We would like to call on schools, businesses and individuals get on board remotely.
“While we cannot run any of our standard events this year this is a great way for people to bring some colour into their day, mark their county’s achievements and donate to Marymount all the while. 9- You might want to go out and paint the town red, but beware, you have three more BIG days ahead of you 10- By the time they were ready to leave she was. Then the Democrats charged upon the street cars, and being wafted into Newark proceeded, to use their own metaphor, to 'paint the town red'. Hey all If you live in a small or medium sized town and have always thought the asphalt and concrete slabs of your streets wouldn’t be so bad if they just had a coat of paint, Bloomberg Philanthropies is making it possible to take your art to the streets. The thirtieth anniversary of winning the double is something that needs to be celebrated and we hope we will bring some lightness to what has been and continues to be a tough year for many. James Hennessy offered a resolution that the entire body proceed forthwith to Newark and get drunk. Head of Fundraising and Communications, Paula McGovern, said: “Marymount is delighted to be part of this significant achievement for Cork GAA. Some 75 per cent of the proceeds of the campaign will go to Marymount Hospice, with 25 per cent going to Cork GAA. The launch was attended by 1990 winners including Tomás Mulcahy, Conor Counihan and Kevin Hennessy among others. Winning the double is something very special that doesn’t happen very often and we need to celebrate it as a county.” Short Description: Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. “I wanted to also help promote the significant achievement of the Cork GAA players of 1990 including my own father. Speaking at the launch, which coincided with the hurling anniversary yesterday, Conor said he was motivated to mark the anniversary and also support Marymount: “We had supported Marymount earlier in the year through the hugely successful Cork Hurlers Solo run campaign so I knew that Marymount were really suffering due to Covid-19 cancellations so I wanted to do something more to help. To get involved, the people of Cork are being asked to ‘Go Red’ on 16 September, either through wearing your jersey, red clothing or accessories or decorating your remote office, home or car. The fundraising drive is the brainchild of Cork hurler Conor Cahalane, son of Niall who was on the 1990 football team. Traditionally, a 30 year anniversary is marked with pearls but this year it's all about the colour red!Ĭork GAA, together with Marymount Hospice, is calling on the public to go red to mark the 30 year anniversary of Cork's 1990 All-Ireland football and hurling double win.