Golfers’ chance to get on fairway to heaven with fundraiser for Church

Keen golfers have a great chance to get on the fairway to heaven — a golf classic is taking place at Castlemartyr Resort next month to raise funds for vital preservation and restoration work at St Mary’s Church in Cork.

The Dominican Church of St Mary on Pope’s Quay has been in use since 1839 but in recent years has developed major problems due to water ingress at roof level as well as general damp problems, leading to the collapse of a significant internal plaster feature. Current estimates put the repair bill at more than €1m.

To this end BAM and Jones Engineering — two companies involved in the National Children’s Hospital and the satellite hospitals — are co-sponsoring a golf classic to raise funds.