On Friday 22nd April Limerick GAA presented Frank Costello with his €20,000 Prize from the Club Limerick Draw.
Our Club Chairman John McCarthy said a few words, recalling the first time he met Franck Costello back in 1963 when they lined out against each other. While Feenagh Kilmmedy were victorious on that particular day John acknowledged Frank’s great contribution to GAA as a club player for Banogue, a Limerick County player, Limerick County team manager, referee and as a supporter of the Crecora Manister GAA club.
John mentioned the importance of the Club Limerick Draw as a source of funding for our club and thanked all those who buy a ticket each year. He gave special mention to the many club members who spent the past number of months going round the neighbourhood to build our draw membership numbers for 2016.
It is great for our small club to see prize money coming back to members of our community, we have had a great run of winners in the daw over the years and Frank’s big win gets us off to a flying start for 2016.
Limerick GAA County Chairman Oliver Mann spoke, echoing John’s sentiments and acknowledging Frank’s contributions to the GAA, stating how special his contribution is covering such a wide variety of roles over the years.
Oliver stated that the Limerick Club Draw benefits the local Clubs and the County also and thanked Crecora Manister GAA Club for their support of the draw by having over 200 members in the draw again for 2016.
Oliver presented the winning cheque to Frank and Mary Costello and the gathering of club members, neighbours and friends took the opportunity to enjoy each other’s company with a drink and a chat.
Congratulation Frank and Mary on your win and happy motoring!
The April draw takes place live on Limerick’s Live95FM on Saturday 7th May. If you are interested in joining the Club Limerick Draw contact any member of Crecora Manister GAA club.
Here we have Oliver Mann Limerick GAA County Chairman presenting the €20,000 cheque to Frank & Mary Costello