From the Kingdom to Oz – €5k raised for Kerry cancer service after mother's diagnosis

Tralee woman Erin Flanagan, alongside her two friends in Sydney, decided to raise money for a Kerry cancer charity following the diagnosis of her mother's lung cancer

Brónagh, Erin and Aislinn walked 300 miles for the month of October to raise money for a cancer charity in Kerry.

After finding out about her mother’s lung cancer diagnosis, Erin Flanagan from Tralee felt extremely guilty being over 17,000km away in Sydney.

“It was awful, I remember when she told me that cancerous cells had been found in her lung. I was in shock but thought maybe it was a mistake because nothing was definite at that stage.