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FTD Brothers take on Monaghan marathon today

May 1, 2026 12:44
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FTD Brothers take on Monaghan marathon today

The lads will be crossing the finish line before 3pm this afternoon on Glaslough Street.

Two brothers are currently taking on 32 marathons across the country with their next location being Monaghan this morning.

Jordan and Cian Adams begun their incredible challenge in memory of their mum with a mission to make dementia visible.

The brothers, known as The FTD Brothers, are taking on the extraordinary challenge to raise awareness of frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, in honour of their mum, Geraldine Marie Kennedy, who passed away in 2016.

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Having lost their mum at just 52, along with 11 other Irish relatives to the disease, Jordan and Cian have been deeply moved by the support their campaign has received in Ireland.

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They are running 32 marathons in 32 days across all 32 counties of Ireland.

They are running in Monaghan this afternoon ;leaving St Peter’s Lake just after 10am this morning. The lads will be crossing the finish line before 3pm this afternoon on Glaslough Street.

Jordan says the support has been truly amazing.

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Brendan Casey, Chairman of the Monaghan Branch of Alzheimer’s Society says both men are inspirational.

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