In just a few weeks - 18th March to 27th March 2025 - Baz and the team from RTÉ will travel to Mooncoin in Co.Kilkenny to rally the troops to help complete a dream home for the O’Hanlon family, who need an adapted house for their little girl, Aoibhínn.
Aoibhínn and her family.
Aoibhínn (9), was born with a severe type of spina bifida and hydrocephalus, which pose significant challenges for her and her family, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
She is completely paralysed from her belly button down and has had to have a shunt inserted to drain the fluid from her brain.
Aoibhínn lives in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny - with her Mam Sharon (Aoibhínn’s full-time carer), her Dad John, and her two younger siblings.
After many years of struggling to secure the money to build a home to meet Aoibhínn’s growing needs - with a lot of knockbacks and refusals - John and Sharon eventually managed to secure an extremely modest mortgage and embarked on their self-build.
To save money the family moved in with Aoibhínn’s grandparents. Conditions there are cramped as the house is now jam-packed with assistive devices and mobility equipment, such as wheelchairs, a stander, commodes, high chairs, and a changing unit
DIY SOS is looking for the following:
People:
Groundworkers, Ticketed Machine Drivers, Carpenters, General Labourers, Plumbers, Electricians, Slabbers, Blocklayers, Painters, Plasterers, Joiners, Pavers, Landscapers, Fencers, Tilers, Photography, Audiovisual companies, Catering, Cleaning and Registration Volunteers.
Companies:
- Grab hire, skips, waste management, lawn turf, and other landscaping products.
- Catering companies or local restaurants and cafés to provide breakfast rolls, lunch, dinners, and snacks.
- Joinery companies, glazing, furniture, wallpaper, extensive homewares, photography and frames, bedding, mirrors, mattress suppliers, curtains, and blinds.
- Traffic Management, Site Security, Van drivers, transport companies, marquees, accommodation, and printers.
If you'd like to get involved, please get in touch via email - [email protected] - or call/ text 083 126 3130.
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