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Week IV

Kinvara teenager Rebecca Patterson, who had vowed to undertake an adventure to raise funds for two worthy charities, is on her way back down from Everest Base Camp after completing her trek this week.

The West Region of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has provided direct financial support to 330 families in Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in recent months to help alleviate their energy costs.

The West Region of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has provided direct financial support to 330 families in Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in recent months to help alleviate their energy costs.

The Mayo Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT) had a busy week with four different call-outs for their assistance since last Friday, March 18.

Nephin Energy, a leading domestic producer of natural gas and main stakeholder in the Corrib Gas Field in County Mayo, has donated €50,000 to the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s (SVP) West Region.

Shane Timlin and Fiona Rouse who launched the Everest Staircase Challenge over Easter this year have presented Board Director of MRHF Damian Slater and CEO Martina Jennings with a cheque to the charity of €7,410, from monies raised in the challenge.

In February 2019, little did I know when I began the mammoth task of planning a hiking trip on the Tour du Mont Blanc for our family of six that it would be our last trip abroad for some time.

For ten weeks, cyclists all over the country have been locked down as restrictions stopped them from cycling any further than 2km - and later 5km - from their homes.

A fundraising cycle in aid of Nurture Africa - an Irish charity based in Nansana, Uganda, will take place on Sunday, July 21.