Stars jump in to help hospital

Dublin footballer Jason Sherlock and former athlete Eamonn Coughlan, yesterday joined children and nurses in a "basketball shoot…

Dublin footballer Jason Sherlock and former athlete Eamonn Coughlan, yesterday joined children and nurses in a "basketball shoot out" in St Stephen's Green in aid of Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin. The event was staged to announce a competition for secondary schools, the "Jump for Joy" challenge, which is sponsored by Fruit of the Loom. Money raised will fund children's illness research.

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