At the hangover of a new bus to Enable Ireland from the Ring of Kerry Cycle were, from left: Sean Scally, Paula Henry, George Dineen, Cathal Walsh, Catherine McCannon, Betty Culloty, Anne O’Connor and Conagh Forbes. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
THANKS to the efforts of cyclists who took part in the Ring of Kerry Cycle this year, a local disability services organisation now has a brand new minibus.
A total of 550 cyclists raised funds for the Kerry branch of Enable Ireland and on Tuesday were delivered the benefits of that money raised.
“We were in desperate need of a minibus,” said Manager of Enable Ireland Adult Services, Paula Henry.
“They are used every day to take our service users from their home into our services in Tralee and rack up a huge amount of mileage,” she said.
“It’s great to have a new bus in operation and I would like to thank all the cyclists for supporting us this year,” said Paula
This year the Ring of Kerry Cycle raised a record €1,890,820 with 11,000 cyclists taking part.
Enable Ireland Kerry Services provide free services to children and adults with disabilities and their families.
Applications are currently being received for Kerry charities to apply to benefit from the 2016 the Ring of Kerry Cycle.
They can apply on the Ring of Kerry website www.ringofkerrycycle.ie
