We’re thrilled to announce that Premier Inn Ireland will be partnering with the Children’s Health Foundation over the next three years to support young patients being treated at Children’s Health Ireland hospitals and urgent care centres. Through staff and guest fundraising, we aim to raise €30,000 by 2027 to support this incredible charity, funding rehabilitation treatment for children across Ireland with chronic and disabling pain.
Premier Inn Ireland has a new charity partner! Join us in supporting the Children’s Health Foundation
This shared fundraising goal will connect our incredible teams across multiple hotels in Ireland, including our Dublin hotels and our hotel in Cork. Our new Irish charity partnership will run alongside our long-standing partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital, which we’ve been fundraising for across our UK hotels for 12 years and counting!
Children’s Health Foundation raises vital funds to support sick children and their families in Children’s Health Ireland hospitals and urgent care centres at Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght, and Connolly. The amazing foundation has been instrumental in driving cutting-edge research into childhood illnesses and treatment, while also supplying funds for state-of-the-art facilities, advanced equipment, and enhanced services for Ireland’s most critically ill children.
Their latest project, the Complex Pain Service at Children’s Health Ireland, aims to set up a programme of intensive rehabilitation for children who experience chronic and disabling pain. The planned multi-disciplinary approach has been proven to help sick children suffering from pain. It will be the first programme of its kind to offer this intensive level of rehabilitation in Ireland.
Benefits of the programme include reduced pain, improved movement and a general enhancement in quality of life – all of which help patients return to normal day-to-day routines. Children can go back to playing and enjoying their childhood, and the reduction in pain can also help with improving school attendance for children suffering from chronic pain.
Orlaith Mohan attended our partnership launch with her mother, Fiona. When she was 11 years old, Orlaith attended the Complex Pain Service at Children’s Health Ireland. Thanks to the team, Orlaith, now 17, was able to return to her regular school timetable, after previously being absent for weeks at a time due to pain. Now, she’s able to go to concerts, spend time with her friends, and has dreams of working in the film industry.
Chief Executive of Children’s Health Foundation, Fionnuala O’Leary, said;
“It’s fantastic to announce our partnership with Premier Inn. Children's Health Foundation relies on the vital support of companies like Premier Inn. We are extremely grateful for their support in helping sick children and their families.
"To help children, like Orlaith, with chronic pain is to help them return to a normal life. They can go back to attending school regularly, and playing with their friends, giving them back their childhood. Premier Inn is making this possible and we look forward to many years of this partnership to come.”
Simon Ewins, Managing Director for Premier Inn UK & Ireland, said;
“We are really excited that we have this amazing opportunity to support such a pioneering project alongside the Children’s Health Foundation and help them raise funds for such a vital service. We know that our team members are passionate about supporting charities close to their hearts and the Children’s Health Foundation is a great example of how we can better serve the communities where we are operating with our expanding Irish network of hotels. I know the teams will put their hearts and souls into coming up with some great ways to raise money and I can’t wait to see how this partnership develops over the coming years.”
Guests staying at any of our Premier Inn hotels in Ireland will find a range of ways to donate to this incredible cause and support Premier Inn’s fundraising activities to help children like Orlaith live a happier life.