A TRALEE man has decided to run the Dublin City Marathon at the end of the month for a charity close to his heart.

Niall O’Brien chose the Irish Cancer Society as his older sister Laura, died from Lung Cancer back in 2014 at the age of 27.  His father John had a cancerous tumour removed from his stomach back in 2019 and Niall himself had to undergo chemotherapy for testicular cancer back in 2020.

“Thank God I’m alright now, but experience has never left me,” said 28 year old Niall. “Fair to say that cancer has been an unwelcome presence in my family’s life, as well as many others.”

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Niall started running after his cancer experience in February 2021 and it became such a hobby that he ran the Cork marathon just over a year later in June 2022.

Niall says running is a great thing to have in his life for both the body and mind. He wants to raise as much money as he can for the charity. While a portion of the money raised will be used to secure his place at the starting line, the rest will be donated to the charity.

Niall has set up a gofundme page to raise funds which has already realised over €2,000. You can access it by clicking here.

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