What a summer it has been so far for the Branch of Guide Dogs. The branch has been busy and enjoying all the wonderful support, especially on Guide Dog Day where a fantastic total was raised on Friday the 23rd May in Millfield Shopping Centre of €1,126.11 and on Saturday the 24th May at SuperValu, Balbriggan a total of €698.64 was raised. We want to once again say thank you to all our volunteers and to everyone who supported us.

At the end of May, the Skerries Community Choir held a summer concert and a fantastic sum of €1,000 was donated; €400 collected on the night and a further €600 later from the choir. Tom O’Neill and guide dog Qeb were in attendance with some of our volunteers and a brilliant evening was had by all. A big thank you to Jane Carroll and all the Skerries Community Choir for supporting our branch. If you didn’t spot us at the Choir, you might have seen our wonderful volunteers who attended the Balbriggan Summerfest on the 1st June where merchandise and raffle tickets to win a luxury holiday were sold, with €324.30 raised. We still have raffle tickets available so be on the lookout for our next event which will be in Skerries Mills at the farmers market on Saturday 16th August and make sure to come get yourself one.
Tom and guide dog Qeb have also been busy, giving talks about what a guide dog does and also visual impairments. Tom and Qeb recently attended Buíon Peade ragus Pòh Brigins Junior Girl Guides, who did a sponsored walk for Guide Dog Day, with €320 raised. They also attended Tyndall College in Carlow and Ballinalee National School in Co Longford to give a final school talk for 2024/2025 and of course once again Qeb was the star of the show.

If you would like to keep up to date with our upcoming events, make sure to follow our social media pages for more information. You can contact Balbriggan/North County Dublin Branch of Irish Guide Dogs by phone/text 0857663107, email: GuideDogsBalbriggan@gmail.com or find us on Facebook at Balbriggan Branch of Guide Dogs