Féile Le Chéile 2024

A Chairdre,

As the dust settles after our fantastic inclusive sports event Féile le Chéile, the Raheny All Stars would like to express our heartfelt, sincere thanks to all who made the day run so smoothly, providing the activities, the fun, and the laughter on what was a highly successful, well-organised event.

The Raheny All Stars would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the following for supporting us on our second-ever Féile le Chéile:

Raheny GAA members, with a special note of mention to Sean Whelan, Cian Burgess, GAA For Ma's, Health & Wellbeing Committee, Ciaran Dunne (GPO), Conor Lee, Paul Fox, Andrew and Eoin, Kevin Woods, Eamonn Doherty, Eabha Byrne, Dara O’Hanlon, Monica & Keith Loscher, Deirdre McAweeney, Alison Dempsey, Karen Mooney,Alison Field, Ashlinn Walsh, Catherine Bedford-Leech,Aishling Heapes, Sean Whelan & Maria Curtis. To our parents who organised a fundraising bag-pack.

We are also incredibly grateful to Sean MacMahon, Brian Fenton & Brian Howard for taking the time to come along and meet everyone, what a great way to finish a memorable day with three wonderful stars in Raheny GAA.

The event was a wonderful collaboration between the Dublin City Sports & Wellbeing Officers (Tess, Mark & John) who contributed immensely to the day, including a Sensory Bus, Accessible toilet facilities, Medals, Trophies, goodies, Flags, and providing the outstanding coaches from Athletics Ireland, Leinster Rugby, Clontarf Cricket Club, and Frisbee.

We also had fantastic support from the local community members and organisations – SuperValu, Raheny, RahenyScouts, Order of Malta, St Anne's Tennis Club, Raheny Sports Alliance, Noreen Gaughran (Piper), Mahony Meats, Musicians at the club, Abbey Office & Furniture Supplies Ltd, and our outstanding local Community Gardaí.

A special mention to Jerry Grogan, the iconic "Voice of Croke Park," for assisting us on the mic and adding to the special occasion for everyone.

To the outstanding participants from Ballinteer St Johns GAA, Naomh Mearnog GAA, Raheny GAA, St. Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh GAA, St. Peregrine's GAA, St. Sylvester's GAA, St. Vincent's GAA, and the University of Madison-Wisconsin, thank you for making the day so memorable.

Finally, to all those who gave their time or donated, there are so many to mention, and we apologise if we have missed any names, your contribution is very much appreciated. As always, huge thanks to all the players, families, and coaches.

The Raheny All Stars are truly grateful for your support and dedication to making Féile le Chéile 2024 a tremendous success.