The Children’s Medical Research Foundation based at Our Lady’s children’s hospital in Crumlin, Dublin, has has committed to funding research into tuberculosis, which kills a quarter of a million children each year.

More than 200 cyclists have signed up for a biking trip this weekend which hopes to raise more than €150,000 to help doctors provide surgery to children with scoliosis and other health problems.

Around 300 cyclists are being sought for a biking trip from Cork to Dublin next month which is expected to raise more than €150,000 for a charity offering free surgery to children with scoliosis and other health problems.

Eoin English