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MORE than €80,000 has already been raised as part of a phenomenal response to a fundraising cycle in memory of a Clonlara woman who died from breast cancer at the age of 32. In fact, Eoghan O’Leary, one of the charity cycle organisers, believes the final figure from Cycle4Helen could be close to €90,000 when all the proceeds from the GoFundMe appeal and other cash donations are collected over the coming weeks. Large donations just keep coming from people that Mr O’Leary doesn’t even know to support three cancer charities that will benefit from this cycle. A raffle for JP McManus Pro Am tickets has also generated a lot of funds. Mr O’Leary was joined by a group of friends and family who completed a 670km fundraising cycle from Malin Head to Mizen Head last week in memory of his beloved wife and friend who was lost to cancer at such a young age. The core group had a two …
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