Mission in the media

We did look to get a bit of a media buzz going about the Mission, but didn't think it was going anywhere until Laura went to the hospital and the doctors told her that they'd heard all about the walk (and were expecting the rest of us to limp in after her, but that's a different story). The amount of cars giving us a beep and thumbs-up has definitely increased, and when some of the group went into a house up in the Shehys some miles shy of Inchageela looking for water, the owners said that they'd heard about us on the local radio station. In Bantry, the local councillor had us do a photo shoot for that epitome of newspapering muscle, the Southern Star. We also got a shout-out on Joe Duffy, and might get a cheeky photo into the Indo in the next few days, so keep an eye out for that!

The benefit of this, of course, comes in awareness-raising and contributions to the charity. We've raised nearly 250 euro on the road, which is really unexpected (we did carry buckets along for the planned collection in Galway, but most contain mixed nuts or spare socks), and is a real tribute to the generosity of the average punter, as well as the spectacle we cut with our CF T-shirts, luminous jackets and horrific odour. So spread the word and keep those donations flowing in!