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Killarney woman completes every parkrun in the country
By Sean Moriarty
A Killarney woman has entered the record books after completing every parkrun in the country – and more.
There are one hundred open parkruns in Ireland and a further three that take place behind closed doors in prisons and in health institutions and Majella Moloney has completed all of them.
On Saturday last she completed the Irish list by finishing the Borrisokane run in County Offaly.
She was inspired to take up parkruns by her work colleague Stephen Byrne after suffering a personal crisis in 2017.
“It is so good for my mental health, I can’t explain the feel good factor,” she told the Killarney Advertiser. “My personal circumstances changed dramatically in January 2017 and I needed to do something for my mental health.”
She has also done parkruns all over Europe; in total she has participated in 178 runs in countries like Britain, Germany, Poland and Italy.
She has also volunteered for 180 parkruns, often acting as ‘tail walker’ on the event she had entered.
In March this year Majella completed her parkrun Alphabet Challenge by participating in a parkrun in 26 different cities – one for each letter - York in England and Zielona Góra in Western Poland were the two most difficult letters to tick off.
“parkrun has helped me so much,” she added, “I have made friends all over the world.”
Later this year she will join her English friends Don and Sue Esslemont on a parkrun in Britain.
“Sue is doing her 500th walk this year. I first met them in Buncrana [County Donegal] and they encouraged me to travel to more events – it is one big family.”
She also paid tribute to Bertie and Bairbre Hickey from Tralee who have joined her on over 20 runs across Ireland.
SIDEBAR
A new parkrun for four to 14-year-olds has been launched in Killarney.
The first local junior parkrun will take place in Killarney House and Gardens on Sunday at 9.30am.
“Tralee has been holding junior parkruns for a while now but this is a first for Killarney,” Majella said.
The adult Killarney parkrun will take place as usual on Saturdays.
Maine Valley Members Golf Club hosted a Comfort for Chemo Golf Fundraiser in memory of Kathy Scannell. The fundraiser was a great success raising €13,050. Clonkeen Forestry Services sponsored the event, and a cheque was presented to Mary Fitzgerald, Paul McCarthy and Mary Horgan on behalf of Comfort for Chemo.
Maine Valley Members Golf Club and Clonkeen Forestry services would like to thank all those who sponsored T-boxes, golf teams, and those who purchased tickets for the event. They would also like to thank Tom Barry from Killarney Printing for all the print works.
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The group’s annual performance has been switched to the Muckross venue as its traditional base – the ballroom in the Killarney Avenue Hotel is being refurbished.
“If you are fed up with the incessant rain and constant bad news. Do you need a break? Are tired of listening to advice about your Christmas cake recipe? There is a perfect solution,” said the group’s Liz Ryan.
“We will present six short plays and some of the questions you may ask yourself are:
“Why is Jane suddenly so honest?
“What did happen on December 9. Will Tiffany be promoted? Will Mags eventually find love?
“Can lost love be re-kindled? What do grandparents get up to when they’re babysitting?
For answers to these questions and more, come along to Muckross Schoolhouse on December 5, 6 and 7.”
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