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When little hands need holding ....

In 2025, we provided over €40,000 in aid to 90 parents caring for a child in hospital or needing to travel abroad for cardiac treatment.  Please donate this Christmas so that in 2026 we can continue to offer this support to families at this most difficult time. 
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Heart Children Calendar 2026

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Over 70 wonderful images of children
with CHD from all corners of Ireland
pictured inside!

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Now recruiting -
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we;re hiring

We are recruiting for the role of Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships Executive. Apply by email with CV and the all important cover letter!

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Christmas Jumper Party West

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Looking forward to our Christmas party in Limerick this year @ the Treehouse, Woodlands House Hotel, Adare from 2-5.30pm on Sunday 23rd Nov.

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The Beat Goes on Conference 2026

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Welcoming adolescents with CHD ; adults with CHD and parents on Sat, 21st Feb 2026 in Chartered Accountants Hse, D2.

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Christmas Cards on sale!

HC Christmas Cards 2023

Buy our Christmas cards to send to friends and relatives this year. Pack of 10 cards with envelopes €8.50

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Online webinar 2025

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Join us for a practical webinar on how music therapy supports your child at anxious times & strengthens the parent-child bond by reducing stress.

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Children’s Play
Therapy Fund

Children who have been through repeated surgeries and long-stays in hospital can experience levels of anxiety and fears that are difficult to address.
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In-hospital
Respite Fund

When a child is seriously ill and in-hospital, there’s only one place you can be and that’s right by their side, 24/7.

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Psychology
Support Fund

The psychological impact of having a child with a long-term condition can be far reaching and the affects of the trauma may not even be evident.

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  • Congenital heart disease is a general term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works.
  • The term congenital means the condition is present from birth.
  • It is the most common birth defect worldwide.
  • It is not one condition. It refers to a set of over 40 different structural issues in the heart and every child will have a different presentation.
  • It affects one in every 100 babies born in Ireland per annum which equates to approx. 500-600 children born annually.
  • Half of these will require open heart surgery to sustain their precious young lives.
  • Over 450 open heart surgeries are carried out annually on children from birth to age 16 at CHI Crumlin.
  • 70% of all cases are now diagnosed at the first maternal scan.
  • There are almost 19,000 people living with congenital heart disease in Ireland. Approx. 2,421 are complex cases.
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