Limerick village marks 50th anniversary with special bingo night
THE YEAR 1973 will be remembered as a joyous one for Limerick hurling supporters but also for bingo players in east Limerick and further afield.
Cappamore Development Association (CDA) held their first bingo night and it has gone from strength to strength ever since.
The bingo committee will hold a 50th anniversary night in Cappamore Community Centre on Thursday, November 30 at 8pm.
Total prizes on the night of €5,000, including guaranteed bingo money of €4,000.
Funds raised over the last five decades have helped the CDA to maintain the community centre to be available to all groups.
Apart from Covid and a couple of other exceptions, there has been bingo every Thursday night with guaranteed prize money of €2,620 on top of bingo lotto and special draw.
Pat Fogarty, CDA chairperson, said great credit is due to all the bingo committee volunteers who come each Thursday night. Mr Fogarty, Eddie Murphy, Mary Murphy and Jerry Duggan, bingo manager, were founder members and still remain on the committee. The first numbers were called by the late Pearse Jackson.
Down through the years the bingo committee has helped many local groups and Milford Hospice with fundraising nights and will continue to support various groups each year.
Noel Gleeson, CDA treasurer and bingo committee member, said the anniversary bingo will be a night of celebration. He thanked all the bingo attendees for their continuous support each week.
Tommie Ryan, of the bingo committee, said buses come each week from Scariff, Kilfinane, Limerick city and it is a great social night for all patrons.
“We will have a raffle for hampers and turkeys and also a free draw for everyone attending on November 30,” said Mr Ryan.
Ger Lynch, recently appointed CDA secretary, said it is some achievement to have it going for half a century and hopes the people of the parish and local areas would support the big event. See county notes for photo of the bingo committee.