Listen Back: It's six from six for this Clones record breaker. Clones man Shane McLoughlin broke his sixth world record over the weekend; as he pulled a 120 tonne boat over five metres.
Furthermore, the 54-year-old Paralympian and amputee, completed the feat at Rossaveel Harbour in Connemara. Shane pulled the Aran Island Ferries’ largest vessel, Saoirse na Farraige.
Moreover, the vessel is the largest passenger-only ferry registered in Irish waters.
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Indeed, Shane also invited fellow amputee, seven-year-old Katie Walsh from Tuam, to join him in the pull; after he passed the record-making five metres
The local man joined Ronan Gargan to talk about the successful challenge.
