This article is from page 34 of the 2012-02-28 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 34 JPG
A CHARITY cycle to raise money to fund a live-saving operation for a Kerry footballing great will pass through Clare this weekend. From Friday, March 2, to Sunday, March 4, Noel Curran will cycle through every county in Munster to help raise money for the Paul Curran Trust.
The cycle will take him from Kerry, across the ferry into West Clare and then onto Ennis, Newmarket-onFergus and Hurlers Cross before he makes his way into Limerick City.
Paul Curran has represented Kerry at Minor, Under 21, Junior and Senior levels. He was diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer in 2010. He underwent surgery in March 2010 but he needs further life-saving surgery as soon as possible. He can only get this specific surgery in the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. It is currently scheduled for April 2012 but the cost of the surgery and associated costs may be as high as € 80,000.
The Paul Curran Trust Fund committee have set up various fundraising events around Kerry in the coming months. Anyone who is in the area of the cycle over the weekend is asked to cheer Noel on and give what support they can.