Roscommon GAA club teams up with Dillon Quirke Foundation
Founder of the Dillon Quirke Foundation, Dan Quirke, receives a cheque for €2,000 from Oliver Connaughton, on behalf of Castlerea St. Kevin’s, towards the Foundation on Wednesday last following the club’s annual fun run and walk on St. Stephen’s Day 2024. Pictured are Grace Curran, Oliver Connaughton, Ollie Finneran, Marie Hester, Vincent Finan, Dan Quirke, Michael McDermott, Seán Gill, Evan Kelly, Tommie Finneran, Danny Burke, Seamus Coyne, and Noel Curran. Pictures: Liam Reynolds
Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club held its annual fun run and walk on St. Stephen’s Day 2024. Monies raised from the walk went to the Dillon Quirke Foundation.
The fun run and walk, which was sponsored by McGourty’s Bar, was a great success. There was great participation from club members and the wider community.
A total of €2,000 was raised, and on Wednesday last the cheque was presented by club members to the founder of the Dillon Quirke Foundation, Dan Quirke.
The Foundation was set up in honour of Dillon Quirke who collapsed and died during a hurling match at Semple Stadium in August 2022. On average, 100 young people in Ireland die each year from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) — a rate much higher than that reported in other EU countries.
In an effort to reduce this number, the Foundation aims to promote awareness surrounding the importance of cardiac screening in preventing SADs and to provide cardiac screening for young people nationwide. The screenings are carried out by Advanced Medical Services (AMS), a provider of onsite medical services.
The Dillon Quirke Foundation organised AMS to come to Castlerea St. Kevin’s last week where 45 of the club’s youth players, aged from 16 and 18 years, received cardiac screening on the day.
Castlerea St. Kevin’s GAA Club wishes to thank all those who supported the charity walk and run on St. Stephen’s Day; McGourty’s Bar for sponsoring the event; Minor Secretary Marie Hester and her team for working with the Dillon Quirke Foundation to organise the screening day, and Dan Quirke and all the team at the Foundation for their help in organising the screening.
The club looks forward to working with the Dillon Quirke Foundation in the future.
For more details on the Dillon Quirke Foundation or to organise youth cardiac screening for any organisation, go to www.dillonquirkefoundation.com or check out Facebook and Instagram DillonQuirkeFoundation.
