Connacht Tribune
Friday 20 July 2012
Head Shave
Tony Monaghan is having his head and beard shaved offf and it is all in a good cause. He is doing it in memory of a friend who died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.
Debbie Carney was 29 years old when she died in January of this year. She worked as cabin crew with Ryanair for the last six years, based in Stansted. She worked with Tony’s wife Lisa, who is also based in Stansted. She was originally from Shinrone in Offaly and it’s at her home that the head shaving will be taking place. Debbie’s mother Sally will do the actual tricky job of shaving.
The idea for the headshave came about because Debbie who was also a trained hairdresser, was the last person to cut Tony’s hair back in December. Tony thought it would be a good idea to grow it for charity until what would have been Debbie’s 30th birthday on August 3 – he has not cut his hair or shaved since December last year!
Debbie’s family picked CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), who are based in the Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Dublin, as the charity to which all monies raised will go. Anyone who would like to donate can do so online at www.cry.ie or by sponsorship card. Tony’s parents Michael and Peggy Monaghan have the cards.
The headshave itself will take place in Shinrone on August 5. One of Debbie’s cousins, Kevin Gaffney, has recently decided to have his head and goatee, which he has had for over 10 years, also on that day.