A fundraiser for severely ill twins Maeve and Francis McCabe, which aims to raise £50,000 to pay for their specialist care, has €10,000 worth of prizes up for grabs.


Tickets to the RBS Six Nations Ireland home games in March and the GAA All Ireland Final in September are among the exciting prizes that have been donated to the Fermanagh-born mother Kate McCabe (née Lynch from Aghadrumsee) for tonight’s (Saturday) fundraising event in The Glencarne Hotel, Castleblayney.


In January, The Impartial Reporter featured the story of the five-year-old brother and sister who suffer from a range of life limiting illnesses and, between them, have 10 consultants at 10 different medical clinics in Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin. 


In recent weeks, Maeve underwent Neurosurgery in Temple Street Children’s Hospital to see if this can reduce the number of seizures she experiences each day. 


The fundraising event will take place tonight (Saturday, February 6), with music, a raffle and an auction. 


Prizes to be raffled and auctioned now include: two Premium Level Cusack Stand tickets for the GAA All Ireland Final on September 18; Rory McIlroy’s signed PGA flag and some autographed photographs; two tickets for the RBS Six Nations Ireland vs Italy game in the Aviva Stadium on March 12; two tickets for the Ireland vs Scotland game in the Aviva Stadium on March 19; four tickets for Munster Rugby’s first European game next season; two premium tickets for an upcoming Ireland soccer game; two 4G smartphones from Vodafone; two pairs of tickets to any show in The Abbey Theatre in 2016; two tickets to ‘Little Green Cars’ in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens this July; hotel breaks and a TV.


Over 1,500 tickets have been sold for the event this Saturday at 9pm.


Tickets are €15 and can be purchased online using Visa or Mastercard at www.eventbrite.ie/e/mccabe-twins-fundraiser-joe-murray-the-texas-wildcats-tickets-donations-tickets-20415711944.

Donations can be made on this site.

 

Donations can also be made direct to Bank of Ireland, Account name: Maeve & Francis McCabe Fundraising, Sort Code: 901116, A/C No: 49936942, BIC: BOFIIE2D, IBAN: IE51BOFI90111649936942.


If you cannot make it but would like to enter the auction, the organisers ask that you message them on Facebook (McCabe Twins Fundraising Dance) with your name and telephone number, the item you are interested in, and your bid and they will ensure it is put into the auction on the night.