Ernie, from Finglas in north Dublin, and his partner Siobhan lost their beloved Mia, five, to a brain tumour.Over the years he and his family have raised funds for a number of charities that helped them but Aoibheann’s Pink Tie is extra special to the couple.
“We are always receiving letters from them, I have helped lots of charities but this is the big one.” Jimmy also said that with his friend Mick Rochford, who co-founded the charity with him, “will go to the hospital [Crumlin] on Christmas Day. It is part of our tradition now and it is the most wonderful part of Christmas Day for me.”
Our Irish Mirror Sports page - which brings you all your Irish and UK sports news - can be found here.The Irish Mirror Twitter account is @IrishMirror while our sports account is @MirrorSportIE.Ernie and Siobhan also have Caitlin, 17, Taylor, 14, Carter, six, and two-year-old Caben.