Club Chairman Brian Kearney would like to repeat his thanks to all those members, supporters and friends of Ruairí Óg who supported the latest All Ireland Fundraising campaign -
The Night at the Greyhounds at the excellent Drumbo Stadium.
This very successful event has raised a substantial amount of money to help meet with the training expenses.
We were delighted that all of the Races and the Hare were sponsored. The local businesses also supported us by filling the Race Programme with Adverts and also we had great prizes sponsored for the raffle.
Those who couldn't be there in person kindly sponsored a dog and Brian especially thanked those who bought a ticket and made a huge effort to attend on the night for a superb evening's entertainment with a delicious 3 course meal, great company and some fine racing from the Greyhounds. All in the the financially difficult month that January is.
The 11 winning dog sponsors went into a draw and 3 lucky winners each got a £50 prize - they were
Mark Mc Alister,
Emmet Mc Naughton and Maebh Connolly.
The prize draw winners were
1. Two tickets to Ireland v Wales Rugby - Frankie Mannion
2. Table for 6 at Drumbo - Paul Stewart
3. 500 Litres home heating oil - Moria Quinn
4. 4 Ball at Galgorm Manor - Paudie Leech
5. O'Neills £50 voucher - Rose Mooney
O'Neills £50 voucher - Connel Trainor (not to be spent on Down GAA gear...)
6. Luxury Bottle of Champagne - Martin Mc Causland
All of our sponsors and supporters can be seen in the photos.
Again our heartfelt thanks to anyone who supported us on the night and to Drumbo Stadium for a fantastic evening.