Help keep Inchydoney Lifeboat afloat The Inchydoney Inshore Lifeboat Association turns 50 this year and, despite its two main fundraising events falling foul of the pandemic, there is still plenty to celebrate about the invaluable service Formed against the backdrop of a tragic drowning in 1968 when father-of-six John Crowley lost his life, the lifeboat […]

Cyclists saddle up in aid of Purple House charity A team of cyclists completed over 200km each on tough Wicklow hills of Saturday 5 and 6. They raised more than €35,000 to support families living with cancer during Covid-19. ‘We are in awe of their efforts and so grateful for their fantastic support,’ said a […]

Cashel Lions Club fundraiser gains momentum The Three Peaks Challenge fundraiser by Eddie Morrissey and Willie Fahey for the Cashel Lions Club is gaining momentum. It is a new fundraising venture for the club and is intended to replace a range of more traditional fundraisers which cannot be organised currently due to the public health […]

Hardy Bucks stars don running shoes again for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation Following on from their epic three-day 240km run from Dublin to Mayo in April 2019, Hardy Bucks stars Peter Cassidy and Stephen Kelly don the running shoes again for a cause very close to home. Starting on September 22, the ‘bucks’ are going […]

Let’s Do it for Hospice raising funds for Longford Hospice Homecare Fundraiser for Longford Hospice Homecare, Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation, North West Hospice, and St Christopher’s Hospice (Cavan & Monaghan). Covid-19 has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives and with many organisations struggling to raise finance, local radio station, Shannonside Northern Sound, has […]