.The Park FC girls who took part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE Bumbleance Cup 2023 was another huge success on Saturday at St Brendans Park FC with around 350 players from 15 clubs taking part.
Held in aid of BUMBLEance Children’s Ambulance Service teams from all over Munster took part in the Under 12 tournament for boys and girls.
Bunratty Cratloe Football Club Girls and Aisling Annacotty AFC boys were the as Bumbleance Cup Champions, Newcastle West Town FC boys won the Trophy final on penalties against Tralee Dynamos after a thrilling final and Mungret Regional FC won the Shield final on pens also.
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St Brendans Park FC girls won their Shield final against Camp Juniors FC and LB Rovers Soccer Academy went home as winners in the Plate final with a 1-0 win versus St Brendans Park FC.
The organisers wished to thank Kerry schoolboys and girls soccer league and Irish Soccer Referees Society Kerry and their support for the event, Scot from Muerte BBQ for the catering and the volunteers on and off the pitch at St Brendans Park FC. Scroll down for photos…
The Mungret boys who took part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean.The Camp United girls who took part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot CreanKillarney Celtic boys who took part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean.Killarney Celtic boys who took part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot CreanThe Killarney Athletic boys who took part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot CreanPark FC boys who took part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
KERRY-BASED charity BUMBLEance wants you to #GetYourStripeOn and take part in their Stripy Jumper Day on Friday, November 26 to raise funds for those who need it most.
Head of Communications and Fundraising, Heather Rainey, says: “It’s simple! We want to spread awareness of our service and raise these vital funds in an easy and fun way.”
BUMBLEance provides safe and comfortable transportation for Ireland’s youngest patients as they travel between their homes and hospitals, hospices, treatment centre, and respite centres nationwide. The service is totally free for service users.
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In the past number of years, BUMBLEance have seen an unfortunate rise in the need for their service so funds are needed, hence the Stripy Jumper Day initiative.
“Why not #GetYourStripeOn at your school as an alternative for non-uniform day?” added Heather. “On the 26th, hang out with your friends, your community group, family – whoever! – in stripes just like our BUMBLEance Bee! The money raised will go straight to keeping the BUMBLEance wheels turning and helping as many families as possible,” she said.
There will be many competitions taking place on their social media accounts during the build up to Stripy Jumper Day.
Once you sign up, via www.bumbleance.com, you can set a target. €400 will cover the cost of an Angel Trip, which means that you will be helping BUMBLEance bring a terminally ill child home one last time before they pass. Registrations are open now.
A CORKMAN will arrive in Tralee this Sunday afternoon after walking 208km in a fundraiser for Kerry-based charity Bumbleance.
Ger Hennessy is departing from his home town in Cork on Friday and finishing up on Sunday at The Meadowlands Hotel in Tralee who have sponsored accommodation for the fundraiser.
A raffle with prizes graciously donated by local businesses has so far raised over €8,000, even before Ger embarks on his journey. He said the support and kindness has been overwhelming.
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He will walk from Cork to Killarney on the Friday night, staying in The Killarney Court hotel. On Saturday he will walk from Killarney to Killorglin and then from Killorglin to The Meadowlands in Tralee on the Sunday where he is expected to arrive at 4pm.
Bumbleance is part of the Saoirse Foundation, a not-for-profit charity founded by Tony and Mary Heffernan, parents of two very special children, Saoirse and Liam.
The charity is named after their daughter, Saoirse who was diagnosed with Battens disease, a rare genetic and fatal disorder in March of 2009. In March of 2010 Liam was also diagnosed with Battens Disease and passed away in 2014.
.At the presentation of a cheque from St Brendans Park FC to Bumbleance were Colm McLoughlin, Ed O’Regan, Jim Burke and Mary Heffernan of Bumbleance and Christy Leahy. In front, Sean McCannon and Shane Griffin. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE proceeds of a children’s soccer tournament were presented to a local charity on Saturday morning.
Back on Saturday, August 31, St Brendan’s Park FC hosted the event for U11/12 teams from all over the county, Cork, Clare and Limerick, at their pitches in Cahermoneen.
They had over 320 players from 14 clubs playing on the day and with clubs donating €50 per team and the public charged €2 entry fee, a sum of €1,750 was raised for BumbleANCE.
“This is huge for us and it’s lovely that a local club helped out,” said Mary Heffernan of BumbleANCE. “We’re a children’s charity so it was great that a kids tournament was held. It was a case of children helping children. This is a phenomenal amount of money for us and we’re very grateful.”
Jim Mahony, JJ O’Connell, Tony Heffernan, Noel McCarthy, Margaret Mahony, David Toomey Amy Flannery and Den McCarthy in Tralee on Saturday afternoon after Noel finished his sixth marathon in six days for BUMBLEance. Photo by Fergus Dennehy.
ONE Tipperary man certainly earned the right to put his feet up after he completed the gruelling feat of running six marathons in six days to help raise funds for the BUMBLEance organisation, with Tralee being his final stop on Saturday afternoon.
Noel McCarthy, from Nenagh, took it upon himself to run the ‘Munster 6 in 6’ challenge in which he would run the marathon distance of 26.2 miles every day in each of the six counties in Munster.
He finished his sixth and final run in Tralee late on Saturday afternoon with a team of friends and fellow runners running the last few miles with him into town, finishing with a flourish on The Mall.
Noel has so far managed to raise up to €1,485 for the organisation, with the fundraising page staying open for another week after this for anyone else wishing to donate. They can do so through the fundraising page HERE.
“Thanks to all the well wishers, the supportive comments, the people who loaned me county jerseys for each day, those who ran with me, those who donated money, the groups who allowed me to use their marathon routes and the support crews in each county,” said Noel in a message posted on the ‘Munster 6 in 6’ Facebook page on Monday morning.
“I could not have achieved this great feat without all of you and want to thank you on behalf from me and from those who will benefit from the funds raised for BUMBLEance,” he finished.
Check out the BUMBLEance website HERE to see their work.
Tony Heffernan of Bumbleance and Mary Ferriter of Dingle Distillery at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE Fels Point Hotel held an early St Patrick’s Day celebration on Thursday for its corporate clients.
Guests enjoyed complementary food and drinks from Dingle Distillery – who were showcasing their gin and vodka products – and Classic Drinks with their craft beers and ciders.
“It’s an evening to celebrate and thank our corporate loyal customers and an opportunity to showcase the hotel,” said Nicola O’Sullivan, Sales and Marketing Manager at the hotel.
“It’s also an early celebration of St Patrick’s Day because we know people will be very busy next Tuesday,” said Nicola,
It was also an occasion for the hotel to help raise funds for the Bumbleance charity.
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Edna Heinrich of Werner Heinrich and Trina Houlihan of Tralee Chamber Alliance with Mary Ferriter of Dingle Distillery at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanDonal Curtin, Mags Corbett and Shona Houlihan of Fels Point Hotel with John Kennedy of Classic Drinks at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanWill Nolan, Maureen Curtin, Judy Costello and Denis Griffin from the Rose of Tralee Festival at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanMaria Mansfied, Katie Hassett, Championship Wellies, Margaret Lawlor and Mena Dowling, Ardfert Golf Club and Siobhan Dowling, Bon Secours at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanMags O’Sullivan, Aqua Dome, Mark Teahon, Tralee Printing Works, Sandra Leahy, Kerrry County Museum and Trina Houlihan, Tralee Chamber Alliance at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSean Kissane, Margaret Brick, Connect Publications, at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanJason Fabian and Laura Reidy at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanJamie Kelly, Frank Elliot and Seamus Doyle at the Fels Point Hotel Corporate Evening on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
TRALEE Lions Club continued their sterling work in the community with a charity quiz in the Meadowlands Hotel on Thursday.
For a Thursday night in November, there was a very healthy crowd present to participate in the quiz, with funds going towards the Saoirse Foundation’s, Bumbleance campaign.
The Bumbleance is an ambulance designed specifically to meet the needs of very ill children as they go to and from their places of care.
“We have one Bumbleance on the road, we hope to have the second on the road by March of next year,” said Helen Kelly of the Bumbleance campaign.
“It’s with events like this we can meet our goal of having a second Bumbleance launched,” said Helen.
“I was speaking to a father whose child travelled to Dublin in the Bumbleance and he was so happy that it took away so much hassle,” said Helen.
“We also had an event on Wednesday night in O’Donnells organised by the Tralee Lions Club. They are a magnificent help to us,” she said.
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At a table quiz in aid of the Bumbleance, held in the Meadowlands Hotel were from left: Sandra Bunyan, Jean Earley, Niamh O’Shea and Ruth Falvey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.At a table quiz in aid of the Bumbleance, held in the Meadowlands Hotel were from left: Brendan Kenny, Helen Kelly (Bumbleance) and Micheal Higgins (Tralee Lions Club). Photo by Gavin O’Connor.At a table quiz in aid of the Bumbleance, held in the Meadowlands Hotel were from left: Risteard Pierse, Derry Butler, Anthony O’Halloran and Roger Harty. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.At a table quiz in aid of the Bumbleance, held in the Meadowlands Hotel were from left: John Moloney, Helen Fitzgerald, Louise Bennett and Mark Bennett. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.At a table quiz in aid of the Bumbleance, held in the Meadowlands Hotel were from left: Rhona Johnston, Troy O’Connell, Peter O’Driscoll and Teddy Reynolds. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
After hearing that the Bumbleance charity were robbed at the Ploughing Championships yesterday, the German Supermarket giant has stepped in and donated €5,000 to the charity.
Medical equipment and bandages were taken from presses in the incident which Tony Heffernan described as a set-back.
Bumbleance, the brainchild of Tony and Mary Heffernan from Keel, is a charity which has a specially designed ambulance for sick children who require transportation between home and the national treatment centres, hospice and respite centres.
Bumbleance thanked Lidl in a tweet below.
1/2 We were horrified yesterday to hear of the theft of equipment from .@BUMBLEance at the Ploughing. We have made a donation of €5k to the
Tony Heffernan of the Bumbleance charity with the three wheeled van which was pushed in aid of the Bumbleance through Tralee two weeks ago. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
IN what can only be described as a crime of the lowest order, the Kerry-based Bumbleance Charity was robbed on Thursday at the National Ploughing Championships.
Medical equipment and bandages were taken from presses in the incident which Tony Heffernan described as a set-back. He said they are selling tickets as a fundraiser so they will have to sell a few extra hundred to make up for the loss.
He said they have received great support up at the ploughing championships for the charity.
Bumbleance, the brainchild of Tony and Mary Heffernan from Keel, is a charity which has a specially designed ambulance for sick children who require transportation between home and the national treatment centres, hospice and respite centres.
They hope to buy another Bumbleance next year and recently did the Dingle to Dublin push to fundraise for it.
Pushing a three wheeled van in aid of the BUMBLEance through town were, from left: Brian Curran, Seamus Murphy, Tony Heffernan and Jane O’Connor. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
A CHARITY Drive which will see a three wheeled van pushed from Dingle to Dublin in aid of the Saoirse Foundation ‘BUMBLEance’ rolled into town on Thursday.
The ‘BUMBLEance’ is a solution for sick children who require ambulance transportation between home and the national treatment centres, children’s hospitals and respite centres. The Dingle to Dublin push is hoping to raise €250,000.
“The response has been fantastic, there is even people coming down from Belfast to push. But saying that, we’re always in need of volunteers because it’s pretty tough going,” said Tony Heffernan of the Saoirse Foundation.
Tony and Mary Heffernan tragically lost their son and daughter Liam and Saoirse to Battens disease.
“The main thing we’re trying to do is put another ambulance on the road for kids all across Ireland,” said Tony.
The BUMBLEance will allow parents to avoid the stress of driving their sick child on a long journey with no medical assistance and remove the constant worries associated with moving medical equipment and medication, as well as the reality of trying to find a parking space for the family car as soon as they reach their destination.
Collections for the BUMBLEance in town. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
It will come equipped with the latest technology on board, including a 19 inch LED TV, DVD, Playstation, iPad Mini, Nubi and much more. It will also have bundles of games, books, apps and music to shorten the journey for sick children.
A number of adventurers have taken up the cause including Dingle’s Polar explorer, Mike O’Shea.
“The Conor Pass on Thursday morning was pretty tough as you can imagine, it’s a 1,500 foot of a claim over four miles,” Mike.
“It’s very tough physically, there’s three of us doing the whole thing and we have new people coming in every day, so it’s great to get the fresh legs,” said Mike.
“On average we have between 15 and 25 people giving us a hand each day, also we have people collecting with buckets,” said Mike.
“It’s great to push the car to Dublin, but it’s about getting the funds in place to try and raise €250,000,” Mike said.
If you don’t come across the BUMBLance on their mammoth trek across the country you can contribute by texting Buzz to 50300. This will also enter you in for a chance to win a brand new Mercedes Benz. Text costs €4.
