09/06/2026
🌻 Rita Molloy Our 2026 Hospice Hero 🌻
“I’ve been collecting with Galway Hospice for over 30 years. My daughter was doing her Leaving Cert when one of her friends became very sick. She lived outside Gort, up in a mountain area, and Galway Hospice was coming out to the house to look after her. My daughter said, ‘Why can’t we do something?’ So from that, we started fundraising - and 30 years later, we’re still doing the collection in Gort, which is great.
Galway Hospice was absolutely brilliant back then. To be able to come out to people’s homes like that so many years ago was amazing. And if they could do that then, you can only imagine the facilities and support they are giving people now.”
For more than three decades, Rita has been at the heart of Sunflower Days in Gort, bringing together volunteers, local businesses and supporters to help raise vital funds for Galway Hospice. Last year alone, the Gort collection raised more than €5,000 over two days.
Thank you, Rita, for your kindness, commitment and unwavering support over so many years 💚
🔗 Read Rita’s testimony at the following link galwayhospice.ie/rita-molloy-volunteer-galway-hospice/
We look forward to seeing Rita and all our amazing volunteers in action again this Sunflower Days on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th June, helping raise vital funds to support patients and families across Galway when they need it most.
