Ballynahinch Olympic Football Club, in collaboration with St Colman’s High and Sixth Form College, are set to host a 24-hour Football-a-thon in June as part of a major community charity event.
The continuous football challenge will bring together players, students, and volunteers in support of local fundraising efforts, with half of all money raised being donated to Marie Curie in memory of Matthew Starkey, a past teacher at St Colman’s.
Organisers say the event aims to celebrate community spirit while raising vital funds for a worthy cause.
Further details on how to get involved or donate will be available via the club or school social media.
next month. Local football club Ballynahinch Olympic will use the school’s sports facilities over the 13th and 14th of June for a ‘24-hour Football-athon’
and half the money raised will be presented to Marie Curie in memory of Matthew Starkey, a St Colman’s teacher who passed away in the
summer of 2025. Ballynahinch Olympic representatives Andrea Reid and Darren McGoran and Matthew’s wife Carrie (right) were joined at the
launch of the fundraiser by students Katie Smyth, Max Harris, Euan O’Hare, Shea Quinn and Amelia McMahon, principal Jennifer King and Director of Post 16 Danielle Kearney. CH02-200526
