Month: October 2019

PRESS RELEASE: Friends of Breastfeeding Awards Gala & 10th Anniversary Celebration

PRESS RELEASE: Friends of Breastfeeding Awards Gala & 10th Anniversary Celebration

Posted by | Oct 6, 2019 | , |

Aoife Hearne Dietitian (Operation Transformation), Virgin Media Ireland‘s Ireland AM , Ciara Whelan (The Holiday Show), Microsoft Ireland and Cara Alexander ( Mrs Ireland 2019), were among the award recipients who attended the 3rd annual Friends of Breastfeeding Awards which took place on Saturday 5th of October in Clontarf Castle Hotel. The Awards were extra special this year as Friends of Breastfeeding are also celebrating their 10th Anniversary. Aoife Hearne of operation transformation, won the Advocate of the Year Award (sponsored by HipBaby Ireland), the dietitian is a huge breastfeeding advocate and on the committee of Baby Feeding Law...

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Aras An Uachtaráin Latching On Morning

Aras An Uachtaráin Latching On Morning

Posted by | Oct 4, 2019 | , |

We were honoured to be invited again to an utterly amazing day hosted by our Friends of Breastfeeding, Advocate of the Year 2018, the wonderful Sabina Higgins. Sabina Higgins hosted the annual “Latching On” morning at Áras an Uachtaráin, as part of National Breastfeeding Week 2019.  She welcomed up to 100 breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Representatives from Friends of Breasting, Cuidiú, La Leche League of Ireland and The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland were among those in attendance.   President of Ireland:  Sabina host ‘Latching-On’ morning as part of National Breastfeeding Week 2019    ...

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