Social Impact

We host, sponsor and participate in charity events throughout the year to raise money for charities.

• The annual RDJ Santa Cycle in Cork has raised over €175,000 for registered charities that include Cappagh Kids, Straight Ahead, Marymount University Hospice and Hospital and Cork Arc House.
• RDJ’s running team have participated in running events, including the '10-For-10' Cork City Marathon Challenge, with The Sanctuary Runners. The Sanctuary Runners is a sport initiative which uses running to bring together asylum seekers, refugees and those in wider Irish society. With over 10,000 runners in 35 groups across Ireland, their model allows communities to get to know each other, fosters community integration and improves physical and mental health.
• Members of our team also participated in fundraising events including the Calcutta Run in Dublin and Cork (with funds raised going to the Peter McVerry Trust and The Hope Foundation), Belong To Youth Services, and the Jack and Jill Foundation. RDJ are also the headline sponsor the Dublin City Triathlon, a premier multisport event attracting athletes from across the globe.

We are committed to strengthening our communities by dedicating our time and talent to local organisations, charities and businesses.

• Our employees volunteer at Down Syndrome Ireland “Field of Dreams” annually, assisting with maintaining their horticultural site in Curraheen, Co. Cork.
• A number of our partners sit on Boards for not-for-profit organisations such as Cork University Hospital Charity, Cork Youth Orchestras CLG, Fota Wildlife Park, Mercy University Hospital Foundation, NASC Migrant and Refugee Rights, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Ag Eisteacht.
• Our employees have volunteered for Dublin County Council’s 'Adopt a Street' program, an initiative to encourage businesses, residents and Dublin City Council to join forces to set a high standard of cleanliness in their local area.
• Our employees joined forces with Galway County Council to organise a coastal clean up on Salthill beach in Galway.

RDJ is a part of ‘Pro Bono Pledge Ireland’, the first collaborative effort in Ireland to articulate the shared professional responsibility of lawyers to promote access to justice and provide pro bono legal assistance to those in need. The Pledge is coordinated by PILA (the Public Law Alliance, a project of FLAC - Free Legal Advice Centres) and supported by the Bar of Ireland, The Law Society of Ireland, and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association.