Fears for MS funding as online Readathon a 'leap into the unknown'

Maggie Green at home in Creeslough, Co Donegal. She was diagnosed four years ago with MS. Picture: Joe Dunne

Organisers of the MS Readathon are hoping the long-running event is not written off due to an expected €1m shortfall this year in fundraising due to Covid-19. 

The Readathon, now in its 33rd year, is understood to be the longest-running fundraising event in the country but organisers have warned that its migration online —  "a step into the unknown" — will have to be successful if services provided by MS Ireland are not to be cut due to a lack of resources.