PHOTOS: Sun Shines On The Jamie Wrenn Walkers

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Walkers setting off at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Walkers setting off at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

JUST under 100 people took to the roads on Saturday morning for the annual Jamie Wrenn Walk for the Kerry Hospice.

The walk sets off in the sunshine at 10am from the Aquadome and along the way, the walkers stopped off for refreshments at O’Sheas in Curraheen, then The Junction Bar, Camp and finally at the Seven Hogs before reaching the final destination in Castlegregory.

Back in 1999, Castlegregory man Jamie Wrenn, began a charity walk in aid of cancer services that has become a long standing tradition. A cancer sufferer himself, unfortunately Jamie lost his battle with the disease in 2008.

In 2010 with the permission from the Wrenn family, the walk was revived and since then a total of €54,813 has been raised for the Kerry Cork Health Link Bus.

This year, the organisers have decided to carry out the walk in aid of Kerry Hospice/Palliative Care, with the aim of furnishing one of their newly built rooms.

It was another fantastic day and a great amount of money was raised for a worthy cause.

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Noreen O'Connor and Lisa Browne at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Noreen O’Connor and Lisa Browne at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Siobhan Hilliard, Samantha Flynn and Ned McCarthy at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Siobhan Hilliard, Samantha Flynn and Ned McCarthy at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Melissa Cashman, Birdy Kelly, Jean Kelly, Fionnuala Murray at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Melissa Cashman, Birdy Kelly, Jean Kelly, Fionnuala Murray at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Liam and Carmel O'Leary at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Liam and Carmel O’Leary at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Stephanie Driscoll, Helen Twomey, Ted Moynihan, and Paula Morris at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Stephanie Driscoll, Helen Twomey, Ted Moynihan, and Paula Morris at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Christina Stack, Christina Moloney and Trish Kelly at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Christina Stack, Christina Moloney and Trish Kelly at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Frances McGaley, Eileen Dowling, Cathal Digan, Mary Murphy, Colette Scanlon and Diarmaid Digan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Frances McGaley, Eileen Dowling, Cathal Digan, Mary Murphy, Colette Scanlon and Diarmaid Digan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Frances McGaley, Eileen Dowling, Cathal Digan, Mary Murphy, Colette Scanlon and Diarmaid Digan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Frances McGaley, Eileen Dowling, Cathal Digan, Mary Murphy, Colette Scanlon and Diarmaid Digan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Jackie Willes, Maire Hennessy and Josie Scanlon at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Jackie Willes, Maire Hennessy and Josie Scanlon at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sarah Flynn and Hannah McCarthy at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sarah Flynn and Hannah McCarthy at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

The large group gathered at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

The large group gathered at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Walkers setting off at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Walkers setting off at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Peter O'Sullivan, John O'Connor, Jimmy Wrenn and Jerry Flynn at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Peter O’Sullivan, John O’Connor, Jimmy Wrenn and Jerry Flynn at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Seated; Kathleen McManus and Mags Downey. At back; Maura Gubbins, Mary Lynch and Hazel Downey at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Seated; Kathleen McManus and Mags Downey. At back; Maura Gubbins, Mary Lynch and Hazel Downey at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sean Hayes and Daniel Todd at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sean Hayes and Daniel Todd at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Eileen and Lorna Bunyan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Eileen and Lorna Bunyan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Lorna Leen, Lorraine O'Connor, Aoife O'Hanlon and Michelle Wall Houlihan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Lorna Leen, Lorraine O’Connor, Aoife O’Hanlon and Michelle Wall Houlihan at the start of the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

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