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More than 100 jerseys now donated to girl (9) battling cancer

More than 100 jerseys have now been donated for a nine-year-old girl who is battling cancer. Rói...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

13.19 24 Nov 2020


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More than 100 jerseys now dona...

More than 100 jerseys now donated to girl (9) battling cancer

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

13.19 24 Nov 2020


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More than 100 jerseys have now been donated for a nine-year-old girl who is battling cancer.

Róisín Price was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in February 2015.

After several rounds of treatment, the Tipperary family recently found out that the cancer is back.

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Róisín is a huge GAA fan, and to cheer her up during treatment she and her family set a mission of collecting jerseys from every county.

Newstalk's technology correspondent Jess Kelly is friends with the family, and put out the appeal on social media.

The Newstalk offices have since been inundated with donations.

As well as the 32 jerseys from every county, lots of special gifts and messages have continued arriving for Róisín over the past week.

Recent additions to the collection include signed Meath and Kilkenny jerseys; one signed by the Tipperary team that won the Munster title over the weekend; and a Dublin jersey donated and signed by Bernard Brogan.

It hasn't stopped with county jerseys, with club kits and football shirts also coming in - and the collection now includes donations from around the world.

Other gifts for Róisín include a doll and a cake designed like the Tipperary jersey.

A GoFundMe page, 'Roisin's Relentless Fight', has been set up by Róisín's family to help raise money for her treatment.

More than €20,000 has been donated to the campaign so far.


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