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For the festive season ahead, Lidl Ireland is offering customers in Mayo a chance to win their entire Christmas shopping. Since the start of November, tickets for Lidl’s nationwide Trolley Dash have gone on sale for just €1. Winners will be challenged Supermarket Sweep style to dash around Lidl and grab as much of their Christmas shopping as possible in just two minutes! One hundred per cent of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Lidl’s charity partner, Barretstown.

The Lough Boora Battle of Giants, in association with Barretstown calls on children from across the country to take part in one of the most exciting family events of the summer in Lough Boora Discovery Park, Co Offaly on Sunday August 24.

The child-cancer charity Barretstown is encouraging women to take part in the Women’s Adventure Race in Leenane, Co Galway, on July 26 2014.

The third annual Cannonball Run sponsored by Stobart Ireland in aid of Barretstown is set to take place across the country from Friday September 9.

With the final few weeks of summer approaching, now is the time to get out and have a picnic and raise money for one of Ireland’s worthiest causes, Barretstown.

Summer is just around the corner which means it’s Avonmore Big Picnic for Barretstown time again! For the third year in a row, Avonmore is campaigning to encourage everyone in Westmeath, whether individuals, families, schools, or companies to have a picnic this summer and raise much needed funds for Barretstown. In addition, Avonmore will match every €1 raised by participants in the Avonmore Big Picnic for Barretstown in 2011. To get involved log on to www.BigPicnic.ie and sign up for your free Avonmore Big Picnic pack.

The New Year started with a bang for Barretstown this week as the Glanbia employees presented €60,000 to the children’s charity, following a busy year of fundraising initiatives.

Volunteers are needed on Thursday December 2, between 9am and 9pm, for a flag day in aid of the Barretstown camp for sick children.

As part of the annual Cannonball charity event for Barretstown, €50 million worth of cars will zoom around Westport on this Friday September 10.

Kilkenny families, the Delahunty’s and the Olsen’s, are hosting an ‘Avonmore Big Picnic’ to raise much needed funds for Barretstown and help families with children recovering from serious illness.