Prize fund announced for Offaly’s Longest Day Challenge Reporter: '); '); “Offaly’s Longest Day” project to promote health and physical activity in June has been launched. Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr John John Carroll announced a €2,000 prize fund to coincide with the project. The Longest Day Project was created by Offaly Sports Partnership and is supported by the Offaly Local Community Development Committee and the Healthy Offaly Team. The inaugural challenge took place in June 2020 as the Country was emerging from the 1st Covid-19 lockdown. There was huge interest among the citizens of County Offaly with young and old taking part. The challenge has returned this year following on from a hugely successful 2020 event and this year it’s hoped that it will be even bigger and better. The idea of the challenge came about to give people a reason to get up and active in these difficult times and to have a goal or target to reach over the three weeks in the run up to the longest day. The sense of satisfaction when we reach our goals gives us an added impetus to keep going and keep being active.