Dad raises €6k after cycling length of Ireland for two cancer charities

A DAD has raised over £6,000 for two cancer charities which helped his young daughter, after cycling the length of Ireland, from Malin Head to Mizen Head.

Stephen Bernes, originally from Jobstown but living now in Bleary, Armagh, clocked a whopping 605km on the bike alongside his friend Adrian Kennedy over six-days in August.

The goal behind the cycle is to help other families like his own by raising funds for two charities which gave a boost to his daughter Sophie during her cancer treatment.

Sophie was diagnosed with a rare disease called Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, aged 10 in August 2020 and underwent a course of chemotherapy and steroids to treat it.

During her time in hospital and before getting the all-clear in August 2021, Cancer Fund for Children and the Royal Belfast Hospital gave great support to Sophie and her family.

Correlating with the two-year anniversary of Sophie getting to ring the bell, signifying the all-clear, Stephen crossed the finish line in Co Cork, having raised over £6k for Cancer Fund for Children and the Children’s Cancer Unit Charity.