Oisins headshave by Keith Duffy

Oisin is 13 years old. 

This is his 

'Headshave by Keith Duffy' 

before, during and after! 

Oisin raised a total of €1454.50.

Well done Oisin.

Thank you Keith.

iPad for Jack!

THANK YOU SO MUCH

I RECEIVED MY I-PAD YESTERDAY 

FROM ALL YOUR MOBILE PHONE DONATIONS

AND I MET 

KEITH DUFFY 

WHO CAME TO MY SCHOOL

CLADDAGH NATIONAL SCHOOL

AND MADE A DONATION FROM HIS IRON MAN RUN 

THANK YOU AGAIN

JACK O’CONNOR

More info on recycling mobile phones via Irish Autism Action for iPads.

Keith Duffy Masquerade Ball - Saturday 3rd December

Irish Autism Action celebrates our 10th anniversary this year. We aim to celebrate in style and the 5th annual ball will be held in The Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow. 

Entertainment on the night will be provided by magician/illusionist KeithBarry and singers Brian Kennedy and Ryan Sheridan. We will also have the Gospel Choir and Cole Page performingthroughout dinner.

Ritz Carlton have kindly provided us with a heavily discountedrate of €139 for B&B  for twin and double rooms People attending the Ball need to make their reservations, asthe hotel will ask for a credit card number to hold the booking. The hotel’s number is  01274 8888.(Youneed to mention the Keith Duffy Ball and the discounted rate above). Rooms at this rate are limited so book early!

For those who cannot stay over, we will be providing shuttlebuses from approx 1am onwards, from the Ritz Carlton into the city centre, freeof charge!

We really hope you can make it this year as it’s promises to bea great evening and a great start to the Christmas party season!

Please contact Colette directly if you are interested in taking atable or individual places, colette@autismireland.ie.

Going The Extra 70.3 Miles For Autism

Going The Extra 70.3 Miles For Autism

 

Keith Duffy To Be Joined By Grainne Seoige, Ray D’Arcy And Kathryn Thomas For The Gruelling Run, Swim and Cycle

A hundred competitors will make up Team Keith Duffy at the Iron Man 70.3 Galway on Sunday (September 4th) all hoping to raise vital funds for Irish Autism Action (IAA). The Iron Man covers a total distance of 70.3 miles split between running, cycling and swimming.

“Having a hundred people helping me out on Team Duffy is incredible,” said Keith, Patron IAA. “Who’d have guessed there were that many people willing to take on this challenge, let alone to do it for children with autism. And I have to say a big thank you to Paul Byrne who’ll be right alongside me and to all the people on the relay teams.”

Competitors for Team Duffy will come from all over the world including Scotland, England, Bermuda, Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia and Texas, Florida and Georgia in the USA. Also competing will be a series of relay teams that will split the swimming, running and cycling between their members. They will include Grainne Seoige, Kathryn Thomas, and  Ray D’arcy.

“We know this is a big event, but we really would love to see the people of Galway out cheering us on. Not all of us are great athletes, and we could do with every bit of support,” explained Duffy. “And we’ve already had great support from Marks & Spencer who’ve promised Team Duffy t-shirts for every one of us that makes the finish line. McCabe’s Pharmacies have given us all goody bags and Richie’s Bike Shop in Swords has sponsored my wheels for the day. ”

Starting with a 1.9-km swim on Sunday morning in Galway Bay, followed by a 90 kilometre bike ride and completed with a 21.1 kilometre run the event is expected to last around 6 hours.