Shannon Group charity cycle: Employees from Shannon Airport, Niall Maloney, Loretto Duggan, Pat O’Brien and Joe Noonan will be in top gear as they take on the mammoth cycle all aimed at raising funds for charity. Pictured: (left to right) Pat O’Brien, Niall Maloney, Loretto Duggan and Joe Noonan. Picture: Arthur Ellis.
Shannon Group charity cycle to Ireland’s four main airports
Shannon Group staff are going quite the distance – all 787km – as they seek to raise €20,000 for their designated charity programme.
This will bring to a staggering €300,000 the amount raised for deserving charities by Shannon Group staff over the past five years.
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Shannon Group employees from Shannon Airport, Niall Maloney, Loretto Duggan, Pat O’Brien and Joe Noonan, will be in top gear as they take on the mammoth Shannon Group charity cycle all aimed at raising funds for charity. This will happen with the support of corporate sponsors Flynn and Daifuku Airport Technologies. Donations from supporters and the public can be made through their Go Fund Me page.
Congratulating staff on the initiative Mary Considine, Acting CEO, Shannon Group said, “This is a huge undertaking for even elite athletes and it is a great example of the commitment and generosity of our staff towards our designated charity programme.
“Our staff have taken on big tasks before and put in huge effort for charities but this is at a different level. Everyone here is full of admiration for the four individuals involved and we are appealing for people to support them in this epic fundraiser for two very worthy charities, Irish Cancer Society and Limerick Suicide Watch.”
The superhuman effort will raise vital funds for Shannon Groups Charity Partners, Irish Cancer Society and Limerick Suicide Watch.
The Shannon Group event will see cyclists cover almost 200kmper day in a relay challenge across four days in a loop that will start at Shannon Airport and take in Ireland West, Dublin, and Cork airports.
Beginning on Monday, September 9 at
Day two, Tuesday, September 10,
Congratulating staff on the initiative Mary Considine, Acting CEO, Shannon Group said: “This is a huge undertaking for even elite athletes and it is a great example of the commitment and generosity of our staff towards our designated charity programme.
“Our staff have taken on big tasks before and put in huge effort for charities but this is at a different level. Everyone here is full of admiration for the four individuals involved and we are appealing for people to support them in this epic fundraiser for two very worthy charities, Irish Cancer Society and Limerick Suicide Watch.”
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