Fans of Cork singer Jimmy Crowley raise over €90k in three days

Almost €93,000 has been raised for Jimmy Crowley in just three days, with the Cork singer’s partner saying he will now be able to return home rather than having to go into a nursing home.

Mr Crowley revealed on a “last resort” Go Fund Me page, that he was last year diagnosed with stage three oesophageal cancer, and then had a debilitating stroke last December.

He has been in the stroke ward at Cork University Hospital since then, and has seen many setbacks and complications, including several falls which necessitated surgery, leaving him mostly wheelchair bound. Doctors told Mr Crowley that he could only return home if he had a second long term carer to look after him alongside his partner Eve, otherwise he would have to go into a nursing home.

His partner Eve told The Echo: “All we want is for him to be able to come home and stay home for the time he has left.

“Jimmy is quite a private person and he normally wouldn’t share something like this, but he’s been forced to,” she said.

Eve said the couple have been amazed with all the support they have received since the appeal.

Posting an update on the GoFundMe page at the weekend, after the initial fundraising target of €15,000 had been passed, she said: “We’re so overwhelmed by the donations here.

“We’re at a loss for words, to be honest. Thanks to you all, we will be able to afford a live-in carer, and Jimmy will be able to come home!

“We’ll leave the GoFundMe open for now, further contributions will go towards all the major house modifications and increasing medical expenses.”