Grand Canal fundraiser shows the potential in Offaly GAA
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14 Apr 2021
Johnny Mooney (left) with former GAA president Nicky Brennan. Johnny proved a master fundraiser for the Offaly GAA Grand Canal walk. );
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THE Offaly GAA County Board and their supporters club, Club Faithful certainly hit on a master stroke with their recent Grand Canal Walk fundraiser.
The venture has brought in a whopping €208,119 so far and its success has surpassed the wildest expectations of the organisers.
It was a shared fundraiser between the County Board and clubs, though the County Board will have cleared that bit more out of it as chairman Michael Duignan gathered funds solely for them and a couple of other clubs also agreed to give their full proceeds to the county.
Offaly publican s online sessions attract global audience
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THOUSANDS of people all over the world are viewing a live stream of musical and vocal performances set up by the Brewery Tap pub in Tullamore.
In an effort to keep spirits up during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Monday Night Tap Session has brought together singers, poets, musicians and much more, all from their own homes.
Those who join the session on Zoom were especially taken by a poem written and recited by Frances Browner, Greystones resident and relation of Tap proprietor Paul Bell.
Frances mother was Sadie Bell from Cloghan and the writer spent all her childhood summers in Offaly.
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