Celebrities line up for classic

THE memory of Connacht rugby player and all-round sports fanatic Dr Joe Costello will be honoured on Friday when a galaxy of sporting stars gather at Galway Golf Club.

Tue, 27 May, 2003 - 01:00

Simon Lewis

The third annual Joe Costello Memorial Celebrity golf classic boasts an impressive lineup of celebrities soccer greats, rugby World Cup winners, GAA giants, racing stars and one or two golf legends as well.

The 50 available tee-off times for three-man teams to join a celebrity guest and play in the outing in aid of Cancer Care West have long been sold out and it is easy to see why.

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Courts Golf News Place: Galway Golf Club Place: of Ireland Place: West of Ireland Place: Ireland Place: Galway Place: Radisson SAS Hotel Person: Dr Person: Joe Costello Person: Costello Person: Alan Hansen Person: Phil Neal Person: Jim Beglin Person: Ronnie Whelan Person: David Fairclough Person: Martin Keown Person: Neil Lennon Person: Jason McAteer Person: Ian Evans Person: Mark Herrick Person: Pat Devlin Person: Paul McGee Person: Joel Stransky Person: Jannie de Beer Person: Gary Teichmann Person: Gareth Edwards Person: Gerald Davies Person: Donal Lenihan Person: Mick Quinn Person: Noel Mannion Person: Jerry Holland Person: John Fallon Person: Kevin Walsh Person: Enda Colleran Person: Liam Sammon Person: Marty McDermott Person: Eamon Person: Tony McManus Person: Dermot Early Snr Person: Maurice Sheridan Person: Larry Tompkins Person: Thomas Mulcahy Person: Alan Kerins Person: Noel Lane Person: Sean Silke Person: John McIntyre Person: Mikey Sheehy Person: Ger O'Keeffe Person: Christy O'Connor Person: Ted Higgins Person: Michael O'Grady Person: Michael Grassick Person: Jim Kavanagh Person: Mick Kinane Person: Conor O'Dwyer Person: Keith Duffy Person: Cathy Durkin Person: Des Scahill Person: George Hamilton Person: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Person: Stephen Alkin Person: Daragh Moloney Person: Tony Fenton Person: Frank Fahy Person: Bobby Molloy Person: Suzanne Person: David Event: Joe Costello Memorial Celebrity golf Event: South African World Cup Organisation: Connacht Organisation: GAA Organisation: London Irish Organisation: IRFU Connacht Branch Organisation: Liverpool FC Organisation: Galway GAA Organisation: Galway United FC Organisation: Galway GC Organisation: Liverpool Organisation: Arsenal Organisation: Celtic Organisation: Sunderland Organisation: Galway United Organisation: Republic of Ireland Organisation: Galway Organisation: Roscommon Organisation: Cork Organisation: Cancer Care West

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