Liam Miller Tribute Match At Páirc Ui Chaoimh Raised €1.5m
€1 million has been put into a Trust for Liam Miller's family with the remainder being shared amongst various charitable causes
Last month's Liam Miller Tribute Match at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Raised €1.5m
Members of the event's organising committee, led by Chairman Michael O'Flynn, made the announcement today at a briefing in the Lord Mayor's office at City Hall
The organisers paid special tribute to all who supported the event and made it such a memorable occasion
€1 million has been put into a Trust for Liam Miller's family, with €250,000 to be donated to Marymount Hospice where Liam received end of life care
The rest of the money raised will be shared between the Jack O'Driscoll Fund, Mercy University Hospital Foundation, the Oesophageal Cancer Fund, Enable Ireland, Cork Simon Community, Cork Penny Dinners and Down Syndrome Cork
Speaking to RedFM News Michael O'Flynn says he was blown away by the support the match received - and that choosing beneficiaries for the funds raised was no easy task
Michael O'Flynn also read out a brief statement from the Miller family
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