Liverpool Legends coming to town

A HOST of Liverpool Legends will arrive in Dundalk on April 15th to take on the Louth Legends in a charity football match in Oriel Park which will help raise money for two important local services.

The teams will play for the Calvin Cup named in honour of Calvin Gray who lost his fight for life in September 2022 following a tragic accident in the town centre. Calvin was a massive Liverpool fan and the organisers have decided to honour his memory by naming the cup after him.

One of the organisers of the event, Gerry O’Connor, says he hopes that Dundalk will come out and support the event and help raise funds for both the Autism unit in Realt na Mara and the Maria Goretti Foundation which is a respite centre in Lordship.

“Our goal is to raise as much money as possible for two fantastic local Louth services that are both linked with autism. My son has autism and I know how difficult it can be to get the required supports needed for a child with ASD. Thankfully I am in a position to be able to afford to pay for some of these services but I know that meeting these complex needs can put families under a lot of stress, emotionally and financially.

“By raising money for these services we hope it will enable them to further the success of many projects and programmes for children on the autism spectrum. As well as the match between Liverpool Legends and Louth Legends we are also offering a meet and greet with the players on the morning of the match in Oriel Park. You will get a chance to meet the legends of Liverpool and get a picture with them with tickets costing €20 for an adult and €10 for kids.

The final part of our fundraiser will be a Legends dinner which is taking place in the Carrickdale Hotel after the match. Dinner with the Legends is an evening of entertainment which will include having dinner with the legends as well as auctions of various memorabilia and raffles. Tickets for the dinner will cost €75 per person.

Eamonn O’Hagan who is also helping to organise the event says that he is delighted with some of the names who have agreed to come to Dundalk for the charity game.

“We’ve been working hard on getting Liverpool legends to come over and we are delighted to confirm that John Aldridge, Steve McMahon, Jermaine Pennant Mark Wright and Alan Kennedy have all agreed to take part. We are working on getting another legend over the line and hopefully we will be able to announce that shortly,” explained Eamonn.

“On the Louth Legends side we have the likes of Brian Gartland, Gabriel Sava, Steve Williams, John Whyte, David Crawley, Shane Grimes, Nathan Murphy, David Ward, Fabio O’Brien, Sean Thornton and Killian Brennan togging out and the team will be managed by myself, Tom McNulty and

Darius Kierans. It promises to be a great afternoon up in Oriel and we are hoping that the people will come out and support two very important local services, “stated Eamonn.

Tickets for the match, which takes place on April 15th in Oriel Park can be bought on Eventbrite (Search for Liverpool Legends v Louth Legends on their website).

Tickets for the meet and greet which takes place before the match on April 15th between 12 and 1:30 can be purchased from Gino’s Diner on Clanbrassil St. (Adult €20, Child €10)

For dinner tickets in the Carrickdale please contact 0872323641. Tickets cost €75 per person. All proceeds raised will go towards the Maria Goretti Foundation and the Realt na Mara Early Intervention Unit and Autism Centre.