President praises Cork boy, 8, for €30k charity walk

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Oliver Lynch, who has cerebral palsy, walked 100 metres per day for the past 50 days, and achieved his five-kilometre goal this morning

An eight-year old boy from Ballincollig in Cork has been congratulated by the President, the Taoiseach and by the Lord Mayor of Cork after he raised more than €30,000 for charity.

They lined the route of his final 100m walk with their blue lights as Oliver set out to achieve his lockdown goal of walking 5km. Alison also revealed that Oliver was easy to motivate and please during his 50-day walk: "A packet of buttons and he'll be your man!"

 

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