Fundraiser

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 […]

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 […]

Wexford’s wonderful people attended the ‘MRI NOW Charity Ball’ in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, on Saturday 28th October and raised in excess of  €30,000. Organised by Colm Neville of the Riverside Park Hotel in conjuction with Enniscorthy and Distrisct Chamber of Commerce together with Friends Of Wexford General Hospital, the full ticket prices and […]

REMEMBERING AOIFE & AINE Featuring The Wolseley Singers Paul Hennessy Zena Donnelly The Navvies Colaiste Bhride Orchestra, Carnew Michael Flood Irish College of Musical Theatre: Deirdre Masterson, Kelly Ann Masterson & Aileen Donohoe Bobby Byrne with his Golden Trumpet Martin Lacey   Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the “Aoife & Aine Kennedy Memorial Fund” All […]

The Friends of Wexford General Hospital were delighted to learn that the  Hope and Dream 10 2018 will include raising funds for our MRI Scanner NOW fundraising campaign. Hope and Dream 10 2017 raised €160,000 which went to the Hope Cancer Support Centre in Enniscorthy and County Wexford Hospice Homecare Service.  The target for 2018 […]

The recent AirconMech Charity 5k walk/jog/run which took place in Enniscorthy raised funds that will go towards the purchase of a new MRI scanner for Wexford General Hospital.  The events was organised as part of AirconMech’s commitment to promoting positive wellbeing and mindfulness in the workplace and with over 300 runners turning out on the […]

Taking part in the AirconMech inaugural Charity 5k Walk/Jog/Run is a step in the right direction and a massive “high five” to developing positive Wellbeing and Mindfulness in the workplace. The benefits of which you, your family and friends will all enjoy. All funds raised will go towards the purchase of a MRI scanner for […]

Wexford General Hospital staff members worked together to revived the “Hospital Ball” last November with all proceeds going towards improving patient care with the Friends of Wexford General Hospital MRI Now Project. Over four hundred glamorous ladies and gentlemen gathered at Clayton Whites Hotel for the special event. Impressive sponsors donated generously, while guests were […]

Come along to the Wexford Arts Centre on Friday 9th December at 8.30pm for what promises to be a fantastic nights entertainment. Ronan Furlong will be performing songs from his new album Minnervas Meddling. We are thrilled to announce that all funds raised from Ronan’s concert will go straight to our fund raising campaign for […]

There has been fantastic fund raising events for Wexford General Hospital over the past couple of months. Our thanks to everyone involved and to those who supported each event. Evan and Holly Dwyer held a coffee and cake morning at the Southend Resource Centre, Maudlintown,  raising a fantastic €127! Well done to you both!! Our […]

The Irish & Welsh National Road Run in association with Bargy Vintage Club  takes place this Sunday May 1st in Co Wexford culminating on Wexford Quay. The run is a joint initiative between Wales and Ireland alternating between the two countries each year. This year is the third time this event will be held in Ireland […]

A fundraising event, organised by the staff of Wexford General Hospital will take place this Saturday 23rd April at Ferrycarrig Park. Everyone is invited along to see the soccer blitz comprising of staff teams from the hospital. The blitz kicks off at 6.30pm. All are welcome.  As there is no cover fee all donations are welcome […]

Pictured  L-R: Patricia Hackett (WGH), Chris Hannon, Deirdre Keogh (Friends) Our thanks to Chris Hannon who presented Friends of Wexford General Hospital with a massive cheque for €2,040 !! Chris organised a table quiz at Tir na Nog pub, Wellington Bridge on March 8th to raise funds for the Coronary Care unit at WGH.

Pictured above at the cheque handover yesterday with Marie’s 4 beautiful children are (L-R) Patricia Hackett (WGH), Ronan Furlong ( Friends) Marie Farrell and Deirdre Keogh ( Friends) Well done to the 6 Kiltealy ladies; Marie and Michelle Farrell, Liz Murphy, Caroline Kearns, Majella McGrath and Nicola Flynn Murphy who did the Flora Ladies Mini […]

Big CONGRATS and thanks to Jason Keogh and all the fundraisers at Marathon Fitness, Redmond Road, Wexford who raised a fantastic €2,392 for Friends of Wexford General Hospital. Jason ran the Long Island Marathon in New York in May 2014 to raise much needed funds for Wexford General Hospital. It was important for Jason and […]

A huge well done to Lisa Anglim,and to her family and friends, who over a number of events raised an amazing €3,330 for Friends of Wexford General Hospital. Sadly Lisa’s uncle died early in 2014. During his illness, he received fantastic care in the Oncology day Care Unit at Wexford General Hospital. Lisa’s mum decided […]

The idea to raise money for Friends of Wexford General hospital followed the sudden passing  of Eric’s uncle, Anthony Burke,  in the care of the staff the ICU at Wexford General Hospital. The family appreciated the care and support he received during Anthony’s time there. Eric Brennan decided to do a walk for Friends to […]

Well done to Lisa Mc Loughlin who took on  the huge challenge of  developing a calendar as a fund raising initiative for the benefit of the Oncology Day Care Centre at Wexford General Hospital and the Irish Cancer Society.  Along with the calendar, Lisa took part in another fund raiser and had great fun in the process! All proceeds […]

Over the next few weeks you may spot Jim Sutton in Killurin  and Martin Kehoe in Enniscorthy pounding the pavements training for the iconic Dublin City Marathon. Now in its 34th year Dublin City Marathon has appealed to the professional and sports enthusiasts alike, since its inception in 1979. Besides running 26 miles, Jim and Martin have […]