32,32,32 Challenge

Link to Funeral arrangements below.
It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the untimely passing of our beloved Nicola after her courageous fight with MND. May Nicola rest in peace. Funeral arrangements to follow later tonight.
https://rip.ie/death-notice/nicola-murphy-roscommon-scramogue-578747

Thanks to Emma from the Irish Independent for her article on our challenge.

Son of Roscommon woman diagnosed with MND thanks friends for support in raising €20,000 through GAA fundraiser A group of five friends set out on a challenge to kick points in all 32 counties and raised over €20,000 in support of a Roscommon woman who was recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
We felt it was about time to give you our total funds raised figure today. This date a month ago we were recovering after our weekend travelling the whole of Ireland. It all started back in January with meeting after meeting, a lot of backtracking wondering was any of this really possible, but today’s final figure certainly shows anything is possible. We are all so grateful for the support we received from everyone for the duration of our challenge, without you all this would not have been possible. However we have to thank some individuals who went over and above to help us👏🏻. for all his help with the gear and all our sponsors. We also have to thank our wonderful homecoming team - Oonagh and Geraldine Farrell, Finbar McGowan, Sean Doherty, Chris Burke, Alan Callaghan, Noel Rogers and Emer Burke. Without them the crowd we seen in Tarmonbarry would not have been possible, thanks for your hard work in helping us 👏🏻. Lastly I want to thank the four lads , these lads supported the idea from the very beginning, they took time out of their own lives to help me and us as a family and I am eternally grateful for their help.
🙌Thanks again Everyone 🙌

This evening we met with Aine Mc Fadden from the to present our cheque to her. At the beginning of our journey we mentioned how we wanted to give something back to charities close to our heart. Naturally enough, the IMNDA was always going to be one of them. The IMNDA provides so much to people suffering with Motor Neurone Disease such as wheelchairs. We hope our small donation can help as much as possible and thanks to Aine for meeting us again this evening.
Missing from photo - Ciarán McManus, Emmet Burke, Brian Kelly.

Today we met with Martina Jennings from Mayo Roscommon Hospice to give a donation from the money raised over our 32,32,32 Challenge. At the start of our journey we all decided that we’d like to give back to organisations that help those with terminal illness to be as comfortable as possible in their end of life care. Martina described to us the work that goes in to these projects and we’re very lucky to have someone like Martina who has worked tirelessly on both the Mayo and Roscommon hospice centres. Martina also praised the work of the brilliant nurses who also work tirelessly to keep people at ease. We were absolutely delighted to present the cheque to Martina and all and we thank you for all the work you do.

A great experience to visit RTE Radio Studios and chat to Ray D’Arcy on this afternoon.

Nicola and Conor will be on The Ray Darcy show at 3:30pm tomorrow (Thursday) on

WE DID IT !
As the dust settles after our challenge, it’s amazing to sit back and realise the enormity of what we managed to achieve. It was an absolute pleasure to meet people from GAA clubs all across the country. An absolute wonderful experience. We met people round the country that know others who have been affected by motor neurone disease. We hope we managed to raise awareness on this terrible disease.

The unbelievable welcome we got arriving back to our home pitch was astounding. Never did we think that we’d get such a welcome home. Thank you to St. Barry’s GFC and Cashel GAA respectively for the unbelievable work they put in to welcome us home.

The journey we had will be something we’ll never forget. An unbelievable experience that we will look back on with serious pride.
Thank you
Conor, Ciarán, Brian, Emmet, Eoghan

ITS DAY TWO OF THE CHALLENGE! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful sponsors! Without their generous support, this huge journey would simply not be possible!

AND WE’RE OFF! Introducing the 32 32 32 Challenge Mammies! We’ve been lucky to have the support of our mothers all our lives and Nicola’a diagnosis has highlighted how important the support of our mothers is to us! As we set off this morning, we made sure to get photos with our mothers as a memory of the journey we’re about to embark on! We look forward to meeting you all over the country this weekend and really look forward to our homecoming on Sunday evening!