THOUSANDS of euro were raised for two charities at a table quiz in The Meadowlands Hotel by a local cycling club.
The Chain Gang held the event on Friday night for Comfort For Chemo Kerry and the Kerry Hospice Foundation, with a raffle of a bike owned by the late Nicky Fitzgerald raising €3,000 alone.
Nicky was a hugely popular member of the club who passed away in October of 2o18 after a battle with cancer and his bike was raffled off at €10 a ticket with 300 sold.
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Apart from the bike raffle, there were many spot prizes donated by The Meadowlands, Barry’s Tea, Spar Oakpark/Caherslee, Power’s Travel, Rocca Sports and Ger O’Halloran Construction.
With over 180 members, the event was well-supported by members and it was a fantastic success with a final figure of funds raised yet to be totalled. Scroll down for photos…