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We raise funds to give every patient and every family who loves them the very best care in the Mater Public Hospital. Find out more at www.materfoundation.ie CHY 9768 | RCN 20024505
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We hope to see you there! If you haven't already, register for FREE at seniortimes.ie/50-plus-expo
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Come see us at The 50 Plus Show in the RDS next Thurs & Fri from 10am-4pm.
Visit our Mater Hospital Foundation stand to be in with a chance to win Afternoon Tea by the sea at the Shoreline Hotel in Donabate!
It's that time of year again and we would be thrilled if you would join our VHI WMM #TeamMater community.
Ní neart go cur le chéile 💜
We cannot do what we do without our Mater Mná Ladies!
#VhiWomensMiniMarathon #VhiWMM #VhiWMM2026 #DublinCity #Marathon
💜📢Women’s Mini Marathon general sale launches TODAY! 📢💜
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Support heart patients like Cian, and everyone who took on the challenge to complete 100 miles in February by donating today: buff.ly/XmNgZkD
#100MilesInAMonth #Challenge #Cardiac #Heart
“The staff and my team were absolute angels through my whole experience.”
“Funds are so important and without people like ye and myself raising these funds, my care wouldn't have been possible. I really appreciate everything that was done for me and will continue to raise funds for cardiac care.”
“I spent a month overall in hospital and eventually had a small operation to insert a loop recorder. They wanted to try to record any ongoing activity in my heart so that they might be able to tell why my symptoms were happening.”
03.03.2026 18:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0"Instead, they did a CT angiogram and stopped my heart (my heart rate was too high). I was very scared knowing my heart was going to stop. The results showed no blockages though, thank goodness.”
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While being monitored in hospital, Cian collapsed again and doctors suspected a heart attack.
“I was shocked. It really took me by surprise as I'm reasonably fit.”
“They tried to do an angiogram but couldn't because I was at risk of having a stroke."
100 Miles participant Cian shares why he took part in the challenge. ⬇️
“The blood just drained from my body”
Cian was out for a walk when he collapsed. His Mam described Cian as, ‘turning pale as a ghost’.
Let's continue to cheer on their hard work and celebrate their challenge by donating today: www.materfoundation.ie/mater-events...
#100MilesInAMonth #Challenge #Cardiac #Heart
You've done an incredible thing - you walked, jogged or ran 100 miles, you've taken care of your heart health and you've raised funds to support the heart health of patients in the Mater.
Your kindness and dedication will make such a difference! 💚
We'd like to thank everyone who dedicated their February to completing 100 Miles in a Month and raising vital funds to support Cardiac Care in the Mater Hospital.
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Read Loredana's full story here: www.materfoundation.ie/mater-storie...
#100MilesInAMonth #Challenge #Cardiac #Heart
"When I go out to do my steps, I talk to them. I send them my love. I tell them how important they still are to me. I carry their wisdom, their advice from my childhood, and the unconditional love they gave me. Now, I feel them as my guardian angels, gently walking beside me."
25.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0“Helping people in need has always felt natural to me, no matter what struggles they face. But heart disease touches something deeply personal in my soul. I lost my grandmother, my uncle, and a dear friend to heart attacks. Their absence changed me forever… yet their presence never truly left."
25.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0100 Miles in a Month participant Loredana, shares why she takes on the challenge to complete 100 miles in February for cardiac care in the Mater Hospital.
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“Every February, when I take on the 100 Miles challenge for Cardiac Care at The Mater Hospital, I don’t walk alone. I walk with love, memory, and purpose in every single step."
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🎟️ Book your ticket to Inis Mór today at buff.ly/TdtuUG1
The Aer Arann Islands Half Marathon is a weekend event from 10th-12th April with the marathon itself taking place 11th April.
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Want adventure galore? Join us on Inis Mór! 🏝️
🎖️ Earn your marathon medal in Ireland's most iconic half marathon while raising funds to support the incredible, life-saving work of the Mater Hospital.
Thank you to everyone who is raising vital funds and taking on the challenge to run, walk or jog 100 miles this month. Your dedication makes a great difference to staff, patients and their families in the Mater.
You can read the full heart fellow piece here: buff.ly/LIsRcV1
They are also central to the running of multiple international clinical trials in amyloidosis and heart failure in which the Mater are involved in order to improve access to newer treatments for patients.
23.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The fellow is central to the care of advanced heart failure patients around Ireland. They are also integral to the post-transplant care of over 200 patients in Ireland who are living with a heart transplant as well as those living with a left ventricular assist device heart pump.
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Thanks to our 100 Miles participants and supporters, we were able to fund an important position in 2024 at the Mater Hospital.
The advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant fellow position is a one-year sub-speciality training post for a senior cardiology trainee in the Mater Hospital.
Thank you again to everyone who took part, you are making a true difference to patients undergoing lung transplants and helping to support their families as well!
#TractorRun #Community #ThankYou #Fundraiser
A wonderful €2,555 will be going to the Helping Hand Fund initiative. The funds raised will support lung transplant patients and their families with support through the challenges of undergoing a transplant.
20.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Pictured in the middle is Jason Gilligan, whose father, Thomas received a lung transplant in the Mater before Christmas.
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We'd like to extend our sincere gratitude for everyone who donated and participated in the Manorhamilton IFA's New Year’s Day Tractorcade to raise much needed funds for patients and their families in the Mater Hospital.
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Four-legged heroes for heart health 🐾❤️
Our 100 miles in February challenge supporting cardiac care in the Mater Hospital is well underway and some furry friends have tagged along!
Drop a ❤️ in the comments below if this made you smile!
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