Crimes against fashion, committed for a very good cause! 👔🎸
Team MDI have been embracing the Bad Shirt Friday spirit today ahead of tonight's fundraising gig at First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast. Even our CEO Alan and Comms Officer Niall got in on the act!
The Bonnevilles back muscular dystrophy fundraiser with good music and bad shirts
IRELAND'S premier garage-punk-blues duo The Bonnevilles will be lending their support to a very good cause this evening when they join the bill of a special charity show at First Presbyterian Church in Belfast.
Get Involved with Walk4Ollie 2026
Walk4Ollie is back! This year, the annual fundraiser and awareness campaign in aid of MDI takes place on Saturday, 26th of September, starting at North Wall in Dublin and finishing up in Enfield, Co Meath where we’ll finish up the day celebrating with Rock4Ollie
Get Your Bad Shirt Out: Bad Shirt Friday Returns on 4th September
Bad Shirt Friday is a campaign raising awareness and vital funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and this year it comes with a brilliant twist: an exclusive gig featuring The Bonnevilles, with support from Stafel. All profits from the night go directly to Muscular Dystrophy Ireland.
Meet the Condition Behind Walk4Ollie: Bethlem Myopathy Explained
With Walk4Ollie coming up, we wanted to share the impact of Bethlem Myopathy, a form of Muscular Dystrophy. You can support us in helping members like Ollie by donating, sharing, and joining us on the 26th of September for this year's Walk4Ollie! Contact foundation@mdi.ie for more information.
Walk4Ollie Returns on 26 September 2026!
Walk4Ollie is back! On Saturday, 26 September, Paddy Hickey will tackle the seven-leg journey from North Wall, Dublin to Enfield, Co. Meath, raising vital funds for Muscular Dystrophy Ireland and the Ollie Hickey Fund. The route takes in Cross Runs Bridge, Castleknock, Leixlip Confey, Maynooth, Kilcock, and Fern's Lock, with supporters invited to join for any leg that suits them.
Johnny Matthews Golf Classic Raises Support for MDI and Three Fellow Charities
The 6th Annual Johnny Matthews Golf Classic took place at Tramore Golf Club, Waterford on the 10th and 11th of July, raising funds and support for four charities: Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, Cystic Fibrosis Waterford, Autism Friendly Waterford and The Waterford Foodbank.
Vote for MDI in the AIB Community €1M Fund!
Please complete the nomination form between now and 19th June at 5pm to nominate MDI to receive part of AIB's Community €1M Fund to support our services.
Donahies Community School Students Score Big for Muscular Dystrophy Ireland!
The MDI Team were delighted to be invited to Donahies Community School, Co. Dublin to give a talk to some of its students about Muscular Dystrophy Ireland and to also thank them for fundraising for us.
We're all packed up and ready to go for the start of Walk4Ollie 2025!
Paddy Hickey called in to MDI today and the team were delighted to wave him off as he embarks on the third edition of Walk4Ollie on Monday and the road to €100,000 for the Ollie Hickey Fund! We will be following his progress all next week, so watch this space!
MDI Delivers Neuromuscular Awareness Talk at eBay Ahead of Walk4Ollie Fundraiser
An Awareness Talk on Neuromuscular Conditions was delivered today to eBay staff by MDI Head of Services Ashling Kennedy as part of MD Awareness Week and also ahead of our fantastic Walk4Ollie Fundraiser, which kicks off from Letterkenny on Monday 22nd September!
Calling all runners! Join us and fundraise for the work we do to support adults and children living with neuromuscular conditions in Ireland.
If you want to make your running mean even more, there are plenty of races for all paces coming up across Ireland in the next few months. Join us and fundraise for the work we do to support adults and children living with neuromuscular conditions in Ireland.
We’re so excited to announce that Walk4Ollie is officially back!
Walk4Ollie returns for 2025, and this year is our biggest walk yet. Starting in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, we'll walk over 210km to our home town of Enfield. This year, our target is to raise €15,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Ireland's "Ollie Hickey Fund", which will bring the funds raised to date to over €100,000
The 5th Annual Johnny Matthews Golf Classic raising support and awareness for four different charities
The 5th Annual Johnny Matthews Golf Classic will take place in Faithlegg Golf Club on Saturday 5th July 2025, raising support and awareness for four different charities – Autism Friendly Waterford, Cystic Fibrosis Waterford, Muscular Dystrophy Ireland and Transplant Football Ireland. The response to date has been fantastic, which reflects the admiration and affection with which the Waterford Football Family and Golfing Family have for Johnny.
RevUp 2025: Motorcyclists take to the road in a 3 day mystery tour on May 3rd to rasie money for Irish Wheelchair Association.
To date, funds raised from RevUp 2018 - 2024 were used to fund three minibuses for a school and two sports clubs that cater for young people with disabilities as well as three powersoccer chairs recieved by MDI members, eight basketball wheelchairs and a hand cycle for twelve young people who can now participate and enjoy the sport that they love.
You can still join as a virtual participant for the 2025 VHI Women's Mini Marathon in aid of MDI
You can still join as a virtual participant for the 2025 VHI Women's Mini Marathon in aid of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland! Lace up your running shoes and join us for a fantastic cause. Join our team on iDonate when prompted as part of registration!
The VHI Women’s Mini Marathon is open for registrations, and we are currently recruiting Team MDI!
We would love to build on the success of last year when we had 13 amazing women on our team who raised an incredible €5,508 to support our work. This year we would like to have a team of at least 20 women taking part to fundraise on behalf of MDI.
💙 Small Acts, Big Hearts! 💙
HUGE thank you to Erin Williams and Emma Coughlan from 3rd Year in Rosemont Secondary School, Sandyford, Dublin, who donated €50 to MDI last week!