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Robbie and Colin Scott at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
THE Fenit Lifeboat cycle took place on Saturday morning as riders set off in dry conditions on the 50km route.
Around 65 people departed from O’Donnell’s Bar & Restaurant in Mounthawk at 10.30am and headed off to Farranfore, Castleisland and finished up back at O’Donnell’s again where refreshments were provided.
This was fewer than the 85 who took part last year, but cyclists nevertheless raised a good bit of money by paying the entry fee of €30.
The Fenit Lifeboat Station has two boats – an inshore boat for rescues close to the shore and a big All Weather Lifeboat for rescues further out at sea.
Crew and management are all volunteers. Last year the boat launched 24 times and 14 lives were saved. The cycle is one of their main fundraising activities of the year – along with the Christmas Day swim in Fenit and Flag Day in the town in the summer. Scroll down for photos…
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Michael and Stephen Costello at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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John Foley, Graham Keane and Mark Bright at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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James Clifford, Brendan McCarthy and Billy Revington at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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Mark, Siobhan, Isabelle, Jocelyn and Ethan Coshen, Joan and John Joe O’Connor at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Loretta O’Connor and Kirsty McTrusty at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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Margaret McGinley, Hazel Reid and Joanne Crowley at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Gerard and Bridget O’Connor at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Anne Wall, Michael Daly, Margaret Hickey and Noelle O’Connor at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Terry Sheehy, John Williams, Lee Sugrue and Cian O’Donnell at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Mags O’Sullivan, Martin Tierney, Mags O’Sullivan, Niall Ó Loingsigh, Kathleen Reidy and Joanne Allman at the start of the Fenit Lifeboat Cycle from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk on Saturday morning. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
