THE MAYO INTERNATIONAL Supporters Foundation have donated €50,000 to Mayo Roscommon Hospice just days after Mayo GAA cut ties with their chairperson Tim O’Leary.
The foundation had been planning to hand over the €250,000 raised for Mayo GAA, before some ill-advised tweets from O’Leary led to the county’s delegates ceasing engagement with the benefactor.
The funds had been withheld by the English-born millionaire late last year after a row over how monies were being used.
A resolution in January appeared to have put an end to the dispute but O’Leary’s ‘#Horanout’ tweet led to a Mayo county board vote to sever the relationship with him.
It’s unclear whether any or all of the funds was ever received by Mayo GAA.
The hospice’s CEO Martina Jennings hailed the foundation for the contribution.
“We are thrilled to have received this donation from the Mayo International Supporters Foundation,” she said in a statement.
“100% of fundraised income like this very generous donation go directly back into providing palliative care services to the people of Mayo and Roscommon and have enabled us to build our Mayo Hospice and move to our Roscommon Hospice.
“Our Mayo Hospice was delivered on time and under budget. It cost just under €9m and 100% of that came from fundraised money. Roscommon will cost in the region of €6m and again we will build this from fundraised income. Alongside all of this development, we continue to provide community Palliative Care to those in most need in the two counties.
“Donations like this from the Mayo International Supporters Foundation enable us to do that work and for that we are most grateful. Tim O’Leary, the founder and chairperson of Mayo International Supporters Foundation has been a terrific supporter of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation and we look forward to his continued support across a range of projects.
“Gifts like these not only support our work, but are a great boost to our volunteers and staff, when they see the work of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation being recognised in this way.”
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Up the Dubs
indeed…but last weeks game was like a dublin team 20 years ago. +7 victory for Cork. Cunningham needs to go.
Yep, there is something wrong in the camp.
@gold3n: Well in the game now, Nash really kept Cork in it with those saves.
Hey, listen I really hope we do well but I think we’ve taken a step back with this new managment setup. Don’t forget Cork have also been shocking over the past 18 months.
Just when we think we’re going to have a good year we lose to what was being described as the worst Dublin team of all time… More fake news…
Cork are in the same boat as us. They have struggled the past 18/24 months. Beating by a bad Wexford team last year??
Great to see our lads competing. Was expecting a hammering after last week. If it wasn’t for 2 great saves by Nash we could be well ahead.
Pa Horgan is having a shocker out there tonight.
Is this on TV?
Eir sport.
Anthony Dalys commentary is a disgrace here totally one sided.
@John Carroll: Can you blame him considering how bad Cork were?
Could have stayed in it if Pa Horgan learned how to pick up the ball in training for the penalty! Could have Used a Nash Rocket instead of a bobbly one.
@John Boyle Cork like any other county are entitled to be as good or as bad as they want over the seventhy minutes but they should like any other county be entitled to a fair non bias commentary and if Daly cant do that he should head off back to Clare and milk his cows!!!
Great win for Dublin after the poor result v tipp last week. Very poor cork side who will struggle to stay up after that performance. Great to see the dubs compete and show hunger and commitment. Something to build on. Looks like a toss up between dubs rebels and banner for the drop.