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Carpe Diem challenge goes virtual in Eimear Noonan memory A BURSARY in memory of a young Caher musician and teacher Eimear Noonan will be boosted this year by an online performance and fundraising challenge, running over the next fortnight. Eimear Noonan died tragically after a fall while out running in Annonay in the south of […]

Galway Swimmers To Raise Funds For Threshold Swimmers in Galway will have the opportunity to raise much-needed funds for national housing charity Threshold this Bank Holiday Sunday. Atlantic Masters Swimming Club has relaunched its popular Turkey Swim for 2020, with no fixed location due to Covid-19 restrictions.The fundraiser is open to swimmers of all abilities, […]

Walktober supports Longford Women’s Link on its 25th anniversary Longford Women’s Link is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. The group have a ‘Walktober’ event to encourage the people of Longford to walk 25km in 25 days. Anyone looking to get involved is invited to walk alone or with friends or family, on a treadmill, at […]

Calcutta Run – the virtual challenge 2020 For obvious reasons this year, the Calcutta Run scheduled to take place last May will not happen. Not to be outdone by the pesky virus, the organisers have come up with a novel way to ensure they continue to raise vital funds for the Peter McVerry Trust and […]

Could you run the virtual marathon for CARMHA? CARMHA (Connection and Recovery in Mental Health and Addiction) is looking for people to run the Virtual VHI Mini Marathon in October in aid of the Nenagh service. The virtual event runs from October 1st to 10th and ties in with North Tipperary Mental Health Week, with […]

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 […]