SEAN Heneghan, Paddy Heneghan, Andrew Mernagh, Head of Operations and Development, FirstLight, Gerard Heneghan and Bernie Heneghan at the Babies Memorial in St. Joseph’s Church Kilkerrin for the cheque presentation to charity Firstlight.

Barn Dance in Clonberne raises over €8,000 for charity

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Over €8,000 was raised for charity as the people of Clonberne came together for the annual Baby Noel Heneghan Barn Dance.

Noel was born on Christmas Eve, 2000, to parents Bernie and Paddy Heneghan. Unfortunately, at the age of four weeks, he passed away from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) on January 27 2001.

After this tragic loss, his parents received support from the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association, which is now known as FirstLight.

To try and give back to a charity that helped them so much, they began organising a Barn Dance in the parish. Since its inception in 2015, the event has raised almost €60,000 in support of the charity. The latest edition took place on Saturday July 20 in the Clonberne Community Centre.

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