The team of 12 People Newspapers staff in Wexford and Wicklow have now completed their 1,200 kilometre challenge raising a huge €3,653 for the suicide prevention charity Talk To Tom.
Keeping a social distance while handing over the cheque to Talk To Tom CEO Ray Cullen in Gorey, he explained that the service is now the busiest it has ever been in its eight year existence and that this money raised will go a long way to support its life-changing work.
Opening up new premises in Arklow and Enniscorthy, and having recently taken over control of Taxi Watch which provides training to taxi drivers in suicide intervention, the team were happy in the knowledge that the money they raised through online and in-person donations while completing the 100 kilometres each will go to a specific Talk To Tom project of their choice.
Croke Park may be a home from home for former Dublin footballer Eamon Fennell, but he is more used to being on the pitch than the Hill.
Eamon and his wife Fiona Creely plan to set a record for the number of times to run up and down Hill 16 in 160 minutes.
The challenge, in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, takes place tomorrow morning and will see them sprint up and down the Hill’s 80 steps.
“We did a run through yesterday. I did it twice, it’s going to be tough,” said Eamon.
“Every weekend my wife and our daughter – who s 20 months – walked up Howth Hill, we walked up Killiney Hill, we did a couple of other steep walks.
Help Jack & Jill this Christmas with wonderful range of gifts
Children’s charity based in Johnstown
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The Johnstown-based Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation has launched a range of Christmas presents all proceeds of which will go to support the nurses currently providing home care to 377 children with highly complex medical and life-limiting conditions around Ireland.
Your gift promises to keep on giving as not only will you be putting a smile on the face of the person receiving your gift, but you will be putting an even bigger smile on the face of the mums and dads supported by the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation!