Change Your Colours For CF - Sile Callinan 7s 2020
Raising much needed funds for the Clare Cystic Fibrosis Support Fund and The Julian Benson CF Foundation in memory of Síle Callinan who sadly passed away in 2017 at the age of 26.
"A life that touches others, goes on forever"
The Síle Callinan Memorial 7-A-Side Ladies Football Tournament was launched in October 2017 to raise funds for CF and promote Ladies Football in memory of Síle. In its inaugural year the total raised was over €31,000 and to date between the Tournament and other local fundraisers we have raised over €60,000 to help support people with Cystic Fibrosis.
The annual tournament was going from strength to strength and becoming more popular every year with our Tournament Ambassadors Cora Staunton, Aidan O'Mahony, Marty Morrissey, Joe Brolly and Conor Moore all attending at different stages over the last 3 years.
The tournament has also been very competitive with 3 different teams winning the Championship to date.
Change Your Colours For CF Challenge 2020
Unfortunately we had to cancel the 2020 Tournament in the interest of public safety.
Instead we are launching a virtual fundraiser called #ChangeYourColoursForCF
To get involved and support these two great causes you need to:
- Make a donation to the Gofundme Page
(We understand these are very challenging times for lots of people, anything atall you can afford to give will be greatly appreciated)
- Change Your Colours and Post the picture on your Social Media tagging @silecallinan7s and #ChangeYourColoursForCF
(If you can get hold of a rival club/county jersey that would be great but if not any jersey or colours will do)
- Nominate and Tag 5 others to take part in the Challenge.
Thank you for your continued support as always.
Micheal Talty and The Callinan Family.
(Pictured at the Launch of The Change Your Colours For CF Challenge were: Clare Mens Footall Captain - Eoin Cleary, Síle's Fiance Micheal Talty, Síle's Sister Anne-Marie Callinan and Clare Ladies Football Captain - Ellie O'Gorman, all changing into their neighboring parish jerseys)
The 3 Winning Captains of the Síle Callinan 7-a-Side Tournament along with the Captain of the current Clare County Champions.
From Left to Right - Maeve Coughlan (Kilmurry Ibrickane) Roisin Looney (Cooraclare), Collette Keniry (West Clare Gaels) and Ellie O’Gorman (Kilmihil)
Tommy Tubridy from Doonbeg and Joe Garry from Cooraclare changing their colours at the launch of the #ChangeYourColoursForCF Challenge. Two greats of Clare GAA and two great supporters of the Síle Callinan Memorial Tournament.
Clare footballers Pearse Lillis, Eoin Cleary and David Tubridy changing their colours for CF.
Clare and Kilmurry Ibrickane footballer Keelan Sexton wearing the jersey of neighbours and great rivals St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay for the Launch of the 2020 charity fundraiser.