![]() ![]() The child- and family-centred approach of Jack and Jill works and it is in line with the patient-centred approach being aspired to across the whole healthcare system. For me, there is too much negative rhetoric about the healthcare system in Ireland and we should shine a light on where it is working well and replicate that right across the country. ![]() Showing where the money goes is so important and it was a great honour to see Jack and Jill win a Good Governance Award from Carmichael.Īs a Board member, another highlight for me in 2022 was attending the opening of the Jack and Jill Charity boutique in Artane. It was a very special day meeting the shop manager, Noeleen Galvin, and the team of volunteers and seeing the impressive range of clothes donated – many brand new – and the shoppers there to pick up a bargain while helping a good cause.Īs a charity, we are determined to get onto a fairer footing in terms of HSE funding and to build on the extra funding secured in 2022. I was also very proud to welcome my former bank colleague, Brendan Lynott, onto our Finance Sub-Committee last year. Volunteering is something I’d encourage others to consider and it is great to see so many GAA players getting involved, with local community at the heart of both organisations. I wanted to use my skills and my GAA network to support their work after all they had done for our family. I got involved as a Board member of Jack and Jill in 2015. ![]()
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