Teacher ends charity fundraising on a high

A YOUNG Kerry teacher based in Cork has raised over €9,000 for the charity Suicide Aware.

Primary teacher Caoimhe Galvin, 29, began her fundraising drive in March with a golf classic at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club and finished in July on a high, literally, when she succeeded in climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak at 5,895 metres.

A number of family friends had been touched by suicide and this prompted Caoimhe, who teaches in Cork city, to become involved with raising awareness of the issue.