Posts Tagged ‘Keith’

After suffering stomach pains during the London Marathon on Sunday, Keith underwent an emergency double hernia operation yesterday in Dublin. Doctor’s have told Keith that with a little rest he should be back on his feet in good time for the Boyzone tour.

Ronan’s been on holiday with the family in Dubai over Easter and is now on his way to Australia and New Zealand for the release of ‘Songs For My Mother’.

Meanwhile Keith will be on BBC Breakfast this Thursday morning.

Boyzone’s very own Keith Duffy will bravely run the London Marathon in April for a charity very close to his heart.
He is taking part to raise funds and awareness for the National Autistic Society (NAS) and SPEAC (Special Provision for the Education of Autistic Children) in the UK.
Keith’s daughter Mia has autism, he says, “I’m really excited to be running for the NAS. As the parent of a child with autism, I know what a difference the right support can make. I was fortunate enough to be in a position to get Mia the support she needed, but many other families aren’t so lucky.”

the link for donations to support Keith is www.justgiving.com/keithduffy.

Keith visited a Russian orphanage earlier this month to meet some autistic children and have some fun in the snow.

He spent a week in the orphanage at Hortolova in the Bryansk region of Russia, some 500 miles south of Moscow. The trip was arranged by the group, Irish Autism Action, of which Keith is a patron. The group says of Keith, “Not only has he proven himself to be a very effective fundraiser through events such as his Annual Ball & Celebrity Golf Day, everyone would agree that that he speaks from the heart and is an extremely articulate spokesperson who uses every opportunity he has to highlight, the lack of services and appropriate educational facilities for people with Autism”.

Judging by the photos, Keith had a great time with the kids in Russia and told us, “The whole experience was a completely life changing one and an amazing opportunity to go and spend time with these children whose lives are being helped so much by the charity  To Russia With Love.
These children have no families of their own and yet I was made to feel very welcome and part of their family. I can only hope that by taking our knowledge and expertise about autism over there we have done more to help improve these children’s lives.”

A very happy New Year to all our fans. I hope you all had a great Christmas and were lucky enough to have found a couple of tickets to boyzone’s new tour in your stocking.

Keith’s resolution:

I’m going to run the London Marathon and I’m off the drink until I do.