As the Covid-19 crisis has forced the cancellation of the annual Darkness Into Light event, Pieta are still urging people in Clare and across the country to rise at dawn and “come together while apart.”
Of the many fundraisers organised in aid of the Mid-West’s healthcare frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic, perhaps the most remarkable is the ‘Garden Hurling Marathon’ run by Mayo hurler and University of Limerick medical student Cathal Freeman, who raised a whopping €62,616 for University Hospital Limerick and the Mid-West Cancer Society.