'It's a great day' - Dundalk colour run to raise money for ‘amazing cause’

A 5k colour run set up by Youth Work Ireland will take place in the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) on Sunday from 2-5pm.

Colour runs have become a global phenomenon, originating from a Hindu festival called Holi.

Participants start in white clothing and are showered with brightly coloured powder along the route.

Youth worker Denise Tuohy said: “We love what Kevin Bell are doing for the families whose relatives have died over in another country and are finding it hard to get them home, it’s an amazing cause.

“That's why we've chosen the charity.”

The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) is a volunteer organisation, led by Colin Bell and a team of volunteer Trustees.

KBRT was founded out of a family tragedy when, in June 2013, Kevin Bell died suddenly in New York.

Following an outpouring of support from Kevin’s friends, family and colleagues, a significant amount of funds were raised to repatriate his remains back to Ireland.

As a permanent legacy to Kevin, the Bell family decided to use the funds to establish a charity to help other families who find themselves in a similar situation.

The colour run at DKIT started in 2018 and has been going strongly since.

Denise said: “We have over 300 young people alone going to the charity run from all over the country.”

“It's a great day, we have dancers, we have music DJs, food, ice cream vans, it's just a brilliant day.

“Every year the kids are destroyed in the paint, but they come out smiling.”

Find out more about the KBRT here.