THE RNLI Lifeboats has unveiled that schedule for their up-coming walks in Clare.
Fr Ger Fitzgerald from Ennis joined a team of lifeboat supporters in the Burren for the formal launch.
First up on the very busy schedule is Sunday when the Hills of Ayleroe in Kildysart will be the location for a 8km stroll through the beautiful country side in West Clare. Regestration for this event is at 3pm in Cyril Reidy’s field in Aylroe, with a 3.30pm start. For people who may not know the area well, Ayleroe is situated four miles on the coast road through Kildysart to Lababsheeda.
The Burren Ramble is next on the list and this will take place on Sunday, September 14 with base camp at the car park at Fanore beach, with regestration at 12.30 pm for a 1pm start.
The scene then switches to East Clare, when Broadford and its surrounds will provide the place for a walk through the highways and byways in the footsteps of the great poet, Martin Kennedy. This walk will take place on the October Bank Holiday Monday.
“The lifeboats need the support of the people to keep afloat and the people of Clare and beyond have responded with a great generosity down the years. They stand apart with the kindness they have shown at whatever events are organised to support our voluntary crews of women and men who go to sea twenty four hours a day 365 days a year so that someone will live. Over15 lives a month are saved from the perils of the sea around the Irish Coast by the lifeboats. The cews thank all the people who give their time and money and to the people who open their homes, fields and to the business people who give them their support,” commented Joe Queally.
For information on the walks conract 0876260301.
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A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.