Carrigaline Lions Club

The recent Charity Fun Walk organised by the Carrigaline & District Lions club has raised a total of €17,000 which is going to benefit a number of charities. 

Beneficiaries include Crosshaven Youth Club, Crosshaven Development Walk Committee, Carrigaline Lions Club Amenity Walk Fund and the Hope Foundation Calcutta Project. €1,600 is also being given the Lions International SightFirst Campaign. Cheques were presented by club president Pat O’Sullivan at a function hosted by Ulster Bank in Carrigaline who were main sponsors of the Walk Event along with Coca Cola. 

Pictured at the presentation of cheques to various charities from the proceeds of the recent Carrigaline Lions Club Walk for Charity, were from left, Mark Ginn, Carrigaline Lions Amenity Walk Fund ; Michael Ahern, Crosshaven Youth Club ; Pat O’Sullivan, President, Carrigaline & District Lions club ; Sinead Harrington, HOPE Foundation – Calcutta Project ; Sam Beamish, Chairman Charity Walk Committee ; Noel Condon & Eddie Cogan, Crosshaven Development Committee.  (Picture: Adrian O’Herlihy)

The development of 10 new houses near the Mount Rivers Estate in Carrigaline is progressing well.  It is hoped that the new houses will be ready for occupation before Christmas of 2008. More information on this project can be found here.

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The annual Boat Paddle organised by the Carrigaline & District Lions CLub was held last Sunday. The event was well attended with up to 50 paddlers making their way down the Owenabue river from Carrigaline to Crosshaven. The flotilla departed from the bank of the Owenabue near the Community Complex on a full tide and took about 1 and a half hours to reach the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven where a barbeque was provided for the paddlers and their families. The proceeds of the event will go towards the Irish Guide Dogs, the RNLI, the Housing Project and several other Lions Club charities. A big thank you to all who contributed and a special thanks to Kelloggs who were the main sponsors of the event, to Brennan’s Bakery and Thomsons Farm who supplied the barbeque food and to Brian St. Ledger and Slyne’s Maxol who supplied the fruit and goodie bags.   

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