Tipperary camogie star Clodagh urges Premier County to Go the Hill for Jack and Jill

Tipperary camogie player and member of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), Clodagh McIntyre, is urging people to become charitable All-Stars for a great local cause this summer and go Up the Hill for Jack and Jill.

Going Up the Hill for Jack and Jill is easy. Simply identify a local hill or mountain to suit your fitness and ability, and invite your family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues to join in the fun.

Each €18 registration fee will help fund one hour of in-home nursing care and end-of-life support for children with highly complex and life-limiting medical conditions, up to the age of six years.

There are families in communities across the country being cared for right now by the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, including 13 families in Tipperary; a total of 71 families have been supported by Jack and Jill in Tipperary since the charity’s foundation in 1997.

This year will be the ninth annual Up the Hill for Jack and Jill, supported this year by the global healthcare company, Abbott.

Organisers are hoping to raise over €75,000 for Jack and Jill’s vital services – equivalent to 4,167 hours of in-home nursing care and respite support – which is a lifeline for over 400 families currently availing of the service across the country.

For Tipperary camogie player and GPA member, Clodagh McIntyre, every game is an endurance test. But the endurance capacity of Jack and Jill families in supporting their children day in, day out, is next-level.

“Jack and Jill is a gift of time for so many families who face very tough challenges in their home life. These families have a massive amount of resilience, but they need, and deserve, a break to enable them to recharge and face the next challenge. As a proud member of the Gaelic Players Association, I’m inviting our wonderful community of players and supporters to go Up the Hill with Jack and Jill, and the GPA, this summer, as we support these inspiring families who just need a helping hand every once in a while, from their Jack and Jill nurse," said Clodagh.

According to Carmel Doyle, CEO of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, going Up the Hill for Jack and Jill is a really valuable way to support the uphill challenge faced by Jack and Jill families in their daily lives.

Partnering with the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation’s Up the Hill 2023 campaign is Abbott. For Conor Murphy, a site director with Abbott, the partnership reflects a shared commitment to helping local communities.

There are three simple steps to Go Up the Hill for Jack and Jill!:

– On your marks! Register your Up the Hill fundraiser at www.jackandjill.ie for just €18 per adult participating

– Get set! Organise your Up the Hill fundraising event and rally family, friends, neighbours and colleagues to team up with you, or to lend their support, by making a donation

– Go! Take aim at a local hill, choose a day and time to suit, grab your eco-friendly #UptheHill23 banner, and Go!