On February 17th, while heading into town from Dalkey, Erin Kenny got off the DART at Tara St. Station and slipped into the path of the departing train. Throughout that night and the following days she fought for her life in intensive care in St. James Hospital. Miraculously she survived though she had numerous internal injuries, broken bones and lost her right leg. Erin has set up a blog to talk about her experiences, you can read that here.
Close friends of Erin's, artists Danny O'Reilly, Mary Black and Róisín O, have decided to put on a gig to raise money for Erin's cause in Whelans on May 29th. Tickets for A Gig For Erin are priced at €25 and can be bought from www.wavtickets.ie
As a single Mam, Erin will have to face many physical and financial difficulties in the months and years to come and all proceeds will go to helping her and her daughter Lily through this difficult time.
They are aiming to raise enough money to buy Erin a specially adapted car to give her and Lily some independence and help them get back to a normal life.
All donations are greatly appreciated. Cheques can be addressed to The Erin Kenny Trust and sent to; Unit 5F South City Business Park, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24. If you'd rather wait to send a bank transfer, the account should be up and running this week and we'll post the details then.
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