Published: Friday, 13th January, 2012 4:30pm

Operation Transformation walk for Tullamore this Saturday

Tullamore is one of 30 locations nationwide that will host an Operation Transformation National Walk this weekend. Walkers will set out on a 5.4km route from the Kilbeggan Bridge at 11am on Saturday morning, accompanied by Operation Transformation leader Adrian Brereton from Edenderry and Dr Eddie Murphy from the Operation Transformation team.

Saturday's walk, which is open to all, has been organised by RTE's Operation Transformation in partnership with the Irish Sports Council in a bid to get people active. It, along with the other 29 walks going on throughout the country, is part of the Irish Heart Foundation's Slí na Sláinte routes. The routes use signage at kilometre intervals on established walking routes to help walkers identify the distance they have covered.

More details on walks taking part across the country, including start times and walk distances, are available by logging on to www.rte.ie/ot5/featured/walk.html.