Annual memorial walk on Clare Island returns this month

The Kathleen Conneely Memorial Charity Walk on Clare Island will take place on Saturday, June 22. 

This year’s benefiting charity is once again Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. 

The annual charity walk has raised €200,000 for local and national charities since its inception and is always a very enjoyable and popular event. 

Participants on the walk have a choice of routes, none of which is more than 10 kilometers, and you may walk as much or as little as you wish.

Bicycles can also be brought across on the ferry or hired on the island to help you explore more of the fabulous land and seascapes of the island.  

Entry is completed by making a €50 donation per person or by raising a minimum €50 per person in sponsorship for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation via sponsorship card or online.  This includes free bus transfer from Castlebar or Westport if required and free ferry crossing,

Participants will meet at Roonagh Pier at 10.15am for the 10.45am ferry, with return ferries leaving the island at 4.45pm and 6pm.  Ferry details can be found on the Clare Island website

Aspiring participants must notify organisers that they wish to take part in advance.

For full details, please contact Pat Conneely (087 2931960) or Joe Brett (087 2338570) or email kathleenconneelywalks@gmail.com .