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Rugby legend Rory Best passing through Co Monaghan as part of Cancer Fund for Children challenge

Sep 10, 2021 10:59
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Rugby legend Rory Best passing through Co Monaghan as part of Cancer Fund for Children challenge

He's hoping to raise €500,000 for the new centre in Mayo.

Irish rugby legend Rory Best is passing through Co Monaghan this afternoon as part of a walking challenge in aid of Cancer Fund for Children.

The former Ireland and Ulster captain is undertaking a 180 miles walking challenge from Daisy Lodge in Newcastle, Co Down, to the site of a proposed second Daisy Lodge in Cong, Co Mayo.

Daisy Lodge is a therapeutic centre that provides short breaks to children with cancer across Ireland and their families.

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Rory Best is hoping to raise €500,000 for the new centre in Mayo, which he says is urgently needed.

He'll be joined by Tommy Bowe and Connor McManus on the Monaghan leg and says they'll be a great support:

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