Inishowen charity cycling quartet say ‘thank you’ after raising over €16,000

A group of cyclists from the Gleneely area have thanked everyone who helped them raise over €16,000 for charity.

Charlie Duffy, Neal Gerard Duffy, Danny McGonigle and Iarliath McLaughlin took part in the Cycle Against Suicide 2023, Mizen Head to Malin Head in September, with World Suicide Prevention Day taking place on September 10.

All in all, it’s a 602 km cycle, with the Inishowen quartet getting that final push from locals near their homeplace as they made it through the peninsula to Malin.

“On behalf of Charlie Duffy, Neal Gerard Duffy, Danny McGonigle and Iarliath McLaughlin, we would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported us in the Cycle Against Sucide 2023, Mizen Head to Malin Head,” a spokesperson for the group said.

“Thank you to everyone that made donations, attended fundraisers and those who were in Malin Head to give us that last push we needed to get over the line. It was a fantastic week and thankfully the weather was on our side for most of it. Between us we raised a massive €16,304 for a fantastic cause. A remarkable amount! The support they received locally and from further afield really has meant a lot to them.”

Cycle Against Suicide is an awareness charity that makes a valuable contribution to the public education of mental health by changing the narrative surrounding suicide.

When an individual is vulnerable enough to consider taking their own life, silence is read as indifference. With hundreds of people dying by suicide in Ireland each year and research indicating that thousands more contemplate it, we all have a role to play to collectively address the challenges that suicide presents.

In a bid to save more lives, Cycle Against Suicide through its programmes, sets out to change culture and create a society that openly talks about suicide to allow people to speak up and seek help.