The Oscar nominee aims to raise €400,000 for Debra Ireland
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell speaking to Emma Fogarty from Deborah Ireland at the Premiere of The Banshees of Inisherin at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times, lives with 80 per cent of her body covered in bandages to prevent infections, a painful process requiring hours every second day. Emma’s parents were told she would not live beyond a week, but she reached her 40th birthday last month, having survived cancer twice in the interim.
“Emma Fogarty is not only the strongest person I’ve ever met and a true warrior, I’m lucky enough to call her a friend,” said The Banshees of Inisherin star. Farrell, set to star in next year’s “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” alongside Margot Robbie and currently filming Netflix thriller “The Ballad of a Small Player,” will run the Irish Life Dublin Marathon in October as part of ‘Emma’s Run to 40′. Emma, who celebrated her birthday with a reception at Killashee Hotel and Spa in Kildare on July 23rd said they are aiming to raise €400,000 for Debra, the national charity supporting the 300 people living in Ireland with EB.
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