News - 2008
Des Rogan
December 2008 - Des Rogan
It was with great sadness the Foundation learnt of the sudden death our Chairman, Mr Des Rogan.
Des had been a board member of the Foundation since 2002 and Chairman since 2005.
His support and tireless work for the Foundation has been invaluable during a time of transition and he will be sorely missed by the Board, staff, volunteers and residents of the Foundation.
May he rest in Peace.
7th November 2008 - Irish Ambassador in Malawi meets Sue Ryder
Levi Mihowa and Kibble Ngalauka of Sue Ryder Malawi recently met the Irish Ambassador to Malawi at a national conference.
The chance meeting gave Sue Ryder Malawi the opportunity to update His Excellency Liam MacGabhann on the Irish Aid funded asthma project that the charity is currently running in Malawi.
The wider conference was aimed at building the capacity of non-state actors in Malawi. It highlighted areas in which NGOs, academics and Government can work together to push the country in the same direction, improving economic development and good governance. Sue Ryder Malawi is working with a number of other non-state actors to engage government in the improvement of healthcare delivery in Malawi.
7th November 2008 - RTE highlight Sue Ryder Shop in Waterford"
RTE news featured the Ballybricken shop in Waterford on the 6 one news recently.
Looking at the increasing use of charity shops and the great value to be had, RTE focused on quality and range. Looking for best practice they chose the Waterford shop.
The article aired on both the 6 one news and the nine o clock news.
The shop was in excellent condition and many thanks must go to all the volunteers, Martina, Billy and Maria who worked so hard on the day.
November 2008 - Sue Ryder International Cup
An Irish Republic 5-a-side football team took on 13 other teams at the David Beckham Academy in Greenwich, London, November 26.
They were unable to stop a determined Polish City Club team securing victory in this first sell-out International Cup hosted by English World Cup Winner Martin Peters MBE and organised by the Sue Ryder Foundation in Ireland in partnership with Sue Ryder Care UK.
The event followed a highly successful Cup which took place in Dublin last September.
46 games were played over a three-hour period with the Irish and Polish teams being joined by the Czech Republic, Albania and Malawi, and nine corporate teams including Anglo-Irish Bank, Microsoft and Aberdeen Asset Management.
Participants got the chance to bid for signed shirts from Petr Cech and Lukasz Fabianski and meet Sue Ryder Ambassador and Leyton Orient footballer, Tamika Mkandawire who coached the Malawian team.
The Cup raised much-needed funds to support the work of the Sue Ryder charities overseas.
Tamika Mkandawire Comments: "I am proud to be an ambassador for Sue Ryder International. This is a cause that is close to my heart and this initiative will play a big role in improving the lives of disabled children and young adults in Malawi.
"Football is a uniting force throughout the world and the tournament organised by Sue Ryder Care this month is a great way to support this cause. I wish it every success and I'm delighted to be involved in it."
Register your interest in the 2009 Sue Ryder International Cup in Dublin or London next year by contacting info@sueryderinternational.eu
September 2008 - Legacy Fundraising Seminar
The Foundation ran its first in a series of seminars focusing on the delivery of services to organisations providing services to the elderly.
The first seminar dealt with the development of legacy strategies for elderly care organisations.
Held in the Academy Hotel in Dublin, the main speakers from the UK highlighted all the key responsibilities of a care organisations, looked at the do and don'ts of legacy fundraising and outlined the huge potential there is for organisations to generate funds.
This is a long term strategy though that needs to be handled with care and sensitivity.
6th September 2008 - Premiership stars beaten by "Dublin People"
The inaugural Sue Ryder Five - a - side Cup was won on Saturday by The Dublin People, who then went on to beat the Premiership legends team 3 - 2.
Twelve teams competed for the new annual Sue Ryder Trophy, four groups of three battled through the rounds and saw close games in all groups. The standard was high and some experienced teams emerged through the knock out stages.
The final was contested between BHP Insurances and The Dublin People. A great game saw the Dublin People team win the tournament and qualify to play the legends.
The legends team of Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), Paul Parker (Man Utd) Ray Parlour (Arsenal), Phil Babb (Liverpool), Steve Sedgley (Tottenham), David Speedie (Chelsea), Bob Boulder (Liverpool) excellence of the dealt with the Plate winners in another hard fought game.
However the outstanding performance of the "Dublin People" keeper proved the difference between the sides. A 3 -2 victory was a fair reflection of the game
In the Plate competition, the Legends team held on for victory.
All the photo's are available to download for free at www.davindhillon.com . A donation to the Foundation would be appreciated to Sue Ryder Foundation, Ballyroan, Co Laois.
August 2008 -Sue Ryder Appoints Patricia Goan
The Foundation is pleased to announce the recruitment of Ms Patricia Goan.
Patricia is the former Regional Director of Clúid Housing Association in the North West. She comes to the Foundation with extensive experience in housing management and development in both Ireland and the UK.
She will be responsible for the Foundations housing stock in terms of housing management and maintenance.
With new housing schemes coming on line this year and next, the recruitment of a high calibre manager such as Patricia will allow the Foundation to build on its levels of service, professionalism and support that we currently provide to our tenants.
©Martin Beck-Burridge
July 2008 - Irish Aid supports the Sue Ryder Foundation in Albania
Irish Aid have provided support for another Sue Ryder Foundation project.
The objective of this project is to introduce, for the first time, a palliative care capacity within the Albanian state sector, focusing on three specific health regions.
We will achieve this by focusing on three results and associated activities.
(a) A national strategy for the provision of palliative care in primary healthcare settings. 3 meetings in the course of the project.
This will provide a legal and policy framework for palliative care in Albania, clarify the model of healthcare provision and the place of Ryder Albania and its in-patient units within a continuum of palliative care provision.
The driving force behind the strategy will be an Expert Group consisting of 8 members. This group has already been constituted, and draws together relevant experts from the state and voluntary sector. The expert group will conduct three Round Table discussions as part of its deliberations, in order to consult extensively within the health sector, patients and families.
(b) Primary healthcare practitioners providing palliative care in three regions of Albania. Six courses during this project.
We are looking to ensure that government medical staff in three areas of Albania can operate effective palliative care programmes once this project has ended. To this end, we will provide training to 80 -120 doctors and nursing staff within the regions of Tirana, Durres and either Vlore or Fiere.
These family medicine centres will then provide a model for how low-cost palliative care can be extended to other areas of the country.
(c) Change attitudes to "death and dying" amongst the wider public. December 2008 - May 2009.
We will produce Albania's first piece of research on death and dying. The purpose of this research is to highlight the attitudinal barriers which mitigate against the effective delivery of holistic care and to open the way for sensitive discussion of death and dying. This will capture the views of patients and families, as well as medical practitioners, psychologists and social workers.
This support will have a dramatic impact on the care provided in Albania and lead to improvements in conditions for all.
May 2008 - Foundation receives first support from Irish Aid.
The Foundation is delighted to announce the award by Irish Aid of funding for the Sue Ryder Foundations programme in Malawi.
This is the first application the Foundation has made to Irish Aid and we are delighted that the project has been approved for funding under the micro projects funding stream.
The Foundation works with Sue Ryder Foundation International to build and sustain alliances in asthma care, building on the unique and cost-effective contribution the charity is already making in Malawi. The project will directly benefit 3,400 people with asthma (and their communities) in the rural areas. The treatment of asthma demonstrates the positive huge social and economic impact that regular treatment has on individual and community life, in an impoverished continent where asthma is rarely prioritised by governments and NGOs alike.
29/2/08 - Stone Laying Ceremony in Carlow
The Minister for Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Area's, Mr Batt O'Keefe TD will today lay the foundation stone of the 53 new apartments for the elderly being developed by the Sue Ryder Foundation.
The new scheme will provide high support accommodation for the elderly of Carlow Town and the whole county, the residents will be able to enjoy a hot lunch every day of the year, a laundry service, apartment cleaning service and domiciliary nursing service.
The Foundation was established in Ireland in 1978 to support the elderly and has had a shop in Carlow Town since 1982 which is entirely staffed by volunteers without which the Foundation would not be able to operate. The Foundations core aim is to provide supported accommodation for the elderly. These 53 apartments in Carlow will greatly enhance the services available to the elderly in the South East of the Country
