Grin and bare it: Fundraiser puts his best foot forward for US challenge

A Co Mayo teacher, who broke the world record for the longest barefoot walk, has set his sights on an even more gruelling challenge — walking across the US shoeless.

Eamonn Keaveney is three days away from successfully walking around the entire coast of Ireland in a counter-clockwise direction in his bare feet.

Last month the 23-year-old, who is raising funds for suicide prevention group Pieta House, broke an existing world record for the longest barefoot walk when he passed the 1,448km mark of his total 2,021km journey.