The Joanne McMahon Thanksgiving Fundraiser raises over €209,000 for the National Burns Unit at St James's Hospital.   This is an incredible achievement by the community in Castlemahon and beyond. Their energy, commitment and drive to support the National Burns Unit, can not be over-stated. Here at St James's Hospital, we are overwhelmed by such generosity.
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Joanne, mother of 5, is a qualified nurse from Castlemahon, Co Limerick.  Joanne and her family were celebrating one of her children’s confirmations in May 2014 at her home.   What happened next could easily happen to anyone, and highlights how easy it is for anyone to receive a burn, whether small, or in Joanne’s
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Staff at accountancy firm PwC have donated almost €7,000 to The National Burns Unit at St. James’s Hospital. The National Burns Unit had been chosen in 2013 by PwC staff as one of the beneficiaries of their People Giving Scheme that facilitates monthly contributions to selected organisations via payroll. Alongside this, they arranged an ice-cream
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Three lovely Georgian-style dolls’ houses are on display in Dublin to promote the annual St. James’s Hospital Christmas raffle, whose proceeds this year will benefit The National Burns Unit. The dolls’ houses are on display at James Adam & Sons Auctioneers at 26 St Stephen’s Green, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre on South William Street, and at
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The community of Lisacul in Ballaghadereen have donated €22,500 to The National Burns Unit at St. James’s Hospital. The fundraising organisers, led by Martin Tynan and his family of Kiltymaine, Lisacul, presented a cheque to Odhran Shelley, Consultant Surgeon and Director of The National Burns Unit, at The Village Inn in Loughglynn on June 1st.
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Helen Nolan, Nurse Manager of The National Burns Unit, and Sandra Brady, Clinical Nutrition Manager at St. James’s Hospital, were delighted to receive a visit from fifth year Mount Sackville student, Katie Murphy. On behalf of her classmates, Katie brought with her a gift of €448 – representing the proceeds of their recent Halloween bake
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The National Burns Unit at St. James’s Hospital is lucky enough to have been befriended by Paul McNeive. Paul lost both of his legs in a fire at the age of twenty, and twenty years later was managing director of auctioneers Hamilton Osborne King when it was sold to Savills. Today he is a motivational
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