We have dedicated this area to pay special tribute to the extremely generous people who have made a contribution to CRY. All at CRY would  like to express our sincerest thanks to all who provide us with support.

Aidan Phelan & Tara Fitzharris donate to CRY

Sincere thanks go to Aidan Phelan & Tara Fitzharris who married in August 2010 and made a very generous donation  to CRY in lieu of “wedding favours”.   The donation was made in memory of their good friend Fergal Brett.

Rock Bridge Club, Dundalk, County Louth

Thanks to the members of the Rock Bridge Club, Dundalk, County Louth who donated the proceeds of the President’s Bridge Night (President ; Ms. Ann Ward) to CRY to help fund the Screening Centre in Tallaght Hospital.  A total of €1,200.00 was donated to CRY in July 2010.  Many thanks to all involved.

Louise McLoughlin and Declan Molloy donation to CRY in lieu of wedding favours

Louise McLoughlin and Declan Molloy who are getting married in August 2010 have donated €250.00 to CRY.    Louise & Declan decided to make a donation to CRY in lieu of wedding favours in the name of their very special friend Clare Whelan who died suddenly on 01 January 2006.  CRY greatly appreciates the very generous donation. 

Galway Solicitors Bar Association in memory of their friend the late Jack Treacey

CRY would like to thank the members of the Galway Solicitors Bar Association who donated monies in memory of their friend the late Jack Treacey.   Jack was a prominent solicitor and member of the society.  Jack was a solicitor and partner in the firm of Kieran Murphy & Co., Solicitors, Galway.   This year’s Shields Cup was held on 25th June 2010 at Cregmore Park Golf Club and €500.00 was donated to CRY.

Poker Night held for CRY  in Prospect Park, Ballymoney, Gorey In memory of Carl Malone

Pictures here show the very successful Poker Night held for CRY  in Prospect Park, Ballymoney, Gorey on Friday 13th August.  The night was arranged by a group of teenagers David Farrelly, Stephen Stewart, Cian Hogan, Andy Williams, Luke Hederman, Jack Ebbs Jnr – with  help on the night from Eoin & Maeve O’Hehir, Kevin & Mark Keenan and Jessica Reilly.   The night was a great success!  As well as the Poker they held a raffle and the total handed over to CRY on the night was €958.00.   David, Stephen and Cian were friends and classmates of Carl Malone and decided to hold the Poker Night in Carl’s memory.  

The Pupils of Terenure College – friends of the late Rory Hegarty (RIP) in July 2010 donated a further €356.00 to C.R.Y. – this brings their total now to €1,268.00.

Special thanks to the pupils and parents of students from Terenure College in Dublin (particularly the 6th Year students) for donating €912.00 to CRY. A Colours day was organised by Nicky Cosgrave and the 6th Years last autumn in memory of their friend and classmate the late Rory Hegarty (RIP) and all the proceeds were donated to CRY in Rory’s memory.

CRY would like to acknowledge and thank the “The Thatch Vintage Charity Club” who donated €1,600.00 in July 2010 to CRY in memory of Colin Dunne – son of Tom & Bernie Dunne of Tullamore, County Offaly.   The money was raised at a  recent Tractor Run.    A similar amount was donated also to the Local Youth Development.

Salthill Medical Centre Staff Run for CRY 

Four staff members of a local medical centre took part in the West of Ireland women's mini marathon in Galway recently

Antoinette Doyle, Olivia Greaney, Carol Durnin and Patricia Joyce of Salthill Medical Centre, were joined by 11 friends in the 10k event, which began and ended in South Park, the Claddagh.

The ladies ran to raise funds and awareness for CRY after the CRYP Centre provided cardiac screening for several families in Galway.

Dr Dan Murphy, who runs Salthill Medical Centre, lost his 15-yearold daughter, Orlaith, to sudden cardiac death in March 2005. She had not complained of being unwell and died in her sleep, he said. Sudden cardiac death can affect young healthy people, often without warning.

He praised his staff and their friends for taking part in the mini marathon and congratulated Kathryn Casserly, one of the group, for coming second in the event in a fantastic time of 42 minutes.

CRY would like to thank all the ladies who took part on behalf of the charity.

Special word of thanks to inspiring parents!

Thanks from everybody at CRY to Greg and Elsa Leonard - fantastic supporters of CRY.   Year after year they have organised a group of girls to take part in the Flora Mini Marathon with all funds donated CRY – they have also supported many events run by CRY. This has been done in memory of their son Francis who died suddenly while playing for the Erins Isle Intermediate team  a little over 3 years ago.  CRY Ireland would like to thank Greg and Elsa Leonard for all their hard work over the years. It is greatly appreciated.    Below are some photos taken by Greg on the day of Elsa and the girls from Erins Isle GAA Club, Finglas, Dublin.

Thank you to the Tuck Shop Mums of St. Michael’s College and The Students of St. Michael’s College and Muckross Park College.

 A big Thank You to the Mums of St. Michael’s pupils who manned the tuck shop throughout the academic year the proceeds of which were donated to CRY.  Also a big Thank You to the students of St. Michael’s Colege and Muckross Park College for donating the proceeds of their annual fashion show to our funds. 

The photograph below shows Mr. Michael Greene, Chairman of CRY being presented with cheques by Mrs Annette McDermott, Chairperson of Senior School Parent’s Council and Mr. Tom McCormack of Limelight Communications.

Shamrocks GAA Club presented the Dunne Family with €2,000.00 in memory of Colin Dunne .   Bernie and Tom Dunne attended the function and Mr. John Mollin, Club Secretary presented the cheque – the proceeds from  the Easter 2010 Golf Classic held in Esker Hills Golf Club. 

CRY would like to say a very big THANK YOU to Lidl Ireland GmbH who very generously donated water for all of the participants of the CRY Mini Marathon Team – the water was distributed to those taking part before the race at the Conrad Hotel and was greatly appreciated by all of the ladies on the day. 

The Great Limerick Run took place on the 2nd of May 2010 with up to 7,000 participants.  It was  the first  time that a certified full marathon, half marathon and 10K have been held in the same location in the one day.
Special thanks to Edelle O’Brien (pictured) who took part for CRY and raised €300.00.   Edelle participated in the 10K Run .. Just over 6 miles taking in a host of historical, cultural and sporting sites along the way. Starting at Pery Square with its Georgian architecture and award winning Peoples Park Moving on to the Hunt Museum, St. Mary's Cathedral (1168) and then the 13th century King Johns Castle on Kings Island. Crossing the Shannon at Thomond Bridge and passing the Treaty Stone (1691), Clancy Strand with the Curragower falls in full view. Passing the world famous Thomond Park, Gaelic Grounds before crossing back over the Shannon at Sarsfiled Bridge passing Shannon Rowing Club before finishing on Limericks O'Connell street.
The full marathon started at the University of Limerick, the half marathon started at the Old Crescent Rugby Club and the 10k fun run commenced at Pery’s square with each of them finishing on Limerick’s main street, O’Connell Street after seeing a number of Limerick’s famous sites. 

       

Crumlin Citizens Information have donated €100.00 to CRY in memory of Clare McCloskey.   Clare McCloskey was the only daughter of Huge and Anne, sister of Tom. Clare was both bubbly and outgoing and had many friends from all over the world from her many travels.  After years of travelling the globe, Clare finally settled back home in Dublin becoming the Head of Internal Audit at the youthful age of 31.  Had she survived she would undoubtedly experience even more success.  Clare died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome at the young age of 31 in April 2007. 

In March of this year the 6th year pupils of Colaiste Na Toirbhirte, Bandon, County Cork organised a fundraising fashion show night in memory of their fellow pupil and friend Ciara O'Connor who died suddenly on 7th December 2007 from a sudden cardiac death.  The pupils did all the organising themselves and got the local businesses of Bandon to come on board for the night by donating clothes from the local boutiques and prizes for a raffle.  The night was a great success with 5th year students and some teachers doing the modelling for the show, great fun was had by all and €2,000.00 was raised from the night which was donated by the students to CRY.

CRY would like to thank UCD Medical Society for the sum of €1,000.00  recently received.  The money was raised at two events held by the UCD MedSoc during the year.  The majority came from the raffle at the Centenary Ball held in April 2010 and the remainder was a balance from the annual charity collection day (Med Day).   Photographs from the Centenary Ball below.   UCD Medical Society have been great supporters of CRY and their continued support is greatly appreciated by all at CRY.

Sincere thanks to the Offaly 1988/1998 Reunion Committee who donated the proceeds of their recent Reunion Night.  The team won the All Ireland Under 21 Football Team Championship in 1988 and the National Football League in 1998 and through Tom and Bernie Dunne, parents of Colin Dunne (pictured) they donated €1,173.51 to CRY in Colin’s Memory.  Colin died suddenly while participating in the Barcelona Marathon on 1st March 2009.

The late Colin Dunne (RIP),  pictured in Barcelona on 1st March 2009.

CRY would like to hugely thank Neil Harper for his involvement in the auctions at both Pure Style and the Cry Rugby Luncheon. Neil got everyone involved during the bidding process, his humour and wit keeping everyone on their toes. His ability to keep the bidders bidding was highly entertaining and he certainly added to the calibre of each event. Thanks once again to Neil. 

Neil Harper

CRY would like to thank Helen & Joe Cooney and the committee of the former St Dominic’s Youth Club in Limerick, who donated €646.18 following the clubs closure and subsequent dormant account closure. Helen and Joe’s son Ross who was a member of the former club, died in 1999 from sudden cardiac death. Many thanks once again to all involved.

  

James Daly (Runner Up), Barry Byrne (Winner), Aidan Hearty (2nd Runner Up)

Barry Byrne (Champion Golfer of the Year 2009 with The FRAN LEONARD MEMORIAL CLARET JUG)

 Barry Byrne being presented with the Fran Leonard Memorial Trophy by Trophy Sponsor and Tournament Director Seamus Donovan.

For the fourth year running Bandon Rotary donated some of the proceeds from their Annual Golf AM to CRY.   A total of €750.00 was received.  This was the 26th Bandon Rotary Golf AM – and when presenting the monies they commented that they were deeply aware and appreciative of the screening carried out by CRY on families at risk whilst receiving no government funding.  The Club told CRY they were delighted to be in a position to support the Charity.
 
Phil Murphy, Bandon chartered accountant initially suggested CRY having heard of the charity through a local GP, Dr. Fionnuala Quigley – Fionnuala is a trustee of CRY and following the tragic loss of Phil’s niece Orlaith Murphy who died suddenly aged 15 in 2005.  Subsequently  Phil participated in the 2008 Cork City Marathon with his friend Robert Merrick  helping CRY to raise awareness and funds at this event also.
 
We are very grateful to the Bandon Rotary and Phil Murphy for their kind donation. 
 

CRY would like to give a big thanks to the Radiation Oncology Department of the Mid Western Regional Cancer Centre, Mid Western Regional Hospital, Dooradoyle, Co Limerick.They took part in a “secret santa” in December and choose CRY as their charity of choice for the donation and raised €300!
 
Mrs Brid Sweeney of Galway recently hosted a coffee morning and sent on the funds raised to CRY.  The Coffee Morning for CRY raised €665 euros and they team here at CRY would like to thank Mrs Sweeney for all her hard work and the kind donation.
 
A big thank you goes to the Citizens Information – Crumlin CIC – who sent through a donation from the monies received from grateful clients for the services provided by the Crumlin Citizens Information Service. The donation was made in memory of Clare McCloskey who died of SADS at the age of 31 on April 1st 2007.
 
 

DUBLIN CITY MARATHON

CRY would like to give a huge thanks to Stuart Cinnamond who took part in this year’s Dublin Marathon.  Stuart took part in memory of his friend Marcus, who died suddenly in Thailand just over a month ago and to raise awareness for Cardiac Risk in the Young. 

John O'Hagan also completed the Dublin City Marathon for CRY and CRY would like to take this opportunity to thank Stuart and John for their participation in the marathon which raised both funds and awareness for CRY.  Well done to all!

This year was the 30th anniversary of the Dublin Marathon and it was a great day with a fantastic turnout of supporters and the atmosphere was buzzing.  Please see photos from the event & from John’s and  Stuart’s progress during the race:

Stuart Cinnamond

Stuart Cinnamond

A big thanks also goes to Chris Mooney who took part in the Dublin City Marathon in aid of CRY, having to endure some very painful blisters after 10 miles. He kept going through the pain even though he knew he wasn’t going to get finished anywhere near the time he wanted….it was obviously more about finishing and the charity than anything else!

THANK YOU DARREN CONNAUGHTON

Darren Connaughton took part in the recent Gaelforce 6, which was back for the fourth year, took place in August and included hiking, running, biking and kayaking as part of the multisport race adventure. The course was set in Co. Mayo and ran over 65KM from Glassilaun beach, south-west of Killary Harbour to Westport.

Darren raised €1,940 for CRY as part of the GF6 Challenge and would like to thank all those who kindly donated prizes to his raffle including Decides County Bar, Liffey Valley Fitness, Shamrock Rovers FC, Currys, Killarney Crystal, The Leinster Rugby Team, as well as the patients and staff at CRYP Centre.

A big thank you goes to Darren from all here at CRY for his support and to those that helped him take part!!

A BIG THANK YOU TO ST MARY’S RFC FOR SUCCESSFUL QUIZ NIGHT

Picture shows President Niall Rynne presenting the cheque to CRY to Chairman Michael Greene and Administrator Lucia Ebbs.

A big thank you goes to Martin King from Today FM’s Breakfast Show following his selection of CRY for ‘The Weekly Bet’ feature. Each week the show has a €100 bet for charity courtesy of Boylesports - at the end of the month October all the winnings went to CRY. Many thanks also to Boyle Sports for steering the Martin in the right direction helping us win €700!

St Enda’s Secondary School, Kilmallock Road and Carambola Cents, Limerick

Lisa Bolger & Robyn Mockler Newtown School, Waterford 

Caoilte Kellher, Athy Kildare
A big thanks to Caoilte from Athy,Kildare. He has completed two events for CRY, a marathon and the Triathlone.

Siemens and Fujitsu Staff Charity Fund
Every month, the Employees of Siemens and Fujitsu give a percentage of their salary to a charity fund. Cry have been nominated and received  a generous donation. A huge thank you to all the staff.

Wyeth Medic Ireland (WMI) Employees Charitable Donations Fund
Anita Mockler, employee of WMI lost a friend due to sudden death. Anita approached WMI to make a special donation to CRY from the staff fund. Thank you to all at WMI.

Catherine Lawlor’s School of Art
Catharine Lawlor held an art exhibition in aid of CRY. The event was held in September and was a huge success. Thanks to all who supported the event and a special thanks to Catherine Lawlor and her students.

Cork Ladies CRY Team
An enourmous thanks to the CRY team of over40 ladies at the Cork Mini Marathon. It was a great day had by all with fantastic weather.

Bronwen Coyle and Paul Quigley
The newlywed couple got married mid September and made a donation to their favourite charity -CRY. A big thank you to both and best wishes on your future together.

Snap Printing
CRY received a donation from the City West branch of Snap printing. CRY would like to say thank you to all of the staff for their generous contribution.

GF6 Challenge