Family fun day at Doorly park

ENJOYING THE FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE LOUGH GILL HOSPICE SWIM

THE sun shone brightly as hundreds of people gathered at Doorly Park last Saturday for the Family Fun Day run as part of the annual Lough Gill Hospice Swim.

Popular DJ Scruffy Duffy was on hand to MC for the day as he welcomed home the marathon swimmers who had taken part in a 10k challenge across Lough Gill. The atmosphere was electric with families enjoying a range of activities from face-painting to bouncing castles.

There was even a pet farm with a variety of farm animals including Connemara ponies, lambs and chickens!

A relay and mile swim event took place at noon while the first of the marathon swimmers were home before 3.

Organisers of the Lough Gill Swim run in memory of the late Neill McGarry to rasie funds for the North West Hospice say they were thrilled with the turn out and commended everyone for taking the time out to support such a worthy cause. It has been one of the most successful years to date, they said.

Emily, Adam, David, Lisa and Matthew Dunne at the Lough Gill Hospice Swim family fun day

Chris Hobbs, Caolan Cox, Aoibheann Cox, Oran McHugh and Ella McHugh enjoy the family fun day.

Edel and Orla Kelly at the Lough Gill Hospice 10k swim family fun day in Doorly Park.

Jonathan, Zara, Zippy the Clown, Stacey, John and Amy Conway at the family fun day in Doorly Park.

Tighe, Kathleen, Elle and Paddy Healy

Paul, Evan and Veronica Kelly. Evan came home in third place in the Lough Gill 10k swim.

Ella-Kate and Emily Gillespie