Cian Returns from India

Cian returned from his 56 day 5303km cycle to India on August 27th 2009 in one piece but minus nearly 11kgs! Teddy Paschal managed to remain a good healthy weight but a good wash was needed! The overall total that has been raised through the cycle is 28,206e. Details on www.cianobrien09.com. Cian now hopes to write a book recalling the journey and will donate all proceeds to Buy a Brick. Since Cian and Teddy Pascal returned home to Ireland there have been numerous fundraisers by friends and family in different parts of Ireland and indeed Europe! There was a successful Indian night in Ennis Co. Clare and raised over €700 for the fund in September. Well done!
Ronan and Cathy and the BuyaBrick team would like to thank everyone that supported the cycle and generously donated to the charity and wishes everyone every good fortune and success in 2010. We also hope that you enjoy looking at the photos of the new building which wouldn't have been possible without your generosity since this project began in 1998!

Mr. Coyles 6th Class

Mr. Coyles 6th Class in St Pius X BNS in Terenure - donating 1,015 Euro to Ronan McMahon (Buy a Brick) from money they donated from their recent confirmation money - Well done Lads - a fine example of the generosity of young people in Ireland.

Buy a Brick Charity Cycle - Update

Cian O'Brien has created a new blog in preparations for his cycle from Dublin to Jahangirpuri, India. Check it out at:
http://www.getjealous.com/cianobrien
If you wish to donate for Cian's cycle to India, Cian's Account details are:
Ulster Bank, Terenure
Account Number: 10194063
Sort Code: 985070

Winter Newsletter

We have a copy of the newsletter for download.

Buy a Brick Charity Cycle

Cian O'Brien is organising the 2nd Buy a Brick Charity Cycle. On February 16th-19th, 27 staff members of Holy Rosary Primary school in Ballycragh, Tallaght will cycle in Andalacuia Spain covering 250km, starting from Ronda to raise funds for Buy a Brick.

Also note that Cian O'Brien is organising another Buy a Brick Charity Cycle that will cover 5303 km, from Dublin to India with a target to raise funds for the Buy a Brick campaign. The cycle starts on June 30th in Dublin, cycling from Dublin to Istanbul and then from Lahore, Pakistan to Jahangirpuri, India.

Please contact us for more information if you would like to join the cycle, or sponsor the event.

You can get up to date information from Cian's blog.

Update from Jahangirpuri

Getting full Planning permission is taking longer than expected as the authorities are slow to move on approvals for planning. The sisters on the ground and the provinciality are working tirelessly to get the building moving. In the meantime they have arranged temporary accommodation to get the centre moving in that area. We will keep up posted on any developments.

We've also added an image gallery to the site of images taken during the trip.

>Update from Jahangirpuri

Sr. Pascal recently returned from Jahangirpuri to check on the progress of the project. This is an exciting time -- the perimiter wall of the site is already constructed, and the Presenation Sisters are holding some classes there to aquaint the community with the new location.

Congratulations to Fergal!

Congratulations to Fergal Geraghty who successfully ran the Dublin City Marathon on 29th Oct and raised a total of €5449.20. Thanks Fergal - Hope the legs are recovering. Fergal set up his sponsorship webpage for Buy a Brick (Click here) and he is still accepting sponsorship on it.

Buy a Brick.ie Live

The new Buy a Brick.ie website has been launched! The website contains all the relevant information for people to learn more about the development that is happening in Junangirpuri, India.

Special thanks to all who have sponsored bricks so far. It is so encouraging to see such genoursity in the world today.

Each Brick sponsored has 20 times the spending power in India as it would in Ireland, so not only is 100% of every euro guaranteed to get to the Project in India, but it also goes a long long way over there to help these destitute people. Thank You.

For more information, feel free to contact us!

Buy a Brick.ie reaches half of overall target!

We've updated our fund progress page and now you can see how many bricks we have sold and more importantly how many more we need to sell to reach our target! Have a look here at the page!

Buy a Brick Launch Night

Mr Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister of State officially launched the project in June 07, in the home of Ronan & Cathy McMahon. The night had an Indian theme to it. Mr Lenihan was for the last number of years the Minister of State responsible for foreign aid from Ireland. He spoke at the launch of the work and aid the Irish people, either independently or through the government, have given to the less well off in around the world.

Check here for a run down on the night and also to view some pictures of the night.