O’Connor completes London Marathon in aid of children’s charities

Stephen O’Connor with Michael Owen

Local businessman Stephen O’Connor completed the London Marathon at the weekend in a time of 4 hours and 11 minutes.

Stephen, a former Louth GAA PRO, was running the race in aid of the Clic Sargent Children’s Cancer Care and The Children’s Respite Home in Lordship.

The O’Connor & Co Insurance Loss Assessors boss had raised thousands of euro since the start of the year for each charity and will be making a presentation to both shortly.

As part of the day, Stephen also got a selfie with former Liverpool, Real Madrid, Man Utd and England striker Michael Owen.

Well done Stephen!

 

Countdown is on to this Saturday’s Stephen O’Connor 5k run

The countdown is very much on to this Saturday’s Stephen O’Connor Run for Children’s Cancer and Respite.

The 5k race will take place on the Old Newry Road at 11am on Saturday with entry costing €15 per person or €10 per person for groups of 10 or more.

All proceeds of the race are going to Clic Sargent (Children’s Cancer Care) and the Maria Goretti Children’s Respite Centre in Lordship.

People can still sign up for the race on www.runireland.com or on the morning of the run from 8.30am to 10.30am at the start line.

Race packs for those that have already registered can be collected this Friday between 3pm and 8pm in the Marshes Shopping Centre, where Stephen will have a stand just outside Costa Coffee.

Race packs can also be collected between 8.30am and 10.30am on the morning of the race.

Stephen also plans to run the London Marathon for the same causes later this year and has so far raised over €1,600. You can make a donation here or contact Stephen directly for more information on 087-6487466.