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15th December 2023
09:38am GMT
31 July 2023; Owner JP McManus with Limerick hurling manager John Kiely after sending out Mystical Power to win the Galwaybayhotel.com&Galmont.com Novice Hurdle during day one of the Galway Races Summer Festival at Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile[/caption]
In the letter that was sent to the county boards, McManus expressed how he and his family 'greatly value the spirit and meaning of GAA communities.'
"With Limerick's success in the GAA in recent years, we have seen the joy that this can bring on and off the field and how it enhances the spirit, camaraderie and confidence of communities, urban and rural," it read. "My family and I greatly value the spirit and meaning of community and our GAA, Camogie and Ladies Gaelic Football clubs who are at the heart of communities right throughout the island."First reported by Philip Lanigan of the Irish Daily Mail, the donation is to be made by January of next year. In a joint-statement issued by GAA president Larry McCarthy and Director General Tom Ryan, the leading racehorse owner was hailed for his 'generosity', with the pair also expressing their 'sincere gratitude' to him and his family. [caption id="attachment_296184" align="alignnone" width="1000"]
11 June 2023; Businessman JP McManus and Gearoid Hegarty of Limerick celebrate after the Munster GAA Hurling Championship Final match between Clare and Limerick at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile[/caption]
"We would like to place on record our sincere gratitude to JP McManus and his family for yet another remarkable gesture of support.
"Clubs across the island benefitted greatly from the generosity of JP and his family in 2018, and we know that the funds were put to very good use at the time.
"His support of the GAA at many levels is well documented and our units will once again rejoice in the generosity of the McManus family and use the funds to assist in their hugely important work at the heart of communities."
As reported by Dominic Coyle in the Irish Times, GAA clubs in Sligo will receive the most substantial donation, of roughly €30,300 while those in Cork will receive the lowest, in the region of €2,660 in due to the high number of clubs in their county.
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