Charity rugby game for Milford Hospice

The organisers of a charity rugby game in Sixmilebridge on St Stephen’s Day hope to raise over €2,000 for Milford Care Centre, Limerick.
Casey’s Angels, which comprised patrons of Casey’s Bar, Sixmilebridge, defeated Den’s Devils, which included friends of Danny Gallagher, who runs the O2 mobile phone shop in Shannon, 9-3 after a very entertaining game in the School Field, Sixmilebridge.
Over €1,700 has already been collected from sponsorship cards and the organisers are very hopeful of reaching their target of over €2,000.
Refereed by Paddy Mulready, the match was the brainwave of Dave Fielding and Joe Hogan to raise money for Milford Hospice. A video of the game was shown in Casey’s Pub later that evening and also featured on YouTube.
Sixmilebridge publican Anne Casey said she was delighted with the response to what proved to be a great fun event.
“It was a great idea and it was great to raise so much money for a good cause. If the event is organised in October next year, there should be an even bigger response.
“Most families have been touched by cancer and Milford Hospice is a very good cause,” she said.