.Megan Chandley, Lauren Chandley, Sarah Gordon and Kalyleigh Gordon at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
IT was a windy Sunday morning for this year’s Santa 5k Run which took off from Tralee Bay Wetlands.
They came dressed appropriately in Santa gear, their best Christmas jumper and there was even a Grinch in attendance!
It was all in the name of good fun while thousands of euro was raised for the Kerry Parents and Friends Association. Scroll down for photos…
Natalie O’Connell with ‘Jacob McNamara’ at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Trish Horan, Eileen Scanlon and Mairead Moore at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanThe Grinch with Bob at the Santa 5k Run on Sunday from Tralee Bay Wetlands. Photo by Dermot Crean.Lorna White, Tom Foley, Maura O’Shea, Nora Begley, John Counihan, Mike Brosnan and Brian White at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanHelen Twomey, Claire Cassidy and Brenda Lynch at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.John Fitzgerald, Clair McEvoy, Chris Hanafin and at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanDeirdre Young and Kieran Young at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Roy and Avril Geary with ‘Minty’ and ‘Quijote’ at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanBreda Quirke, Ger Cremins and Caroline O’Mahony at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Mary Reidy, Joe Reidy, Grace Reidy, Iarla Murphy and Veronica O’Dowd at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanRyan, Alicia and Paschal Buckley at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Veronica O’Dowd, Louise Porter, Marina Blyth and Fiona O’Connor with ‘Tipp’ at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanKate Boyd and Orna Boyd at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Miriam Pope and Sadhbh Pope with ‘Bonnie’ at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanMichael Costello, Helen Costello and Geraldine Stack at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Marie Ward and Helena Shanahan at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanKathleen Curtin and Cathy Jordan at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Catherine Ryan, Risteárd Ó Fuaráin, Joan Glover and Sharon Heaslip at the Santa 5k Run at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanSetting off on the Santa 5k Run on Sunday from Tralee Bay Wetlands. Photo by Dermot Crean.Setting off on the Santa 5k Run on Sunday from Tralee Bay Wetlands. Photo by Dermot CreanSetting off on the Santa 5k Run on Sunday from Tralee Bay Wetlands. Photo by Dermot Crean.Setting off on the Santa 5k Run on Sunday from Tralee Bay Wetlands. Photo by Dermot CreanSetting off on the Santa 5k Run on Sunday from Tralee Bay Wetlands. Photo by Dermot Crean
.Some of the participants in the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands last December. Photo by Dermot Crean
ONE of the most popular family festive events, the Tralee 5km Santa Fun Run, is back again this year for the 10th anniversary since the first one.
As always, the Tralee Bay Wetlands will be a sea of red and white on Sunday, December 10, at 11am as everyone is encouraged to dress up in festive regalia to run, walk or cycle the 5k.
Since it started, around €65,000 has been raised for various charities and the event has grown into a festive tradition for families. This year it is being held in aid of the Kerry Parents and Friends.
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The charity event was founded by Martin and Deirdre Moore in 2013 in memory of their daughter Fiona, who was just 16 when she passed away in May of that year from Pulmonary Hypertension, while waiting on a lung transplant.
The run starts at 11am but participants are encouraged to start arriving from 10.30am to sample the great atmosphere. To register for the event click here to go to the eventbrite page.
.Poshey ‘The Grinch’ Aherne at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE Tralee Bay Wetlands had a lot going on for a Sunday morning.
As well as a Christmas Craft Fair, the annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run, postponed for the past two years, was held from 11am.
Around 300 people had registered for the event and many made the effort by dressing up in Santa, elves and snowman suits.
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The weather stayed dry as they headed off on the route just some time after 11am and it was a hugely enjoyable morning.
The event was founded by Martin and Deirdre Moore in 2013 in memory of their daughter Fiona, who was just 16 when she passed away in May of that year from Pulmonary Hypertension, while waiting on a lung transplant.
Since it started, around €60,000 has been raised for various charities and the event has grown into a festive tradition for families. This year’s beneficiary was Down Syndrome Kerry. Scroll down for photos…
Abi Dillon at the Christmas Craft Fair at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanCaroline Dunne at the Christmas Craft Fair at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Mary Sugrue, Sharon Cahill and George Sugrue at the Christmas Craft Fair at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanGer Baynham at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Denise Kennedy and Jack Cull at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanBrian Reidy, Aisling Tansley, Eoin Tansley, Ava Duggan, Fiona Donovan and Conor Reidy at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Veronica O’Dowd with Iarlaith Murphy at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanMary and Jake Barrett with Breda Quirke at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Conor Moore with Kiki and Cillian Moore with Jazz at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanMiriam Pope with Elizabeth Lynch and Bonnie at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Darragh Flahive, Jack Flahive, Chloe Foran, John Gleeson, Ed Flahive and Donie Gleeson at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanThe Kennedy family at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Breda Wyles, Rita Ryan, Brian Wyles, Anne O’Shea and Cathy Jordan at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanKaro, Adam and Marta Kowasczwk at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Ellen Lynch with Kate, Peter and Conor Jackson at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanEleanor Stack and Jacinta O’Dowd at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Julie, Mary Kate, Kiera and Kieran O’Shea at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanAlisha Buckley and Kay Gill at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Born to Run Club members at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanSheila, Pat and Lana Kelly at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Born to Run Club members at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanBetty Brosnan with John Counihan and Bailey at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Some of the participants in the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanRisteárd Ó Fuaráin at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot CreanDeirdre Moore with Francis Lynch and Trixie at the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Creanat the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Creanat the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Creanat the Santa 5k Fun Run at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
.Santa Claus joins the organisers of the Tralee 5km Santa Fun Run and representatives from Down Syndrome Kerry for the launch of the event at Tralee Bay Wetlands. Photo by Dermot Crean
DON’T forget there’s a great family festive event taking place this Sunday morning which will warm you up during the cold weather.
The Tralee Bay Wetlands will turn red and white as everyone is encouraged to dress up in festive regalia to run, walk or cycle the Tralee 5k Santa Fun Run.
The event was founded by Martin and Deirdre Moore in 2013 in memory of their daughter Fiona, who was just 16 when she passed away in May of that year from Pulmonary Hypertension, while waiting on a lung transplant.
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Since it started, around €60,000 has been raised for various charities and the event has grown into a festive tradition for families. This year’s beneficiary will be Down Syndrome Kerry.
The run starts at 11am but participants are encouraged to start arriving from 10.30am to sample the great atmosphere. To register for the event click here to go to the eventbrite page.
.Louise Porter, Deirdre Moore and Morna O’Halloran at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
IT was a cold morning but spirits were high yet again for the eighth Santa 5k Run on Sunday where hundreds of people set off from the Wetlands.
This year the charity to benefit was the Jack and Jill Foundation and it was clear that thousands of euro would be raised thanks to the large crowd present.
Nearly everyone made a great effort in dressing in festive attires with elves, Santas and reindeers taking on the route before coming back for refreshments in the Wetlands with all receiving a special medal for their efforts.
Another successful Santa 5k then, which is organised annually in memory of Fiona Moore, of Caherslee who passed away in 2013 and raises much needed funds for deserving children’s charities. Scroll down for photos…
Trish Heneghan, Barry Heneghan Michael Keane and Susan Kelly at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Mary Deane, Cathy Quinn Lyne, Bridget Quinn and Majella Quinn at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanUrsula Kennedy and Megan Kennedy with Benji at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Isabel Ryan, Eden Ryan, Helen Nolan Finn, Anna Sheehy, Nina Mansfield, Elaine O’Connell and Luke Mullins at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanJessica and Caoimhe Nammock at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Hazel, Carol Anne and Oran O’Donoghue at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanA happy group at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Carmel Howard, Trish Horan, Breda Quirke, Jack Kennedy, Denise Kennedy and Eileen Scanlon at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanConor, Fiona and Brian Reidy at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Molly Coffey and Dan McCarthy at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanGer O’Shea, George Glover, Joan Glover, Josephine O’Shea Trish Horan and Vincent Horan at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Catherine Whelan, Diarmuid Whelan, Sinead Deutrom and MacKenzie Deutrom with Brownie at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanCarmel Howard, Noreen Quirke and Brenda Lynch at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Danny Riordan, Katie Moynihan, Maria Moynihan, Aoife O’Connor, Orla O’Byrne and Ciara O’Callaghan at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanStephen Byrne at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Mike Broderick and Gary Kavanagh at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants at the start of the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
.Showing the Santa 5k Fun Run medals at Tralee Bay Wetlands were, Sophie Quillinan, Martin Moore, and Jamie Quillinan. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE Sants 5k Fun Run is back this month!
It’s an event which sees the Wetlands turn red and white every December and offers a chance for families to get together in festive costumes on a Sunday morning for some healthy fun.
This will be the seventh year of the event which was founded by Martin and Deirdre Moore in 2013 in memory of their daughter Fiona, who was just 16 when she passed away in May of that year from Pulmonary Hypertension, while waiting on a lung transplant.
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Since it started, over €50,000 has been raised for various children’s charities and the event has grown into a festive tradition for families.
Taking place on Sunday, December 15 at 11am, this year’s beneficiary will be the Jack and Jill Foundation.
“We just hope the weather will be kind and that the people of Tralee and beyond to come out in force again. It’s such a colourful occasion for Tralee during the festive period,” said Martin Moore.
Participants will also receive a specially created medal this year of Santa running in front of Blennerville Windmill wearing pink boots.
“Fiona was very fond of her style and her pink boots were a big fashion statement,” said Martin who has taken her pink boots on his travels when taking part in walking or running events.
.Laura Devane and Casey O’Donnell at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
AS we brought you earlier (click here if you missed it), the annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run was another great success despite the bad weather yesterday morning.
Hundreds took to the road from the Tralee Bay Wetlands just after 11am with many dressed in their Santa hats and Christmas jumpers in the fundraiser for the Cashel Ward at UHK. Here’s the rest of our photos from the day…
Sheila Donovan and Margaret O’Shea at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Rita Ryan and Bernadette Daly at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanNina Mansfield, Helen Finn, Anna Sheehy, Luke Mullins and Kieran Nolan at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Morna and Joe O’Halloran with Eoin Porter and Goldie the dog at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanToby Wattam, Carol Hunt, Ava Kirby, Cheyanne Wattam and in front Bradley Wattam at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Susan O’Shea and Helen Merritt at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanBreda Wyles, Lucy Fitzell and Tracy Smith at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Christina Sayers, Jason Kelly and Fergus Dennehy at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanCiara O’Callaghan, Abdullah Naif, Jill, Ronan and Imelda Harrington and Deirdre Kearney at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Marna Harris and Breda Commane at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanSarah, Susan and Michael Keane at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
.Louise Porter and Stephen Byrne at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
IT was cold. It was wet. There was lots of red.
The annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run went ahead on Sunday morning and fair play to the hundreds who turned out to raise much needed funds for the children’s ward at University Hospital Kerry.
It was a sea of red too as participants made a great effort to dress up in festive gear, which lifted the mood on a cold and showery morning.
Over 500 registered for the run and organisers thanked everyone who showed up making for a fun morning at Tralee Bay Wetlands.
Each year the run is held in memory of Fiona Moore who passed away at the age of 16 in May 2013 from Pulmonary Hypertension, while waiting on a lung transplant.
Previous beneficiaries of the run were Make-a –Wish, Heart Children Ireland, Barretstown and Ronald McDonald House and just under €40,000 has been collected for these charities. Many more thousands were raised after yesterday’s event. Scroll down for photos (we’ll have more photos from the event later)…
.Nuala Horgan with James and Jackie Treanor at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanLyn Curtin, Val McGinley, Maurice and Mary O’Brien with ‘Jack Shalvey’ the dog at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Eileen Welsh, Mags Relihan, Joan Keane and Margaret Cahill at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanMartin Moore and Buzz at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.James O’Connor at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanDamien Ginty, Killian Ginty, Feidhlim McGinty and John Counihan at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Carol Daly and Sharon Cronin at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanMarie Kevane and Catriona O’Halloran at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Christina O’Callaghan, DJ O’Callaghan and Helen Lynch at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanThe O’Sullivan clan and friends at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Poshey Aherne, Ashley O’Shea, Brendan and Ben O’Keeffe at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanRichard McBride at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off on the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
.Mags O’Regan and Deirdre Moore at Barretstown earlier this month to present the funds raised from the Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run.
AROUND 800 people registered for the fourth Tralee 5km Santa Fun Run in December and the cheque for the amount raised from the event was presented recently in Barretstown.
The race is run annually in memory of Fiona Moore who died at the age of 16 in May 2013 from Pulmonary Hypertension, while waiting on a lung transplant.
Her mother Deirdre was joined by Mags O’Regan in presenting the €7,500 at Barretstown Castle where the service offers camps for rebuilding lives affected by childhood illness.
To date the Tralee 5km Santa fun run has raised well over €35,000 for charities so well done to all who took part and roll on next year.
Deirdre Moore and Mags O’Regan Quillinan with the cheque for €8,600 presented to the Ronald McDonald Charity.
THE Santa 5k Fun Run which was in Tralee in December helped to raise an amazing €8,600 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland.
Close to 1,000 runners, many dressed as Santas and their elves, braved the elements on December 14 in aid of the charity. (See video and photos here)
The run was held in memory of Tralee girl, Fiona Moore, who died in May 2013 at the age of 16 from Primary Pulmonary hypertension, while awaiting a lung transplant.
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The cheque was presented to the Charity recently by Fiona’s mother, Deirdre Moore and one of the organisers Mags O’Regan Quillinan.
“We’d like to thank the people of Kerry who raised the funds. There was great support from the public for the event,” said Mags O’Regan Quillinan.
The mission of The Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland (RMHC) Ireland, is to provide a Ronald McDonald House in order to support families whose children are seriously ill in hospital.
The Ronald McDonald House provides accommodation and a caring and supportive environment for families whose children are seriously ill and are hospitalised or undergoing medical treatment at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12.
The Ronald McDonald House Charity took to Facebook to express their obvious delight and thanks at the huge donation.
