Sam and his girls story!
My twin girls, Isabella and Bowie were born prematurely in October 2022 and stayed at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Royal for 78 days. Thanks to all the care and support they received; they are now thriving. I will be forever grateful to the staff for their incredible work during the most challenging time of our lives. I am in awe of the work they do, the battles they face daily and the support they offer families at a critical time.
Giving back some time and some sweat and raising money for this wonderful cause feels like the least I can do in return for the greatest gift(s) 've ever received.
In addition to the support received from the staff at the Royal, the support from friends and family was amazing and now they're pitching in and raising money for the cause.
Every year, more than 1,000 babies receive critical care in the NICU at The Royal Hospital. Your support can make a huge difference in their lives and the lives of their families. Incredibly, almost 80% of the equipment in the NICU has been purchased through donations and fundraisers.
Our Achievements
50% of Team Fundraising Target
100% of Team Fundraising Target
Thank you to our Sponsors
$211
Estelle Cupples
$211
Mark Hamill
Thanks for sharing your story. Mark & Carlos
$107
Mark Feerick
$107
Alan Keane
$106
Jackson M
$106
Anonymous
$106
Adam And Nicole
$106
Darren Keane
$106
Marsha Lee
Well done Sam!!!
$106
Taehee Kim
Our twin girls were born 32 weeks and 4 days. I will never forget how small and fragile they looked and felt. They were 1.3kg and 1.5kg respectively. NICU staff in RNS was absolutely amazing and thanks to them, they are now thriving. I wish you and your family the very best x
$106
Faela Melville
$106
Lee-anne
Forever grateful to the staff in the NICU for helping our beautiful nieces get the start they did. And supporting Dani and Sam when we couldn't be there to. Love Lee-Anne, James and Darcey xox
$106
Ian Downey And Sinead Scollan
Sammy and Dani, you are both excellent ambassadors for such a worthy cause! Cheering you on from the sidelines. Ian & Sinead
$106
Brian Godins
Amazing cause Sam and good luck with the 24 Spinathon. You might have recovered from the marathon by then!
$106
Edward G
Great cause and all the very best.
$106
Sam Cupples
$106
Branka Barisic
$106
Darren Vant
$100
Nikki S
What an amazing cause, best of luck
$100
Grace Gilmore
$100
Loretto And Christy
Best of luck with fundraising
$100
David Keane
$54
Thomas Groarke
$53
Tim Twomey
$53
Dave Beirne
We’ve all had a few . Fair play. 💪
$53
Bas Bolyn
Good luck!
$53
Seamus Horan
❤️
$53
James Sweeney
Good luck Ross
$53
Bobbie
Raising money and awareness for a great cause 💛
$53
Oli Gee
A great cause and so glad you have two awesome little ladies as a result.
$53
John Molony
Nice one Sam - so good to see the family looking so well!!
$53
Mike D
Awesome work. Really good cause :-)
$53
Rory Sweeney
Smash it fellas!
$53
Patrick Hoey
$53
Max Parent
Great cause Sam!
$53
Tania And Nick
To our best neighbours, hope this helps ❤️
$53
Honey Castillo
Lessss gooooooooo!
$53
Grace Keane
Best of luck lads!
$53
Yumi Yung
$53
Eoin Drumm
$53
Sully
Brilliant Paddy. Wishing you the best
$53
Andy Usher
Great cause. Best of luck with the fundraising and the event.
$53
Orla Murphy
Good luck lads :) and dada
$53
Diarmaid Calvey
$53
Ann Higgins
Way to go David.
$53
Owen Lydon
Good luck Sammy! From the gals NICU pal
$53
Joey Fung
Work Hard Sam!
$53
Max Lightfoot-brown
Good luck 🤞
$53
Ferg And Ally
$53
Emma Coakley
$53
Eimer Kelly
Go on the swampys ⚽️
$53
Muhammad Fauzan
$53
Gerry Whelan
Keep her lit!
$53
Archie Cuthill
Great cause mate. Good luck
$50
Owen Harron
$50
Ian Fernihough
Good luck Keaner!
$50
Talitha Bull
$50
Xun Zhang
Upupup and wish you and your family all the best.
$50
Grace Gilmore
Good luck, from Helen and Con.
$50
Scott Mitchell
Good luck Sam! You are a hero. What an amazing casue and one everyone will be forever greatful for ❤️
$50
Edward Simpkins
Great cause and good luck with the bike ride mate :-)
$50
Stephen Gilmore
Best of luck lads!
$42
Abby Kendry
Amazing cause! Good luck to you all
$42
Luke Brennan
$26
Anonymous
$26
Conan Huang
Inspirational! Your passion for this cause is amazing.
$26
Sarah Huang
What a great cause and incredible initiative Sam. Wishing you and your family all the best!
$26
Mary T
$26
Will Campbell
Who could say no to that hair!! Go Patrick!!!
$26
Manda Kosmas
Onya Paddy!
$26
Alana Banks
$26
Neriman Erdonmez
$26
Dolores Agnew
Good luck Junior
$26
Burly Hsueh
$26
Anonymous
$26
Claire-anne Murphy
Best of luck Ross. Such a worthy cause
$26
Jacqui Twomey
$26
Donna Knight
Well done Ross 💪🏻 Such a great cause 🤍
$26
Eoin Lynagh
$25
Peter L
Wish you the best on 24 spinathon Sam!
$25
Ashley Shen
$25
Brian Wu
$25
Sharon Liu
Good luck!!!
$25
Ronan Bray
Great stuff Paddy and good luck!
$25
Alex Paterson
Lovely story and awesome cause. Very glad that both girls are happy and healthy!! Best of luck with the challenge lads.
$25
Colette
Spin away Cupples! So glad to see the girls doing so well 💗 Great cause- sending lots of love to you all x
$25
Nicki Pelling
Good luck Sam!
$25
Keith Hayden
Fair play guys!
$25
Leo Kilroy
$21
Ailbhe Mcdonagh Kelly
Well done T! Ailbhe ❤️
$21
Ann Kendry
Good luck all
$21
Ffion Twomey
Good luck all!!
$21
Ffion Twomey
Good luck all!!
$21
Mike Twomey
Good luck Jos you’ll smash it 👍👍
$21
Pk
Good luck 💦
$11
Katrina
Our Team Members
Our Fundraising Journey
