Darts Aid Charity    -   ARCHIVES

Darts Aid Charity was founded in 1996 by a group of Cork Darts Players to raise funds for local charities.

When the Cork Darts Players’ Association was formed in 1997 the members and supporters of the CDPA gave their support to the charity and by the end of 2002 they had donated more than €136,000  to worthy causes in the Cork area.

One of their biggest ventures was raising €11,000 to send a group of sick children to EuroDisney.

The clubs organised various events, including marathons, raffles, headshaves competitions etc. and John Part and Mick Manning put on a great show at the Ardmanning for the charity.

Their main fund-raising in 2003 will be in aid of the local Hospice at Marymount and many events have been planned over the coming months.

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Leagues Combine to Raise € 9,200 for Hospice

The Cobh League and the Cork City and District League competed in an Inter-League challenge match in Cobh Ramblers’ Club House down in the ‘Holy Ground’ and all of the players were sponsored by friends and local businesses on the night.   The match was very closely contested with the city team just winning on a 16-14 scoreline.

There was also a clash of the two league singles champions on the night with the local hero, Dave Donachie, outplaying the city champion, Peter Quinn.

The real winner on the night, however, was Marymount Hospice who received a cheque for €9,200 thanks to the generosity of the players and supporters.

The Friends of Marymount Hospice were so impressed that they donated a Perpetual Trophy to both Leagues to be played for on an annual basis.

Plans are already been made for the 2006 challenge which will be held at a city venue in the New Year.

June 2004

Since the start of February the players and supporters had been organising Easter Egg Raffles and various other events around the pubs and clubs in the area.      Over the past eight years since Darts Aid Charity was founded thay have donated more than €150,000 to this very worthy Cork charity.

 

A group of fund-raisers from the Chimes Bar pictured with the `Big Cheque`.

Darts Aid Charity Raises € 170,000 for Local Charities:

 

The members and supporters of the Cork Darts Players Association have completed their annual fund-raising venture in aid of Marymount Hospice in Cork and they presented a cheque for  € 30,000 to Sister Bertram and her colleagues at a function in Ardmanning House on June 20th., 2003.     Since early February many events were staged at different pubs and clubs associated with the association with the main highlight being a darts exhibition by World Champion John Part. 

 

Easter egg raffles, collections, darts marathons, competitions, and even a `Full Monty` contributed to this fantastic achievement by this dedicated group of fund-raisers.    Since Darts Aid Charity was founded in 1996 they have now donated almost € 170,000 to local charities.

A group of fund-raisers from Kay O`Mahony`s Darts Club pictured at the Presentation Night