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At our recent Annual general meeting the Friends of Wexford General Hospital (FOWGH) were delighted to present a wheelchair accessible van to the hospital. Patients attending the Emergency Department and inpatients who need specialised urgent Gynaecological ultrasound scanning need to be transported to the Outpatients Department which sits apart from the main hospital.  The request […]

The Transition Year students at Loreto Secondary School, Wexford organised the annual ‘Colour Run’ event at their school recently and decided to fundraise for WSPCA and Wexford General Hospital. The students and teachers presented The Friends of Wexford General Hospital with a cheque on 26th May 2023, with each charity receiving €2,500. Our Chairperson, Mary […]

Selskar Pharmacy decided to make an early charitable donation for Christmas and FOWGH are the beneficiaries in the sum of €5000. We really appreciate your donation and wish you a very Merry Christmas. L to R: Laoise Molloy, Eliot Norval, Kieran Burns, Mary Kerr and Laura Gainfort.  

Friends of Wexford General Hospital are delighted to allocate funds to the refurbishment of two family rooms located in the ICU’s at Wexford General Hospital. These rooms will offer a private space for people who need to be close to a family member while in ICU. The rooms have been fitted out to cater for […]

In November, we kindly received a donation of €620 from Audrey and Stephen Guiney in the Hospital Shop. The funds raised were from loose change collected in the shop. Friends of Wexford General Hospital were delighted to accept the donation and we would like to thank Audrey and Stephen for their support.   L to […]

Rock ‘N Roller Brothers Remembered The ‘Beastie Boys’ from Enniscorthy, twin brothers Jimmy and Johnny Leacy , were fondly remembered at a special event held in Treacy’s Hotel, Enniscorthy, on the 3rd June.  Twins Jimmy and Johnny, who would have been celebrating their 60th birthday on 5th June, both lost their lives to cancer,  Johnny in 2017 […]

Half Way House Bunclody GAA Club  in association with the Wexford GAA have invited clubs across the county to come together to participate in a sponsored walk to raise much needed funds for their own clubs and also for St Gabriel’s Childrens Ward in Wexford General Hospital.  Each GAA club will walk over the October […]

At the Friends of Wexford Hospital, behind each and every donation is a story. Lorraine Sludd’s story is one of hope and admiration. One of Lorraine’s closest friends Martina was admitted to Wexford General Hospital and unfortunately ended up being placed in the intensive care unit with a difficult road to recovery. She admits that […]

Want to join Nicola in supporting a good cause? Caitlin is trying to raise money for Gabriel’s Ward, Wexford Hospital and St John’s Ward, Crumlin Hospital – who both supported her through her journey with Leukaemia when she was 7 years old. Caitlins fundraiser ‘Chopitforcharity’ will be taking place on Saturday 1st May 2021, where […]

The MRI – Now fundraising has reached its target of €250,000. The fundraising which has been active up and down the County for close on a year and a half has now achieved its goal. Ciarán Sheridan, Chairmen of Friends of Wexford General Hospital commented, “Thanks to the truly amazing efforts of so many people, […]