Category: Virtual Event Articles
Raffle in aid of Corrib and Mask Search and Rescue Unit
Raffle in aid of Corrib and Mask Search and Rescue Unit Corrib and Mask Search and Rescue Unit is holding an online virtual raffle on New Year’s Day to help the team continue their work on Lough Corrib, Lough Mask and surrounding areas. The team is a voluntary organisation operating under the umbrella of the […]
Carpe Diem challenge goes virtual in Eimear Noonan memory
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
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
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
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?
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 […]
Stroll, walk or run 30k in 30 days for Down Syndrome Mayo
Stroll, walk or run 30k in 30 days for Down Syndrome Mayo For more than a decade now, a church gate collection throughout the county during September has been Down Syndrome Mayo’s main fundraising activity. It was always a great success as people went out in all types of weather to offer their time to […]
Last chance to register for Virtual Moylagh JFK 50 Mile Challenge this Saturday
Last chance to register for Virtual Moylagh JFK 50 Mile Challenge this Saturday Moylagh participant nears 450-mile mark for cancer patient fundraisers. The current disruption caused by Covid will not be enough to deter one Moylagh woman from reaching the remarkable 450-mile mark next Saturday in her fundraising walks for cancer patients. Avid walker Concepta […]
Virtual coffee morning raises €8,000 for charity
Virtual coffee morning raises €8,000 for charity A virtual coffee morning organised by a family in Monageer raised €8,000 for Ronald McDonald House. Rose-Marie and Colm O’Loughlin organise the fundraiser every year and while this year’s event was run in a virtual format they were delighted with the support it received from members of the […]
Boyne Valley Camino Walk in aid of Alzheimer’s centre
Boyne Valley Camino Walk in aid of Alzheimer’s centre On Saturday July 25th a very special Boyne Valley Camino Walk took place to raise funds for the local Alzheimer branch at Tredagh Lodge Day Care centre. The planned new Tredagh Lodge Day Care centre at Greenhills is the project to benefit from the day-long event, […]