.John Rice, Chairman, Ring of Kerry Cycle Committee making a presentation of a cheque to Mary Horgan, Cora Walsh and Paul McCarthy from Comfort for Chemo Kerry at the cheque presentations to charities in Killarney on Friday night. Photo: Don MacMonagle
CYCLISTS on the annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle has raised €1,165,625 during the July cycle as the cheque presentations were made to charities in Killarney on Friday night.
This year, the main Beneficiary charities were Breakthrough Cancer Research, Bru Columbanus, Comfort for Chemo Kerry, Focus Ireland, Irish Cancer Society and St Francis Special School.
There were also a number of ‘Tier 2’ charities who benefitted from the event where 4,000 cyclists from all over the country took to the roads around south Kerry.
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John Rice, Chairman of the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Organising Committee thanked all the charities and the volunteers for their hard work and dedication, as without them, the event simply could not happen.
Since the inaugural cycle back in 1982 this event has raised in excess of €20 million for more than 160 charity and voluntary community organisations. Next year’s cycle will be held on Saturday 5th July 2025. Scroll down for photos…
John Rice, Chairman, Cathal Walshe and Michael Dowling reveal that cyclists on the annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle has raised €1,165,625 during the July cycle at the cheque presentations to charities in Killarney on Friday night. Photo: Don MacMonagle€1,165,625 was the total raised by cyclists on the annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle which was revealed at the cheque presentations to charities in Killarney on Friday night. The fantastic sum was distributed among 35 charity organisations. Photograph shows representatives of the charities with John Rice, Chairman, Ring of Kerry Cycle and Committee members Michael Dowling and Cathal Walshe following the cheque presentations. Photo: Don MacMonagle.John Rice, Chairman, Ring of Kerry Cycle Committee making a presentation of a cheque to Eoghan O’Sullivan and Edel Towmey from Breakthrough Cancer Research, Anne-Marie O’Connor and Steve Jones Bru Columbanus, Mary Horgan, Cora Walsh and Paul McCarthy from Comfort for Chemo Kerry, Jesse Wieseblatt from Focus Ireland , Nicola McMahon from Irish Cancer Society, Keith O’Brolachain from St Francis Special School from the proceeds of €1,165,625 in total raised by cyclists on the annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle. Photo: Don MacMonagleJohn Rice, Chairman, Ring of Kerry Cycle Committee making a presentation of a cheque to Keith O’Brolachain, Fiona O’Carroll, Amy Golden, Breda Daly and Mikey Griffin from St Francis Special School.Photo: Don MacMonagleJohn Rice, Chairman, Ring of Kerry Cycle Committee making a presentation of a cheque to Nicola McMahon from Irish Cancer Society. Photo: Don MacMonagleJohn Rice, Chairman, Ring of Kerry Cycle Committee making a presentation of a cheque to Breda Dyland from Kerry-Cork Cancer BusPhoto: Don MacMonagle
