Tiny village leads way in raising hospice funds

THE latest chapter in the story of a small rural community’s commitment to cancer care has been written with the handover of a cheque for €33,854 to the Waterford Hospice Movement.

Situated half way between Kilmacthomas and Bonmahon, and with just one pub and the parish church as its focal points, Ballylaneen is the archetypal sleepy village, and a visitor would be forgiven for thinking little happens there.

Nothing could be further from the truth, however, and the effort of this small community on behalf of hospice care in Waterford is a role model of what can be achieved by so few on behalf of so many. The latest batch of funding was presented at the Bally Inn in Ballylaneen at the weekend.