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The Week Ahead 26 February - 03 March

Tea for Tadhg

Tadhg is a beautiful 10 year old boy who loved rugby, singing in the choir, and was captain of his school's kapa haka team. In September Tadhg became a different child after suffering a 70 minute seizure brought on by Influenza. This resulted in a brain injury that left Tadhg cognitively impaired, unable to speak or communicate with this parents Greg and Laura.

Please join the nationwide Tea for Tadhg. Being held in venues around NZ to raise funds to help the Giles Family.

Date & Time: Sun 3rd March at 1:30pm

Where: 29 Domain Terrace, Spreydon.

There is also an online auction to help raise funds, follow the link to see all the goodies available and place a bid: https://www.32auctions.com/TadhgGiles

For more information please visit our Facebook event here

The Week Ahead 19/02 to 25/02

We have 4 tickets to see Daniel O'Donnell to give away!

Daniel O'Donnell

Oliver Lee, the presenter of Plains FM, has kindly donated tickets to be won by 4 of our lucky members to see Daniel O’ Donnell at the Isaac Theatre Royal on February 27th.

Tickets are valued at $129 per person, so this is an absolute treat for us. These will be given out as two sets of two tickets to enjoy with a friend. To be in to win, please email your name and details to Kieran: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We only ask that the winners be willing to give a donation of your choice towards the Giles family, whose son Tadhg is on a long road to recovery and rehabilitation after contracting Influenza A, which caused Encephalitis. Oliver Lee is based in Auckland and has been supporting the members the Giles family through their difficult journey, by raising awareness and much needed funds for Tadhg’s rehabilitation, care and home remodelling. If you would like to know more about Tadhg's story and find out what you can do to help, please click here. 

Plains FM is presented by Oliver Lee, who provides updates on all major news stories that have happened in Ireland over the previous week, as well as the latest in Irish music, Oliver Lee delivers a “weekly Irish hour” designed to connect listeners to the beautiful country of Ireland.

The Week Ahead

Sarah Rowe's NZ Tour - Christchurch

A huge thank you to Sarah Rowe,

who came and shared her personal and sporting experience on January 30th. It was

inspiring to hear Sarah's incredible story firsthand and gain valuable insights into the

world of sports and community engagement. A great message for all of us, but particularly

the young ones, to work hard and focus on your dreams.

We want to thank all those who attended, we appreciate you supporting Sarah,

The Christchurch Irish Society and The Friends of Ireland - Tara Trust.