Munster cycle to save Chernobyl child victims

HUNDREDS of children born with life-threatening heart defects as a direct result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster will be saved by a gruelling 600km charity race in Munster.

Organisers of the Tour de Munster charity cycle, led by renowned Irish cyclist Sean Kelly have confirmed that the Chernobyl Children’s Project International will be this year’s recipient of all donations made as part of the marathon trek around the province.

Now in its ninth year, the challenging four-day Tour de Munster has already raised more than e500,000 for charity since it was launched in 2001.