Imprints - € 50 Tracey Burke - € 50 Alice McCabe - € 50 Suzanne Carroll - € 100 Michael & Orla Regan - € 50 Redemptorist Fathers - € 700 Allen Corcoran & Bernadette Keenan - € 35 Mary Tierney - € 85 Joe & Marie Condon - € 50 Paul & Nessa Curtis - € 20 Other small donations were also received and our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made a gift or donation to this charity. Mary Ryan, National Fundraising Officer isands newsletter 40

False Christmas Raff le Winning tickets were drawn by Ava Battles, CEO Carmichael Centre First Prize- Bush 27th LCD TV Donated by Tesco, Nenagh Winner- Joanne Miles, Dublin Second Prize- Electrolux Dishwasher Donated by Alan & Therese Farrell In memory of their daughter, Jasmine Winner- Danny O’Sullivan, Cork Third Prize - 2 Nights B& B In the Garryvoe Hotel, Cork Donated by Garryvoe Hotel Winner- Fiona Murphy, Wexford. The raffl e raised € 5222.00 and our thanks to everyone who bought tickets and to our very generous sponsors of the fantastic prizes, Dublin City Marathon Gloria Shelly from Co, Tipperary, fi rst time to do Dublin City Marathon in memory of baby, Angela 22/ 09/ 91 raised € 562.00 Brian Keogh completed the Marathon in memory of Eoin Maguire, and raised € 532 Noel Bambrick, raised € 665.00 in sponsorship for his participation and completion of the Marathon. David Ferguson, raised € 548.00 in sponsorship from family and friends. Barry Tiernan, raised € 200.00 in memory of Daniel O’Connor Congratulations to Gloria, Brian, Noel, David and Barry on completing the Dublin City Marathon and our thanks to you and your supporters for choosing to partake in aid of ISANDS Our thanks to everyone who organised a fundraising event for this charity and to family and friends for supporting it. Fundraising Events- Sunday Market in local G. A. A Hall- Our thanks to Tanya Foley for organising a “ Sunday Market” and raised € 2000. in aid of ISANDS and in memory of Baby John who would have been 2yrs on 27th Oct 2007. John’s family held this event as a way of commemorating his birthday and celebrating his little life time Car Boot Sale & Stall - Vivien O’Shea, Norrie & Joan Sheehan ran a Car Boot sale & stall in the Mount Collins Parish Centre Limerick and raised € 300 in memory of Vivienne O’ Shea on her 10th Birthday and Anniversary. Mother & Toddler Group, Castleknock Tiny Tots, Castleknock Parish, donated € 200.00 in memory of Grace Emily Kee, who died 14/ 05/ 07. Féile Lios Póil Siúlóid Stairiúl Historical Walk In Kerry The annual local festival walk was organised in memory of our patriot Thomas Ashe and in aid of ISANDS and SOFT. The walk was a great success, with around 300 people participating. A total of € 527.00 was raised for ISANDS. Cork City Marathon - Christine O’Sullivan completed the Marathon in memory of her niece Roisin Hayes and raised € 470. isands newsletter 41