Dundalk Relay for Life committee to host Candle of Hope Ceremony on June 21st

The Dundalk Relay for Life committee are holding a Mid Summer Candle of Hope Ceremony on Sunday June 21st in St Helena’s Park.

The event is a chance for you to remember those who have passed away to cancer and celebrate those you have won their battle with cancer, or to support those who are still battling the illness.

There will be some entertainment from 8pm with The Candle of Hope Ceremony starting at 10.30pm.

Candles will be on sale on the night for €5, with all proceeds going towards the Irish Cancer Society.

Dundalk Relay for Life this weekend

The Dundalk Relay for Life event takes place in Dundalk Stadium this Sunday and Monday.

Dundalk was the first venue in Ireland to host the event six years ago and has raised over €300,000 for the Irish Cancer Society to date.

The event gives communities a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember lost loved ones and fight back against the disease.

At the heart of each Relay For Life event, teams of friends, neighbours, families and colleagues come together in groups and commit to keeping participants walking around a track or path for 24 hours.

Hundreds of other activities take place throughout the 24 hours to create a wonderfully festive atmosphere. The event starts with a cancer suvivors’ lap of honour.

Relay for Life events are organised entirely by communities so that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and in the hope that one day cancer will be eliminated.

The event gets underway in Dundalk Stadium at 3pm on Sunday with the hope of finishing at 3pm the next day.

More information on the Dundalk event can be found at www.facebook.com/relay.dundalk

All are welcome to attend over the course of the weekend.

Felda/Setanta 10k road race and fun run this Saturday

The annual Felda/Setanta 10k road race and fun run takes place this Saturday.

The event gets underway from Felda on the Dublin Road at 11am, with the sign-up taking place from 9.30am.

The race starts beside Felda before heading up the Dublin Road to the Greengates and turns left and down into Blackrock. It goes through the village and turns left up Sandy Lane and then at the crossroads at the top of Sandy Lane turns right back down onto the main Dundalk/Blackrock Road, where you turn left (heading towards Dundalk).

You continue on this route until the turn into Finnabair Industrial Estate where you turn left past Heinz and up onto the bypass. Here you turn left up to the traffic lights at the main junction and turn left back up to Felda.

All support for the event is welcome with registrations still being taken at www.felda.ie/10k. All proceeds raised from the event will go towards the Irish Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.