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Cobh Quiz Night – March 2018

  We would like to thank the Burke Family for running a highly successful quiz night in the Commodore Hotel in Cobh, Co Cork.  The quiz was scheduled for Friday  2nd March, however the down pour of snow that week required the quiz night to be postponed until the following Friday 9th March.  Jess and […]

Easter Egg Hunt – March 2017

__On the 30th March 2017 at the Vienna Woods Hotel, the wonderful children and parents of the Children’s Leukaemia Association gathered for the inaugural  Easter Egg Hunt.  There was a fantastic attendance on the morning with all the children having great fun finding the answers to the clues, unscrambling the anagram and  collecting their eggs, […]

Christmas Day Swim

This year the Christmas Day swim in Fountainstown, organised by Kline Pennefather was a massive success. Thank you to all who supported, organised and attended on the day.  Kline called to the office to present the CLA with a cheque for €5843.55.  _    

Emma Maher – 2nd Irish National Gymnastics Competition

Congratulations to the amazing Emma Maher who won 2nd place at the Irish National Gymnastics competition.  Emma is a dedicated gymnist, who’s dedication, hard work and several weekly training sessions perfected her skills across the different disciplines of the gymnastic competition.  This makes her an excellent competitor and as a result she has won her silver medal.  

Summer Family Fun Day – 10th June 2017

Hooray it’s that time of year again….yes the Summer has arrived and on the 10th June @ 11.30 the children and families of the Children’s Leukaemia Association will be making their way to Trabolgan Holiday village for a day of fun activities. This day will start off with a dip in the pool and hopefully […]

Lego Runner 2017 – Cork City Marathon 4th June

  Marianne (Childrens Leukaemia Association) enrols Nigel (Leevale AC) and Shane (Midleton AC) in an AWESOME way to run the Cork Half Marathon 2017. The LEGO RUNNERS ASK YOU TO CLICK AND DONATE AT https:gofundme.com/legorunners to help raise €1000 or more. All proceeds donated will be going to help the charity continue its service to […]

Christmas Day Swim 2016

This year the annual Christmas day swim took place again in Fountainstown, Co Cork.  The brave swimmers were treated to hot drinks to warm up after their dip.  A huge thank you to Kline and Viv Pennefather, their family and friend and all who supported them and helped with the organising to ensure this was […]