· Aine Collins, one of
the winners of the Mike O’Leary Trust Bursary in the past and now a PhD student
in Moorepark, recently organised a 5 km run on the campus in aid of Bothar and VIVA. This is Aine’s report – “On July 27, an enthusiastic gathering
of staff, researchers, PhD students, summer interns and Teagasc Moorepark
family members joined together to run a 5.2 km road race in support of the
charities Bothar and Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance (VIVA). The
event was held throughout the picturesque Teagasc Moorepark (Fermoy) campus
which led runners and walkers around the rolling pastures and along the farm
roadways where they had to carefully dodge evidence the cows had walked the
same path earlier that day! With upbeat music blasting at the start line and
cheers from the nearly sixty runners, there was a great atmosphere about the
yard. Blazing the trail was Michael Liddane at 21:16 minutes who came in
first overall. PhD student Aisling Claffey was the first to cross the line of
the female runners at 24:58 minutes. The event was a huge success and the effort raised €575 for the
organisations”.
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| The runners head off through the Moorepark Farm |
