Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Kay Bryant and Tina Breen, Áras Mhurie Nursing Home, Listowel
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Brendan Coffey, John Foley, Brian Heffernan, Jeremiah Graham, John Foley and Kieran Coffey, Irish Pilgrimage Trust
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Siobhan MacSweeney, Tim McSweeney and Marisa Reidy, Recovery Haven
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Pat Meade, Brú Columbanas
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Neil Moran, Camphill Community Dingle.
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Orla Dolan and Eoghan O’Sullivan, Breakthrough Cancer Research
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Mike Moriarty of Ard Chúram Day Care Centre, Listowel
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Loreto Lynch, Adrian Griffin and Evelyn Goggin, Cunamh Iveragh
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Pat Perryman, Eilish Perryman, Kate O’Connor, Jack Fitzpatrick and Marcus Günther
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Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Tim O’Sullivan for the National Rehabilitation Hospital
Members of Cúnamh Iveragh delighted to receive their cheque from the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson, Ring of Kerry Annual Charity Cycle, presenting a cheques to the Tier 3 group of beneficiary charities and organisations
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Vera O’Leary, and Mary Corkery, Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson and Cathal Walshe, PRO, presenting a cheque to Ciara Irwin-Foley, Southwest Counselling Centre
IT was a certainly a night for ‘cheque mate’ at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney when the organisers of the annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle divided up a whopping €1,112,000 between the chosen charities following yet another bumper fundraising event in July.
Brendan and Triona O’Connor, left, TEAM AMY, who raised money for Recovery Haven Cancer Support House, in memory of their daughter Amy, with Siobhan McSweeney and Jacinta Brady, Recovery Haven
The annual 175km cycle has again broken the magical €1 million mark and the main beneficiaries this year are the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, Recovery Haven, St Mary of the Angels, Breakthrough Cancer Support, Cúnagh Iveragh and Áras Mhuire.
The sum raised was officially announced by Kerry comedian Bernard Casey and there were hoops of sheer delight and celebration when the huge figure was revealed.
It was a special night for Brendan and Triona O’Connor, from Whitebridge Manor, who spearheaded the Team Amy cyclists in memory of their little girl, Amy, and to raise funds for Recovery Haven.
Bridget McGuire, Chairperson, presenting a cheque to Siobhan Reen, Jack and Jill Foundation, also included is Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne and Britta Lyons, Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Manage
Close on 6,000 cyclists participated in the latest year’s cycle which is now in its 36th year and it has raised very close to €17 million for charitable organisations.
Organisers stress that the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle is a more than a one-day cycling event – it’s about everyday people coming together and giving generously of their time to participate, to fundraise and to get involved.
It’s this special sense of community spirit – and the dedication of over 1,200 volunteers – that makes the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle so special.
Every year, it takes over 1,200 volunteers and just one part-time employee to make our story possible. Preparation for the event takes months of hard work, careful planning and close community collaboration.
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