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Team of rowers set to complete 1,000 mile charity challenge around Irish coast

A team of rowers are today completing a 1,000 mile journey around the coast of Ireland. The crew ...
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10.20 26 Sep 2015


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Team of rowers set to complete 1,000 mile charity challenge around Irish coast

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10.20 26 Sep 2015


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A team of rowers are today completing a 1,000 mile journey around the coast of Ireland.

The crew - who set out from Bray on the 30th of May last - will arrive back in Co Wicklow this afternoon.

The panel of 20 rowers have averaged around 20 miles a day, with organisers describing it as "a significant physical and mental challenge".

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The rowers are raising money for the charity Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. Ireland has the highest incidence of CF in the developed world, affecting approximately 1 in 1,600 births.

Organiser of Row-Around-Ireland, Ger Crowley, says it was a challenging task to undertake:


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