WATCH Children’s Grief Centre calls for public support at the Regeneron Great Limerick Run 2025

Children’s Grief Centre calls for public support at the Regeneron Great Limerick Run 2025. Mairead O’Keeffe, Ceo, Carol Fitz-Gough, Fundraising and Events Coordinator, and Darrell Costelloe, Finance Officer. Picture: Olena Oleksienko/ilovelimerick

Children’s Grief Centre is calling for the community to support their cause in the Regeneron Great Limerick Run 2025 as they need to raise more than €480,000 per year to keep their service operational

The Regeneron Great Limerick Run 2025 is just months away, and the Children’s Grief Centre is calling on participants to run, walk, or jog in support of the charity which offers crucial support to children coping with loss.

Ireland’s largest mass participation sporting event outside Dublin, the Regeneron Great Limerick Run is an inclusive event with three separate races catering to all ages and abilities, providing a perfect opportunity for individuals to achieve personal fitness goals while contributing to a vital cause.

I Love Limerick spoke with The Children’s Grief Centre members to highlight the importance of this year’s fundraiser as the centre, which offers crucial support to children coping with loss, needs to raise €480,000 annually to maintain its services.

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Carol Fitz-Gough, Fundraising and Events Coordinator with Children’s Grief Centre said, “We’re looking for record numbers to come out in support of the Children’s Grief Centre. It’s a fabulous event. It’s a great weekend in the city, it’s a great momentum. It’s something to get everyone out and get fit and get a focus for the months ahead.”

The Regeneron Great Limerick Run has made it easy for participants to support their mission with a “seamless platform” for signing up through Eventmaster, Carol explained, “We have fundraising packs available – we have t-shirts, we have sponsorship cards, and as well, Eventmaster have a seamless platform. Once you sign up to do the run or the walk, you can create your own fundraising page, we’re there as a charity. You can join us and off you go, it’s very easy.”

The fundraising manager has called on people from different parts of the community to get involved and support their work, saying, “We’d love to see as many people getting in touch, from schools to corporate businesses and to any organisation, families. Just all they have to do is get in touch.”

The Children’s Grief Centre was founded in 2009 by, Sister Helen Culhane, together with a support group of professionals. As a Sister of Mercy and a qualified social worker and psychotherapist, Helen worked with people who were struggling with issues relating to death, bereavement and palliative care. This included time spent at Milford Care Centre.

Helen’s vision was that the Centre would provide children and young people with a listening ear. The Centre is well established within the Mid-West region, serving counties Clare, Tipperary,  Limerick and further afield. they have a team of trained, full-time Support Workers and part-time volunteer Support Workers with experience in a diverse range of specialist fields including education, nursing, social work and psychotherapy.

If you are taking part in the 2025 Regeneron Great Limerick Run, Children’s Grief Centre is just one of the many local charities who are calling for your support.

Pictures: Olena Oleksienko/ilovelimerick