Dundalk's Townhouse Do It For Dáithí

The Townhouse Restaurant in Dundalk is raising funds for one year old Dáithí McCann who was born with a rare genetic condition that affects his organs.

Little Dáithí spent the first 14 months of his life in hospital. He was originally in Temple Street and after five months was transferred to Crumlin Children's hospital. 

Four days before Christmas last year, Dáithí was diagnosed with Wiedemann Steiner syndrome. Only in the last few weeks has Dáithí been able to come home with the help of the Jack and Jill foundation & Home care package.

Dáithí has a urostomy, his right kidney doesn't work & his left is in failure. Dáithí is constantly nauseous, he gets dehydrated dangerously quickly. So when Dáithí is having a bad day he's unable to progress developmentally, this with his low muscle tone & developmental delay makes things challenging for him. Dáithí also uses a CPAP mask for his breathing.

In an extraordinary display of generosity and community spirit, over €3000 worth of products have been contributed by independently owned Dundalk businesses. 

This includes a heartfelt donation from Ryan O'Kane—a signed Dundalk FC Jersey with a rallying cry of 'C'mon the town!'

The team at the Townhouse reached out to more than 40 locally owned businesses in Dundalk, they say the response was overwhelming. 

Each business willingly offered what they could, showcasing the incredible strength of our Dundalk. 

With a €20 ticket you could win everything, ranging from a coffee machine and gym membership to vouchers for cafes, beauticians, clothes shops, and an array of quintessentially Dundalk items like McCormick's Red Pudding, Home Bakery Pink Slices, Sing Li Curry Sauce, a bag of spuds, and even a bar tab—a true reflection of ‘the town’.

There are only 700 tickets available & the winner will be announced on Thursday November 23rd.

Dundalk owned business who are “Doing it for Dáithí” include:

The Townhouse 

Country Fresh 

Byrnes Late Night Pharmacy 

Eddie Maguire’s 

Conlons Food Hall 

Back house Pharmacy 

McCormacks 

Halo 

Bumbles 

Gift & art gallery 

Brendan Marmion 

McEvoys 

Tony McDonnells 

23 Seats 

McKenna Man 

Russell’s Saloon 

Hollands 

KT Travel 

The Hair Shop

Joanne Woods

Car-L-Parts

Tommy The Bike 

Ruby Nu 

Brendan Reid

Dundalk Lighting 

Coffee Time 

Blooms Florist

Devenneys

Mo Chara

Mullens

Trimmings

McAteers Food House

Gold Star Jewellers

Mint

Dundalk Bids

Elmay

Sheba 

Reflections

Dundalk Jersey

Whiskey Mayloag

Watters farm food shop 

Mark Duffy Book & Print

Dundalk Chamber 

Oak Gym