Kits 2019

[Ezeikial]

There is a top class Paeds Department in OLOL , which I would say could do with some support from the biggest town in the North East. Drumcar badly needs support as do CAMH and ambulance services in Co Louth.
First the link with Malahide United and now the link to a Dublin hospital,! great sense of community or what?

I have my doubts if a Paediatric Unit in a neighbouring town or St John of Gods in Drumcar (especially with it's recent controversies) would make for a more appropriate community partner simply on the basis that they are geographically closer than the National Children's Hospital.

There is an existing established relationship with Dundalk FC and players / staff most recently visited Temple Street Children’s Hospital in December
https://www.dundalkfc.com/temple-str...ospital-visit/

The cause is excellent and well deserving of support.

I hear no criticism in Dundalk that the National Children's Hospital will be the beneficiary of this initiative, and expect that it will be well supported in the community.

[mcgonigle]

Questioning it because of the tangential connection between your community and a charity relatively unrelated to that community.Am all for clubs linking up with charities,Derry did it with their first team shirt 're local addiction services,Bohs and Rovers did it on the pink jersey derby games for cancer.
Granted , neither of those have the "aww" factor of a children's hospital.

BTW Chidrens (national) neurosurgical services in Beaumont are currently fundraising for a parents waiting room in the hospital, deatails from Beaumont Foundation.

How is this a connection between your community and a charity? Is it because people in Phibsborough and Tallaght get cancer? As do people nationwide. People in Dundalk use Temple Street as do people nationwide.

[Dalymountrower]

The National Children's Hospital is in Tallaght.

[Dalymountrower]

How is this a connection between your community and a charity? Is it because people in Phibsborough and Tallaght get cancer? As do people nationwide. People in Dundalk use Temple Street as do people nationwide.

Stop embarrassing yourself.

[mcgonigle]

Stop embarrassing yourself.

Another great point.

Explain how Bohs pink jersey initiative is connected to the Phibsborough community but this initiative is not connected to the Dundalk community?

Oh and BTW the fact that you're even questioning a charity related initiative is the real embarrassment here.

[Ezeikial]

The National Children's Hospital is in Tallaght.

Thanks for the correction, although I'm sure you knew I was referring to Temple Street Children's University Hospital.

When checking the full title I notice the website description of it being an acute paediatric hospital that cares for 145,000 sick children annually. I don't like the jersey, but I'll certainly support the cause.

I think it's a little sad that you appear eager to be repetitively critical of an initiative that will raise money for such a good cause.

[Dalymountrower]

Thanks for the correction, although I'm sure you knew I was referring to Temple Street Children's University Hospital.

When checking the full title I notice the website description of it being an acute paediatric hospital that cares for 145,000 sick children annually. I don't like the jersey, but I'll certainly support the cause.

I think it's a little sad that you appear eager to be repetitively critical of an initiative that will raise money for such a good cause.

Just repeatedly making the point that linking in to a popular , well supported charitable foundation,( rather than a lower profile charity closer to your community) two counties awa,y smacks of virtue signalling a la Smashie and Nicey .

Good luck with the jersey anyway, guaranteed purple patch.

[Ezeikial]

Just repeatedly making the point that linking in to a popular , well supported charitable foundation,( rather than a lower profile charity closer to your community) two counties awa,y smacks of virtue signalling a la Smashie and Nicey .

Good luck with the jersey anyway, guaranteed purple patch.

Presumably you will be boycotting this on a point of principle then.

The moral high ground must be a cold and lonely place

[marinobohs]

Presumably you will be boycotting this on a point of principle then.

The moral high ground must be a cold and lonely place

At a time when much play is made of clubs involvement in their local community is important to the development of the game I don’t think asking if there were charities closer to home is so wrong. Nobody doubts the brilliant work done by Temple Street but, for example, there is brilliant work done in OLOL and it’s nearer Dundalks base (I bet every Dundalk supporter has had reason to visit OLOL at some time).
Not criticizing DFC for the excellent iniative just some thinking they missed an opportunity.

[ArFella]

At a time when much play is made of clubs involvement in their local community is important to the development of the game I don’t think asking if there were charities closer to home is so wrong. Nobody doubts the brilliant work done by Temple Street but, for example, there is brilliant work done in OLOL and it’s nearer Dundalks base (I bet every Dundalk supporter has had reason to visit OLOL at some time).
Not criticizing DFC for the excellent iniative just some thinking they missed an opportunity.

But crucially, it's in Drogheda

[Dalymountrower]

At a time when much play is made of clubs involvement in their local community is important to the development of the game I don’t think asking if there were charities closer to home is so wrong. Nobody doubts the brilliant work done by Temple Street but, for example, there is brilliant work done in OLOL and it’s nearer Dundalks base (I bet every Dundalk supporter has had reason to visit OLOL at some time).
Not criticizing DFC for the excellent iniative just some thinking they missed an opportunity.

I realise that this is completely off football topic, and I will say no more. Lots of deserving charities in Co Louth who could do with a boost to their profile, I saw a report that County Louth locals had volunteered over 45,000 hours to charitable and community activities locally in a year, so there is clearly as a real sense of CSR among the local population anyway. No idea how much the jersey sales will raise , but I would have thought that the publicity boost for a smaller local charity or charities would have been proportionately huge for them.
Given that Dundalk play their European games in the Tallaght community, it may have been a nice gesture to support the National Childrens Hospital Foundation?

[RathfarnhamHoop]

Presumably you will be boycotting this on a point of principle then.

The moral high ground must be a cold and lonely place

It'd be a bit odd if a Bohs fan bought a "limited edition, never done before in Ireland*" Dundalk Jersey or scored a cup goal for them now wouldn't it so I'd hardly call it a boycott.

*may or may not be factually correct but let's just say it anyway.

[Ezeikial]

It'd be a bit odd if a Bohs fan bought a "limited edition, never done before in Ireland*" Dundalk Jersey or scored a cup goal for them now wouldn't it so I'd hardly call it a boycott.

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Yes, but perhaps not so odd for the Bohs fan to be so vexed about the choice of the charity, that he rattles off a half dozen posts complaining it

[marinobohs]

But crucially, it's in Drogheda

And Temple street is in Dublin at least Drogheda is the same county. Anyway, best of luck with the fundraising it is a very good cause.

[GCdfc]

At a time when much play is made of clubs involvement in their local community is important to the development of the game I don’t think asking if there were charities closer to home is so wrong. Nobody doubts the brilliant work done by Temple Street but, for example, there is brilliant work done in OLOL and it’s nearer Dundalks base (I bet every Dundalk supporter has had reason to visit OLOL at some time).
Not criticizing DFC for the excellent iniative just some thinking they missed an opportunity.

Silly question to ask as everyone, apart from you knows that there are no charities between Temple Street and Dundalk, or within an 80km radius of Dundalk.

[marinobohs]

Silly question to ask as everyone, apart from you knows that there are no charities between Temple Street and Dundalk, or within an 80km radius of Dundalk.

WTF ? That post is a whole special kind off loopy 😁

[GCdfc]

WTF ? That post is a whole special kind off loopy 😁

You can't expect me to respond to crazy posts with sensible ones. They just wouldn't sink in

[nigel-harps1954]

This whole argument is embarrassing to be fair.

Club raises money for a good charity and there's complaints about this, because it's not local to them?

That's a pretty pathetic argument.

I've contributed to several fundraisers for Temple Street Childrens Hospital in the past in Donegal. I'll remember to tell those raising the money the next time to go cop themselves on and support a local charity instead

[SeanDMRooney]

This whole argument is embarrassing to be fair.

Club raises money for a good charity and there's complaints about this, because it's not local to them?

That's a pretty pathetic argument.

I've contributed to several fundraisers for Temple Street Childrens Hospital in the past in Donegal. I'll remember to tell those raising the money the next time to go cop themselves on and support a local charity instead

Temple Street doesnt provide primary care, it is secondary or tertiary care so it has a specific regional and national focus. so the people criticizing this really need to stop being the personification of everything wrong with Irish people

[Dalymountrower]

I know I shouldn't but..... the Dundalk initiative would be the equivalent of Harps doing a shirt sponsorship deal with what formally is your regional Paeds Department in Galway rather than lets say the Letterkenny or even Sligo Paediatric Departments.That's clearly not going to happen?
The support by any football club for any paediatric service or any worthy charity is obviously a good thing, and people can also make their own private decisions about their own private donations.The reality is that there is a certain cachet with being associated with one charity over another and often seems to be asssociated with an air of self congratulation.Whether that's the case with the Dundalk "media event" is a matter of opinion.
In conclusion, I am bad , all charities are good, Dundalk FC are wonderful and CUH Temple Street is a national treasure.