Richard McKee is fundraising for Northern Ireland Hospice

800 miles, 8 extremities, 8 days

Ireland's Extremities Plus Four Big Bumps

on 23/05/2009

The Route

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Team members:

Rick, Davy, Enda, Mark

Raising money for

Northern Ireland Hospice

Charity Registration No. XN45696

At Northern Ireland Hospice, caring is at the heart of everything we do. We care for over 3,000 adults, children and young people living in the shadow of a terminal illness both in Hospice and in the community. We look after every patient's nursing, medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs with support for the family continuing into bereavement. Our services are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year and there is no charge. Your support is important to us as we rely heavily on legacies and donations to fund our services.

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Richard McKee

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Raised: 83%

Target: £1,500.00
Raised so far: £1,240.00

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Your support through donations would be much appreciated, if you can spare the time and the money. Please note that all funds donated will be getting directed, through NI Hospice, to Northern Ireland Children's Hospice.

800 miles, 8 extremities, 8 days

We nailed Ireland's North, South, East, West and Centre, plus the highest mountain in each of the four provinces of Ireland, all with mountain-bikes, with all our gear for a week, all unsupported - that's 800 miles, plus the mountains, in 8 days (the bikes and gear went up the mountains too).

The extremities of Ireland are Mizen Head in Cork (actually Brow Head), Garraun Point in Dingle, Burr Point on Ards Peninsula, and Malin Head in Donegal, and Ireland's mid-point is just east of Ballymore, outside Athlone.

The mountains are Carauntoohil (1041m) in Kerry, Mweelrea (819m) in Mayo, Lugnaquilla (926m) in Wicklow, and Slieve Donard (852m) in County Down.

We started on Saturday 23 May on the south coast, and finally hit Malin Head on the north coast on Saturday 30 May.

	Hope it goes well, oh, you've already done it :) Great job. Donation by scotty wakefield 30/06/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Donation by Andy H 10/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done - great effort and for a good cause Donation by Ian&Pamela 08/06/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Better late than never! Donation by Stephen & Mhairi 06/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congrats..doubt anybody else would be mad enough to do something like this! Donation by Eoin Wren 03/06/09	£30.00
	Great work lads, enjoyed following ye on Twitter. So glad I wasn't there! Donation by Paul Brown 02/06/09	£25.00
	Well Done you crazy boys - Donation by Dale & Denise 02/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Andrew McCrea 31/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Well done guys! Great achievement! What's next? Donation by Ian & Cleo 31/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good job but you guys are nuts. Donation by Ian Jones 30/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	This to take you over your target. Well done guys. Donation by Ivan Park 30/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	This to get you to the target. Well done lads Donation by TrailBadger.com 29/05/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	great to see you on good form as always despite the salt water thia am! Donation by Liz McLaughlin 29/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	An amazing feat and a more amazing adventure. Donation by Andy Graham 29/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done guys. Makes Torr Head look like a gentle stroll! Donation by Hugh Barry 29/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Guys, looking forward to seeing you after this latest symptom of your midlife crisis! Donation by Bergal 27/05/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Keep her lit Donation by anon 27/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Given the little text I got about how tough its been i thought i could spare a little more, especially for such a great cause Donation by Rach take two! 26/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Donation by John Kiefel 26/05/09	£10.00
	Good luck guys, keep on biking, its for a great cause. Donation by Ronnie Fleming 25/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Sean Bradley 25/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck ! Donation by Nicola Swinson 25/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys Donation by karen Duggan 25/05/09	£25.00
	so proud of you best of luck Donation by clairereynolds 24/05/09	£35.00
	Good Luck, great cause Donation by Catherine Fetherston 23/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	You forgot 800 blisters too..best of luck lads Donation by Olly Hayden 21/05/09	£50.00
	Good Luck, Enda! You can enjoy a well deserved pint of Guinness at the end. Donation by Tasha O'Kane 21/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	All the best guys! Have a safe trip, (I'll try my best not to phone every evening!) Donation by Heather Wright 20/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck, Rick! Enjoy your many portions of chicken and chips! Donation by Chris McCullough 20/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	All the very best - remember your Nuun tablets and suncream! Donation by Vicky Hutchinson 20/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,240.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£286.28

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