Cork marathon winner Lizzie Lee urges people to support cancer fundraiser in memory of 'Skippy'

Money raised will fund the University of Liverpool’s new Glioblastoma (Brain Cancer) Fund

Lizzie Lee on her wedding day with one of her best friends, Kevin 'Skippy' O'Riordan, who died in 2020 from brain cancer, aged just 41.

The Olympian who won the Cork city marathon's women’s race has dedicated her win to one of her best friends who died from brain cancer and urged people to support a fundraiser in his memory this weekend.

Leevale athlete Lizzie Lee said she felt Kevin O’Riordan’s spirit with her every step of the race last Sunday.