Spin South West 28-hour broadcast for Focus Ireland

Getting up for a 6.45am start is hard, but not as hard as broadcasting straight for 28 hours in a row!

But that’s what Fully Charged (Spin South West breakfast show) presenters Ed Roche and Meghann Scully are going to do this Thursday, December 14th, to raise awareness and much-needed funds for Focus Ireland. The plight of homeless families and children is a cause that is close to everyone’s heart and Meghann and Ed have decided that they want to do something about it – with your help!

With thanks to Workbench in Bank of Ireland, O’Connell Street, Limerick, they will be going live for 28 hours in a pop-up studio from the start of their programme on Thursday at 6.45am – straight through to the end of their show on Friday morning at 10.45am. They will have loads of live guests from the worlds of music and sport in their pop-up studio in the heart of Limerick, people who are all willing to come along and lend a hand to raise much-needed funds and end the trauma of homelessness in the South West.

We’ll have guest contributors from each county to encourage our generous audience and all funds raised from the campaign will support Focus Ireland's services in the region. Every donation is appreciated and there are numerous ways to donate – all information will be on spinsouthwest.com/focus28hourbroadcast. Please use #fullycharged28 on all social.

Speaking about the campaign National Fundraising Initiatives Manager at Focus Ireland, Rebecca Reynolds, said: “We are thrilled to have the support of Spin South West this Christmas. The campaign will raise much-needed funds for all the families, children and young people that we help through our various services in the Mid West.

“There are over 8,300 people homelessness in Ireland and nearly 700 of those are coming Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Kerry. This Christmas we will have over 3,000 children living in emergency accommodation across Ireland. It’s a shocking situation and the figures get worse and worse every year. At Focus Ireland, we believe that homelessness is wrong and work to find a lasting way out of homelessness for those impacted by the crisis, and the funds Spin South West listeners donate this year will be a huge support to those that need our help.”

“We’re delighted to be involved with Focus Ireland this year,” said Nessa McGann, Station Manager, Spin South West “It’s our first time doing such a long broadcast by one team and they have vowed that no sleep or breaks will be had in order to raise funds and awareness for Focus Ireland. Christmas is a great time to give back and we promise great craic and - as always - the best music on the airwaves for this marathon broadcast! We’re especially appreciative of the support of Maria Walsh and the team in Workbench and for the guidance of all at Focus Ireland.”