Proposal for golf club to give €1m to charity fails

A proposal which called on the members of a golf club to donate €1m of a cash windfall to more than 20 local charities has failed.

Proposal for golf club to give €1m to charity fails

At its AGM on Monday, Members of Douglas Golf Club in Cork were expected to consider motions from two members that they donate to 23 charities €1m of a €6m fund which has been sitting in its bank account for the past seven years.

According to the club’s accounts, it received a €6m non-refundable deposit from developer Castlelands Construction as part of a proposed land swap that never took place.

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