Barnardos children’s charity is asking you to donate what you can this
Giving Day on Friday 18th September.

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For over 60 years, Barnardos has been helping the most vulnerable children in society achieve their full potential. Our work ensures that children can achieve their milestones and develop resilience to help them overcome the challenges they may be facing.

For one day, Barnardos Giving Day is taking over Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio

We are very excited to team up with Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio for a host of Giving Day activities highlighting the work that we do and encouraging listeners and supporters to ‘click and donate’ what they can.

 

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On Giving Day, we want Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio to become the home of Ireland’s biggest conversation about childhood. And we want you to join that conversation!

Donate now and in the message field, fill in the blank:

Every child in Ireland deserves to feel…

Every message contributes to a representation of what Ireland believes every child deserves. Most importantly, every donation helps us turn conversation into life changing action.

All funds raised on Barnardos Giving Day will help to create safe spaces for children to learn, grow, and thrive – helping to change their story. Every euro raised can make a world of difference to a vulnerable child so please donate what you can.

Because childhood lasts a lifetime.

Every donation, big or small, supports children to reach their full potential.

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can provide breakfast for a child for one week at a Barnardos Breakfast Club.

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can provide a child attending a Barnardos service with cosy pyjamas, slippers & bed socks to help them keep warm at night.

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can provide a child attending a Barnardos service with the essentials they need to support self-care and good hygiene for happy, healthy childhoods.

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can provide a child being supported Barnardos with warm clothes as they head off to school on cold mornings.

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can provide a hamper of food to help a family keep their cupboard and fridge stocked for a week.

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can provide 2 home visits from a Barnardos project worker to help a struggling parent to create the best environment for their child to thrive.

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can help a child attending Barnardos After-School homework club access educational support.

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Help us be there for vulnerable children.

Barnardos is Ireland’s largest children’s charity which supports the most vulnerable children in society. We provide a range of targeted, practical, and emotional support services in communities, schools, family homes; and 56 Barnardos service locations nationwide. Last year Barnardos supported over 34,098 vulnerable children, families and individuals nationwide. But we cannot do it alone.

Our work supports those affected by childhood trauma such as poverty; domestic violence or abuse; children whose parents suffer from mental health issues or addiction; separation and bereavement and more. We see first-hand how families are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis, with many cutting back or going without heat, electricity and food. Demand for our services has never been greater.

These families need our help. We need yours.

What’s happening this Giving Day?

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We’re taking over Ireland Classic Hits Radio on Friday 18th September to have the craic and to share how your generous donations can help to transform lives.
Listen live

Come say hi to our team of volunteers who will be collecting at Dundrum Town Centre. Ireland’s Classic Hits’ Damian Farrelly is also broadcasting LIVE from Dundrum Town Centre from 2pm – 6pm.

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Giving Day '26

For Barnardos Giving Day, Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio’s Colm Hayes and Lucy Kennedy visited one of Barnardos’ Family Support Services, where they met staff and children and heard more about the work being done to support vulnerable children and families across the country. You can hear how they got on by clicking below…