Caroline Currid among guest speakers at charity networking breakfast

CLIONA’S Foundation has announced a panel full of “incredible people” taking part in their Resilience and Resolve-themed networking breakfast including renowned former Limerick hurling performance psychologist Caroline Currid.

Author Donal Ryan and activist and journalist Joanne O’Riordan will also appear as panellists at the event.

Mr Ryan joined Cliona’s co-founders Brendan and Terry Ring at The Strand Hotel Limerick to launch the event which will take place on Thursday, January 25.

Organisers promise an “inspiring morning” for all attendees.

Tickets include breakfast in the Strand Hotel and offer those in attendance an opportunity to network with other businesses and a chance to hear from some remarkable people.

Registration begins at 7am and breakfast will be served at 7.30am sharp.

Speaking about the event Mr Ryan said: “I have huge respect for the work that Cliona’s do. I see a real connection between what Cliona’s are doing to help families in need and the theme of this unique event.

“Brendan and Terry have shown incredible resilience and resolve themselves, founding Cliona’s after the devastating loss of their daughter, and continuing this work to this day is remarkable. I am looking forward to sharing stories and insights on the day with the other panelists,” he said.

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Cliona’s have been helping families in Limerick, the Mid-West, and all over Ireland, since 2008. To date the foundation has provided financial assistance for almost 1,300 families.

“Families with sick children are often disproportionately affected by situations out of their control,” a spokesperson for Cliona’s said.

“These are parents who are in a living nightmare and the last thing they should have to worry about are bills. Many parents must give up their jobs to care for their sick child leaving them struggling to cope. Studies have highlighted that a family will need between €10,000 and €15,000 a year to cover various non-medical costs while their child is ill,” they added.

“So many of these families experienced, and continue to experience the significant non-medical costs of caring for a child with a life-limiting condition. It has never been more urgent to work even harder for the ‘forgotten families’ of Ireland that Cliona’s work with,” co-founder and voluntary CEO of Cliona's Foundation, Brendan Ring said.