PICTURES: Limerick hurler among the crowds at the annual Monagea for CRY charity event

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HUNDREDS lined the street of Monagea, Co Limerick for the annual Monagea for CRY charity walk and cycle over the May bank holiday weekend. 

Among those who turned out was Limerick's All-Star hurler Aaron Gillane, who signed hurleys and hats for little ones on the day.

Others who helped turn Monagea blue for the annual event included Minister for Further and Higher Education, Patrick O'Donovan as well as some local councillors. 

The first Mongea for CRY event took place in 2012, in memory of Niamh Herlihy (21) and Darra O’Donovan (15) who died, suddenly, within eight months of each other, in 2011.

A decade later, it has become one of the flagship fundraisers for the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) organisation.

More importantly, however, it has contributed hugely to raising awareness of the risks of sudden death syndrome throughout West Limerick.