Award winning Longford company Kiernan Steel recently organised an Operation Transformation fundraiser for two of their employees - Peter Gorman who works on site and Mark McCrann who works in the workshop. Both have family members that are receiving treatment for serious illness. Peter’s wife Joan suffered a brain tumour and the Laois couple, from Rosenallis, are proud parents to four children. Mark McCrann’s daughter Michaela is only three years old and she is battling an aggressive form of Leukaemia. READ MORE BELOW PHOTO The McCrann family are from Cloone, Co Leitrim and Mark, accompanied by his wife Frances, and their children Michaela and Rian, were recently presented with a cheque for €26,143.98 by Frank and Dolores Kiernan. A cheque for the same amount was also presented to the Gorman family. Thirty-five Kiernan Steel employees took part in the Operation Transformation six week challenge and they organised events daily for all participants, including walking, running, swimming and spinning and everyone put in a tremendous effort. On Saturday, March 4, The Mall (Albert Reynolds Peace Park), Longford town was the venue for the Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation 5k in conjunction with Longford parkrun and a huge crowd participated in what was a brilliant morning, including four of the five RTÉ Operation Transformation leaders, namely, Stephanie Bowden, Granard's own Thomas Hynes, Andrea Daly and Lorraine Dempsey. The grand finale of the Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation fundraiser was held in the Longford Arms Hotel on Friday, March 10. With Gerry Hagan and Paul Gilna as MCs for the occasion, all leaders took to the stage to show off their new healthier waistlines. The total weight loss over the six weeks was an incredible thirty-one stone between all of the leaders. Thanks to the Operation Transformation fundraiser, and the help of Director Frank Kiernan, a total of €52,287.96 was raised for the Gorman and McCrann families. It is hoped this will help both families with some of the

placeholder image — Award winning Longford company Kiernan Steel recently organised an Operation Transformation fundraiser for two of their employees - Peter Gorman who works on site and Mark McCrann who works in the workshop. Both have family members that are receiving treatment for serious illness. Peter’s wife Joan suffered a brain tumour and the Laois couple, from Rosenallis, are proud parents to four children. Mark McCrann’s daughter Michaela is only three years old and she is battling an aggressive form of Leukaemia. READ MORE BELOW PHOTO The McCrann family are from Cloone, Co Leitrim and Mark, accompanied by his wife Frances, and their children Michaela and Rian, were recently presented with a cheque for €26,143.98 by Frank and Dolores Kiernan. A cheque for the same amount was also presented to the Gorman family. Thirty-five Kiernan Steel employees took part in the Operation Transformation six week challenge and they organised events daily for all participants, including walking, running, swimming and spinning and everyone put in a tremendous effort. On Saturday, March 4, The Mall (Albert Reynolds Peace Park), Longford town was the venue for the Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation 5k in conjunction with Longford parkrun and a huge crowd participated in what was a brilliant morning, including four of the five RTÉ Operation Transformation leaders, namely, Stephanie Bowden, Granard's own Thomas Hynes, Andrea Daly and Lorraine Dempsey. The grand finale of the Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation fundraiser was held in the Longford Arms Hotel on Friday, March 10. With Gerry Hagan and Paul Gilna as MCs for the occasion, all leaders took to the stage to show off their new healthier waistlines. The total weight loss over the six weeks was an incredible thirty-one stone between all of the leaders. Thanks to the Operation Transformation fundraiser, and the help of Director Frank Kiernan, a total of €52,287.96 was raised for the Gorman and McCrann families. It is hoped this will help both families with some of the

PICTURES | Longford Operation Transformation event raises €52,000 for families of two Kiernan Steel employees battling illness

Published 23rd Apr 2023, 10:05 GMT

Updated 23rd Apr 2023, 16:29 GMT

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Caption: Frank and Dolores Kiernan presenting The McCrann Family from Cloone, Co Leitrim - Mark, Frances, and their children Michaela and Rian with a cheque for €26,143.98, proceeds from the hugely successful Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation Picture: Shelley Corcoran

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Caption: Frank and Dolores Kiernan presenting The Gorman Family from Rosenallis, Co Laois - Joan and Peter - with a cheque for €26,143.98, proceeds from the recent Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation fundraiser Picture: Shelley Corcoran

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Caption: Participating in the Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation 5k in conjunction with Longford parkrun on Saturday, March 4, The Mall (Albert Reynolds Peace Park) were Kiernan Steel employees, including Brendan McCormack, Claire Kiernan, Mick McCormack and Mick Dennigan

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Caption: In the Longford Arms Hotel for the grand finale of the Kiernan Steel Operation Transformation fundraiser which generated €52,287.96 in aid of the Gorman and McCrann families were front row l to r; Sean McIntyre, Padraig Whitney, Niamh Kiernan, Martina Farrell, Michelle Killian, Dolores Kiernan, Frank Kiernan, Claire Kiernan, John Kiernan, Denis Bennett, Leigh Dervan, Stephen Murtagh, Sam Gorman, Anthony Gorman and Damien Mulvery. Back; Paul Gilna MC, Brendan Mc Cormack, Dean Grady, John Hughes, Rafal Dudek, Stephen Hussey, Ogie Campbell, Mick Quinn, Seamus Farrell, Mick McCourt, Kieron Broder, Cormac O’Reilly, Frank Kiernan Junior, Ronan Doolan, Marco Perazzo, Seamus Killian, Niall Walsh and Gerry Hagan (MC). Missing from photo Michael Murphy, Janis Liptos, Robert Muir, Annette Dwyer, Rikki Courtney and Niall Donnelly

PICTURES | Longford Operation Transformation event raises €52,000 for families of two Kiernan Steel employees battling illness

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