It’s safe to say that Carlow Gaa’s club and county 50/50 Barrowside Challenge has been a big success.
The fundraiser finished this week and they raised a grand total of €78,688 going to the clubs and county.
To get there, over 60 members in total from Carlow GAA and clubs across the county set out on the June Bank Holiday weekend to walk a 5k.
The individuals taking part had to raise sponsorships money from whoever they could and a race ensued to see who could raise the most and which club could raise the most.
The Winners
The club with the most money raised was Old Leighlin with €10,756 and the person to raise the most cash was Myshall man and Carlow Gaa legend Tommy Murphy with €5,645.
It was a race to the finish though as Johnny Nevin representing Old Leighlin came home with €5,026.
Our own Brendan Hennessy came 5th overall with €3,010.
It’s been a tough year and a half for the county and its clubs with the normal fundraisers taking a back seat to covid regulations however this one enabled people to get out and do their thing and all in a safe manner.
Congratulations to everyone who took part and those who donated as well.
Barrowside Challenge Results.
Club: Total Raised: €
Old Leighlin 10,756
Carlow GAA 10,020
Tinryland 6,010
Clonmore 4,970
Kildavin \ Clonegal 4,920
Palatine 4,905
O’Hanrahan’s 4,595
Naomh Bríd 4,290
Carlow Town 3,400
Éire Óg 3,371
Naomh Eoin 2,475
Bagenalstown Gaels 2,230
Ballinkillen 2,150
Asca 2,100
Grange 1,855
Naomh Moling 1,710
Fighting Cocks 1,545
Leighlinbridge 1,480
Rathvilly 1,405
Mount Leinster Rangers 1,205
Burren Rangers 1,100
Kilbride 680
St. Patrick’s 621
Ballinabranna 600
Fenagh 295
Total – €78,688
Participant: Club: Total Raised: €
1 Tommy Murphy Carlow GAA 5,645
2 Johnny Nevin Old Leighlin 5,026
3 Carmel Lynch O’Hanrahans 3,245
4 Tadhg Roche Old Leighlin 3,050
5 Brendan Hennessy Carlow GAA 3,010
6 Andrea Dalton Tinryland 3,010
7 Stephen Bambrick Naomh Bríd 2,975
8 Pat O’Brien Carlow Town 2,920
9 Christy O’Neill Kildavin \ Clonegal 2,485
10 Paul Kelly Kildavin \ Clonegal 2,435
11 Kitty & Edwina Farrell Palatine 2,305
12 Turlough O’Brien Éire Óg 2,001
13 Frank Donnolly Clonmore 1,950
14 Anthony Byrne Clonmore 1,690
15 Deirdre Tomlinson Tinryland 1,650
16 Mairéad Breen Palatine 1,530
17 Anne Roche Old Leighlin 1,465
18 John Michael Nolan Naomh Eoin 1,380
19 Simon Rea Éire Óg 1,370
20 Anne Ahern O’Hanrahan’s 1,350
21 Paul Broderick Tinryland 1,350
22 Mayghan Doyle Clonmore 1,330
23 Aaron Amond Naomh Bríd 1,315
24 Liam Forde Old Leighlin 1,215
25 John Murphy Grange 1,110
26 Brian Tracey Naomh Eoin 1,095
27 Teresa Doyle Ballinkillen 1,085
28 Tomás Kenny Palatine 1,070
29 Jack Kavanagh Naomh Moling 870
30 Pat Deering Rathvilly 845
31 Pat Coady Naomh Moling 840
32 Vinny O’Brien Asca 810
33 Liam Brennan Old Leighlin 780
34 Paddy Browne Grange 745
35 Derek Ryan Carlow GAA 730
36 Alan Quinn Leighlinbridge 700
37 Conor O’Brien Asca 685
38 Paul Coady Mount Leinster Rangers 670
39 John McDonald Fighting Cocks 660
40 Patrick Mullins Carlow GAA 635
41 Jimmy Phelan Asca 605
42 Tony Bolger Rathvilly 560
43 Ciarán Cunningham Bagenalstown Gaels 540
44 Eleanor Tracey Ballinkillen 540
45 Chris Nolan Mount Leinster Rangers 535
46 Eoin Larkin Ballinkillen 525
47 Donie McDonald Fighting Cocks 520
48 Dylan Townsend Burren Rangers 480
49 Conor Lawlor Carlow Town 480
50 Cian Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 470
51 Jody Brennan Ballinabranna 420
52 Darragh Foley Kilbride 365
53 Niall Bolger Bagenalstown Gaels 345
54 Jack Kennedy St. Patricks 341
55 Áine Holden Burren Rangers 335
56 Jack McCullagh Bagenalstown Gaels 315
57 Eoin Nolan Kilbride 315
58 Darragh Nolan Bagenalstown Gaels 285
59 Pádraig Holden Burren Rangers 285
60 Eoin O’Toole St. Patrick’s 280
61 Jamie Clarke Bagenalstown Gaels 275
62 Seán O’Brien Fighting Cocks 215
63 Robert Samsom Ballinabranna 180
64 David Hickey Fenagh 175
65 Kieran Nolan Fighting Cocks 150
66 Patrick Butler Fenagh 120
€78,688
