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Wexford family travel home from Sweden and Canada to raise funds for Parkinson’s Ireland

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Brendan Corcoran presented a cheque for €14,500 to the Parkinson’s Ireland Wexford Branch in Coolcotts Community Centre on Tuesday pictured with his grandson David (center in back row) and members of the Wexford Branch of Parkinson’s Ireland. Pic: Jim Campbell

Members of the Corcoran and Kelly families came from as far afield as Sweden and Canada to raise funds for an organisation which had done so much to help them during the most difficult of times. Taking part in the Wexford half-marathon, the families were running in aid of the Parkinson’s Ireland’s Wexford branch to show their appreciation for the work it does on a local level.

That work saw the branch support Nuala Corcoran after she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and continue that support right up until her passing in February this year.

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