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# Lap of the Map

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This 65-year-old has spent 2018 running the coast of Ireland for the RNLI - and is about to return home

Mary Nolan Hickey has raised over €36,000 by often running more than a marathon each day.

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Apr 13th 2018, 6:10 AM

'I just need to keep the sea to my right' - Meet the 65-year-old Wicklow woman running the coast of Ireland

She’s raising money for the RNLI – keep an eye out for her, if you live by the sea!

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Feb 4th 2018, 8:30 AM