'Many of us have been affected' - Kilkenny men to take on epic challenge

A group of Kilkenny men are planning to do their bit to raise funds for the most needy in our locality with a commendable fundraiser in aid of The Irish Heart Foundation, Irish Cancer Society and Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. - DONATE HERE

The course will be a 23km run with roughly 700 metres of elevation gain and a peak elevation of 515 at the top of Brandon Hill with Saturday, August 23 D-Day for the local dare devils.

"To cut a long story short, a group of seven of us - Bomber (Diarmaid Aspel), Kieran Cummins, Cian Dowdall (Dublin), Luke Tennyson, Richard Meaney, James Meaney and myself - are running up, down and around Brandon Hill for your entertainment and donations for great causes," the group posted to social media. 

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"If you’re still reading, the longer story is that in recent times, many of us have been affected by the loss of close family and friends. And for a few years at this stage, I'd been harping on about running from Inistioge to Inistioge via a crossing of Brandon Hill. It was all merely pub talk until recently, when Bomber (through more pubtalk) brought a bit of vision and a great name to the idea, hence PBC500. Combining that with some great causes, we thought there's no better reason to actually give it a go," they added.