It was a weekend to remember and a resounding success for 17 ambitious trekkers who took part in the very first Big 3 Irish Mountain Trek Challenge, raising an incredible total of £30K for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. The three-day event wasn’t for the faint hearted with the participants guided to...
Ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday 4th February, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is making a call for 500 brave participants to register for its renowned Mourne Seven Summits and Twin Peaks challenge events on 15 June this year. The call comes as the charity has unveiled Decathlon as the chief sponso...
The Fun Run of the Glens (FROG), a stable event in Glenravel, has decided to call it a day after raising over £450,000 for local cancer charities, notably Marie Curie and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, since its inception in 2006. Starting with only a handful of cyclists, FROG has grown into a respe...
On 18 May 2012, Brendan Morrow (55) from Kilrea passed away from prostate cancer. In memory of Brendan, the Morrow family and friends are taking part in the 40TH Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon to commemorate his 10-year anniversary. Born in Coleraine, Brendan was one of eight children. Following...
With just over two weeks to the 40th Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon (Sunday 1 May), Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s CEO, Richard Spratt is gearing up to run for local cancer research. Cancer Focus NI is the official charity partner for this year’s marathon and all money raised will be used to fun...
