{"id":60986,"date":"2026-05-12T12:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60986"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:00:09","slug":"the-sparkle-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=60986","title":{"rendered":"The Sparkle Initiative &#8211; for children in Irish hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>George Mulcahy is joined by Suzanne Byrne, Deputy Director of Nursing at CHI Crumlin and Chair of The Sparkle Committee where they chat about the Sparkle Initiative, how it works and how it can help children recover from illness. <\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6277\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NEARFM_20260512_LL_001.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('6277','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NEARFM_20260512_LL_001.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NEARFM_20260512_LL_001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=60986-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NEARFM_20260512_LL_001.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NEARFM_20260512_LL_001.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 15:58 &#8212; 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