On Thursday’s Morning Focus Alan was joined by Bernard Lucas, Cormac Coyne and Brother Liam O’Meara from The Burren Chernobyl Project to discuss the imminent Catríona Lucas Challenge to Mount Kilimanjaro.
On June 25th, Clare coast guard volunteer Bernard Lucas, along with Cormac Coyne of Inis Oir and Eoin Keane from Kilfenora will set out to climb 5,895 metres to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world.
The trio are making the ascent for the Caitriona Lucas Challenge, which is named after Bernard’s late wife, Caitriona, who lost her life off the coast of Clare on the 12th of September, 2016 – the first Irish Coast Guard volunteer to die while on a call-out.
All funds raised as a result of the challenge will go to the Burren Chernobyl Project.
