Last September I set out to complete the Canfranc Canfranc Challenge in aid of Aware, a national mental health charity in Ireland providing support services to those experiencing depression. The event itself consists of running 45km across four of the peaks in the Pyrennes Mountains on the Spanish-French border. It’s one of the rising events on the European trail running circuit…
As I waited on Patricks Bridge along with 125 other amateur cyclists I was filled with mixed emotions. The Hill was filled full of supporters, banners, flags and shouts of encouragement all accompanied by the pipe band belting out songs of support. I tried to block it all out as I reflected on the last…
‘It’s always good to know who your neighbours are’ … that was our first thought when we, McKesson Cork HR, decided to host an HR networking event. At our April offsite, we came up with the idea that it would be great to have other HR professionals in our near network that we could bounce…
This is my families second year being involved in Relay For Life Midleton. Last year we were on a team but this year we raised our game and I became a committee member and Orla registered a team of 10 fourteen year olds. She needed a team captain so I naturally went to my work…
As we sit down to write this, we are still wondering who got more out of this CSR event; was it us or the staff and clients of Westgate? Over a 3-day period starting on July 10th, we grabbed our paint brushes and tools and headed to Westgate in Ballincollig, where we had been given…
On 23rd of July, Team McKesson headed to Lapps Quay in fetching spandex and life jackets, with war paint on our faces. Just to clarify, the annual Dragon Boat Challenge was on! The race is in aid of Meitheal Mara, Cork’s community boatyard and nationally-accredited training centre. The organisation is dedicated to fostering and promoting…
