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Tommy Sheehy Tommy Sheehy (right) who is raising funds with a series of challenges for Enable Ireland Kerry over the coming months.
WELL-KNOWN cyclist Tommy Sheehy is embarking on an extraordinary series of cycling challenges this year to support Enable Ireland Kerry Services.
Tommy, who has to date raised over €100,000 for Enable Ireland, kicks off his first challenge in August when he will attempt an ‘Everesting’ Challenge.
The concept of Everesting is simple: pick any hill, anywhere in the world and complete repeats of it in a single day until you climb 8,848 metres – the equivalent height of Mount Everest!
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In September, Tommy will travel to Spain to take part in the Catalonia Cycling Challenge. A week of tough cycling tackling some of the highest peaks in the area awaits him. His final challenge sees him attempt to climb as astounding 1,000,000 metres by the end of the year.
Tommy is a fundraiser extraordinaire for Enable Ireland and is well-known throughout Kerry and further afield for his 8-hour spinning sessions he undertakes for the charity.
Tommy says: “With COVID it’s been hard to organize the spinning sessions in retail outlets so this year I’ve set myself a series of tough cycles – the toughest yet. The Everesting challenge is something I’ve been thinking about for a number of years, I’ve put a huge amount of training in and I think I’m ready.”
Enable Ireland provides disability services to over 9,000 children and adults across Ireland. COVID-19 has severely impacted Enable Ireland’s fundraising and the charity is now facing a loss of €1.5 million in income this year.
Sean Scally from Enable Ireland adds “Many of their traditional fundraising events had to be postponed, This has led to a huge fall in income for Enable Ireland in Kerry, yet they still need to provide vital disability services to children and families across the county. We are delighted that Tommy has continued to support our services in Kerry and everyone in the organization wishes him every success in his challenges. We would encourage everyone to support him in his fundraising efforts”.
To Support Tommy in his fundraising efforts simply visit his i donate page https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/11407563_tommy-sheehy-s-2021-three-cycling-challenges.html
