Lap of the Irish map: 65-year-old embarks on 1,500-mile charity run

Margaret Jennings talks to Mary Nolan-Hickey who is about to complete an epic charity run around the entire coast, becoming the first woman to do so.

SHE will be collecting her first state pension payment in June, but 65-year-old Mary Nolan-Hickey, who on New Year’s Day embarked on a 1,500-mile charity run around the whole coast of Ireland, decided to do so on a whim, rather than tick an overdue item on her bucket list.