Tony Walsh

Hopefully this won't be the case for Tipperary duo Mark Crawford, Roscrea and Tony Walsh from Tipperary town who are amongst a group of four Irish volunteers hoping to reach the top to raise money for the charity 'Threshold'.
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Tony the manager of Wellworths in Tipperary town is looking forward to the challenge. 'I am not really into climbing mountains. The Galtees are the only mountains I have climbed and they are only 3,000ft high. I keep fit though and I go to the gym and the pool every morning,' explained Tony. He said the reason he decided to do this was that it was both a personal challenged and he also he like to raise monies for charities and has previously raised money for the victims of the Tsunami and is also a very active member of the IFAW (International Federation of Animal Welfare).

Originally from Ballyfermot in Dublin, Tony came to Tipperary in 1976 as manager of the local Woolworths Store. Tony had previously worked in England for the firm. When Woolworths decided to pull out of Ireland, Tony was offered a managerial position with Chadwicks in Navan. However a local business man John Joe McCormack decided to purchase the Woolworths building and approached Tony about managing the business and so Wellworths was born.
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To participate in the challenge Tony needs to raise more than 5,500 Euro. 'I have to say I have done very well so far.