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At the presentation of cheques at The Meadowlands Hotel to charities benefitting from the Tralee Lions Club Golf Classic 2023 were, in front; Jackie Murphy, RNLI; Louise Quill, Tír na nÓg Orphanage; President of Tralee Lions Club Joan O’Regan; Lesley Galvin of Meals On Wheels Tralee; Declan O’Halloran and Michael O’Connor from Fenit RNLI. Back from left; Paddy Garvey, Baile Mhuire; Kay McCarthy, Inspired; Colette Price, Tralee Soup Kitchen; Brendan Kenny of Tralee Lions Club; Catriona O’Mahony, Pieta; Yvonne O’Brien of Inspired; Thomas Casey of Ballyheigue Men’s Shed; Gregory Herve of Ballyheigue Inshore Rescue and Robert Groves of Tralee Lions Club. Photo by Dermot Crean
ANOTHER incredible turnout saw Tralee Lions Club raise €60,000 for local charities and organisations after its 47th Annual Golf Classic.
Tralee Golf Club was once again the venue for this year’s Charity Classic earlier and on a beautiful clear day 35 teams enjoyed the world class links course.
Lions Club President Joan O’Regan extended her gratitude to all who contributed to the club’s recent successful golf classic, resulting in the Lions Club being in a position today to distribute €60k to representatives of 21 local charities and organisations at The Meadowlands Hotel on Thursday.
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The beneficiaries are Fenit Life Boat, Kerry Hospice Foundation, Baile Mhuire, Ballyheigue Inshore Rescue Service, Pieta House, Kerry Friends of Motor Neuron Disease, Tralee & West Kerry Branch of MS Ireland, Tralee Select Vestry, Recovery Haven, Kingdom Care, Tralee Soup Kitchen, Inspired, Adapt Kerry, Ballyheigue Men’s Shed, Brighter Communities Worldwide, Tralee International Resource Centre, The Breakfast Club, Tír Ná Nóg, Meals on Wheels, St Patricks Day Centre and finally Kerry Head Ballyheigue Resource Centre.
At the presentation of cheques at The Meadowlands Hotel to charities benefitting from the Tralee Lions Club Golf Classic 2023 were, in front; Roger Harty of Tralee Lions Club, Mary Shanahan of Kerry Hospice; President of Tralee Lions Club Joan O’Regan; Jacinta Bradley of Recovery Haven; Eddie Murphy; Christy Lehane of Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association. Back from left; Marian Godley of Kerryhead/Ballyheigue Family Resource Centre; Kate Hattar of ADAPT; Audrey Moran, Tralee Branch of MS Ireland; Catriona O’Sullivan, Kerryhead/Ballyheigue Family Resource Centre; Sean Lyons of Tralee Lions Club, Robert O’Flaherty Principal of CBS The Green Tralee and John Callanan, Tralee Lions Club. Photo by Dermot Crean
Funds raised from the event also assisted with the annual Tralee Community outing which is co-ordinated each year between the Lions Club and the local Community Garda. The club continues to support other local projects to include Hawley Park School and Eagle Lodge.
Speaking in The Meadowlands Hotel, President Joan O’Regan welcomed the representatives from the Charities and complimented them for their ongoing commitment and dedication to their own individual projects.
Seated: Darragh Ó Sé and Mikey Sheehy from the winning team (missing are team members David Sheehy and Mikey Sheehy Jnr) in the Tralee Lions Club Golf Classic with Tralee Lions Club members President Joan O’Regan and Brendan Kenny and at back, Teddy Reynolds, Roger Harty, Seán Cooke, John Callanan and Robert Groves. Photo: Dermot Crean
She paid special tribute to the Lions many loyal supporters and sponsors who make the annual trip to Barrow to assist in the club’s fundraising efforts.
She highlighted the commitment of fellow Lion members with particular mention to the organising skills of members Teddy Reynolds and Pat Crean with the Golf Classic.
She also took the opportunity to thank Tralee Golf Club for its support with the event which extends back to 1974 in Mounthawk. She also acknowledged the support from The Meadowlands Hotel who, throughout the year, assist the Lions Club.
On behalf of the charities, Paddy Garvey of Baile Mhuire thanked Tralee Lions Club for their generous donations to all the charities, not just today, but over many years.
He complimented the club especially with their fundraising abilities and their ongoing dedication to charities within the community going back to 1965.
As she closed proceedings, President Joan congratulated this year’s Golf Classic winning team, Mike Sheehy Snr, David Sheehy, Michael Sheehy Jnr and Darragh Ó Sé, a team representing Cara Credit Union.
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