Paddy Games founder forced to emigrate

THE creator of last year’s Paddy Games has told how the joke turned sour after the zany event left him penniless and forced him to emigrate.

Colin Carroll said he was initially confident of attracting the backing of Irish businesses and even public funding to stage the wacky contest.

But after making commitments to stage the event, hiring a 10-man team and securing the Mardyke arena in Cork for the competition last August, he had to raid his €50,000 life savings to fund the contest after failing to attract a sponsor.