Marie Keating foundation is our official charity partner. The Marie Keating foundation is dedicated to raising money for cancer awareness, research, treatment and support. All entrants will receive a sponsorship pack from Marie Keating foundation in the post. The sponsorship package includes a T-shirt, a hat and a sponsorship card. For more information on the Marie Keating foundation see (www.mariekeating.ie)

A portion of every entry fee will be donated directly to help raise funds for the Hugh O'Flaherty Memorial. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Kerry man who died in 1963. Having organised an escape for Allied POW’s and civilians in during WW2. he and his colleagues had saved over 6,500 lives. It is the aim of the Memorial Committee to ensure that there is a permanent and fitting tribute to him in his home town of Killarney and to raise greater awareness of his great deeds in the community and in Ireland. For more information see www.HughOFlaherty.com

The event is officially registered on www.mycharity.ie. This allows all competitors to raise money on line for their chosen charity.

CRY is a registered Irish Charity, established in 2002 by parents and relatives who have experienced the effects of sudden and unexplained deaths within their families.
CRY's AIMS are to:
- raise awareness about sudden cardiac death;
- provide counselling and support to families' affected;
- fundraising and ongoing support for CRYP Centre
For more information see www.cry.ie

Is a charity that specifically looks after patients and their families where a stem cell or bone marrow transplant is needed to combat one of the blood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma.
For more information see www.bonemarrowtrust.ie