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A fundraisig campaign which included a daring swim in the Atlantic Ocean from Inis Oírr to Doolin has made a real splash raising more than €25,000 for the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association (IMNDA). Organisers Clare Motor Neurone Awareness have described the response to the series of fundraising events as “phenomenal” as they paid tribute to all of those who helped make it such a success. As well as the swim, flag days across the county and men’s and ladies’ golf classics at Ennis Golf Club were held last June in support of the IMNDA, the only organisation of its kind in the country providing specialised services to families affected by MND. John Considine of the local organising group explains, “June 21 is worldwide awareness day for MND so we wanted to keep all of our events around that date.” This is the fourth year they have organised a series of events to raise awareness of the condition as well …
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