Over €7,500 raised in Ferguson’s for North Louth Hospice

An Irish rugby jersey being auctioned off on the night

A cheque for €7,560 was recently presented to the North Louth Hospice and Homecare Foundation by Michael Crawley and Niall Ferguson of Ferguson’s Bar in Gyles’ Quay.

The money was raised via a fundraising night in Ferguson’s, with Kathleen Kelly and Maretta Callan accepting the cheque on behalf of the hospice.

Commenting on the presentation, Michael said: “The night could not have been such a huge success without the hard work and support of Niall and all the team in Ferguson’s Bar for hosting the night. Thanks also to Henry Mac, Stewart Agnew, The Stormers and the McCollum Brothers for a great night’s entertainment.

“Special thanks to Sean Connor, Archie Murphy and Padraic Renaghan for donating jerseys for the auction and to everyone who donated prizes for the raffle. Special thanks also to Blackstone Motors for their generous support. Finally to everyone who bought tickets and who turned out in their hundreds to make the night such a great success.”

Former Dundalk boss Connor leads Killybegs to Donegal SFC final

Sean Connor might not have been the success everyone had hoped to be as Dundalk FC manager.

However, the former Lilywhites boss is hoping to be celebrating sporting success of a different kind on Sunday when he leads Killybegs into the Donegal SFC final against Glenswilly.

Better known in football circles for having managed Sligo Rovers, Bohemians, Dundalk and Galway United, Connor has a GAA background having won a MacRory Cup medal in 1986 and an Antrim SFC medal with St John’s in the same year.

Connor has been acting as coach for manager Martin Boyle this year and told The Dundalk Democrat that the experience has been “enjoyable”.

Despite managing throughout the country and even in Zimbabwe for a spell, Connor has lived in Killybegs for the past five years and has trained the team on-and-off since 2007.