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WEST Clare will have its own Las Vegas on the plains of Moyasta this April – for one night only.
Poker enthusiasts from around the county and country are expected to descend on the small west Clare vil- lage for its first ever-major Charity Poker Classic.
While poker classics may have been held in Clancy’s Bar before, they have never reached the scale of the one organised for April 11 in aid of the Cahercalla Hospice Fund.
Depending on the success of this inaugural classic, organisers hope to
make this an annual event and mark it as one of the biggest fundraisers from the area for the popular char- ity. The official opening of the €2.7 million extended Hospice Unit in the Garden Wing at Cahercalla Commu- nity Hospital and Hospice took place last month and the ongoing fundrais- ing events are necessary to keep the unit functioning to its full capacity The multi-million euro extension 1s providing a state of the art hospice unit with 10 private rooms, social space looking out on gardens, a fam- ily room providing overnight accom- modation and a kitchen serving the
hospice facility.
Employing a staff of 120, to under- pin the expanded free hospice care and make up the shortfall in running a non-profit community operation, fund raising requirements will now rise to € 500,000 per year.
Ten further beds are being pro- vided for the nursing home and the seven beds, which previously served as hospice, now become step-down hospice beds.
Since coming into community ownership in 1995 the hospice has provided for more than 1,000 termi- nally ill patients.
The Charity Poker Classic in Mo-
yasta will take place at Clancy’s Bar Moyasta on Friday, April 11, from 8pm sharp.
Prize money is €/7,000 pro rata with a 70 per cent payout guaranteed on the night. Tickets are €100 each and the competition is limited to 100 players. There are no buy backs. There will also be spot prizes and a raffle on the night and food will also be served. Michael Talty will be the master of ceremonies.
Further information on the poker classic 1s available from Michael Garrihy, proprietor of Clancy’s Bar at 087 9978769 or M Haugh 065 90 Pee