The local North West action group for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) is organising a major fundraising event in Aghyaran GAA Centre on Wednesday February 28 at 8pm.
The proceeds of the evening are going towards the running costs of providing a screening service in Northern Ireland which may detect potentially lethal cardiovascular conditions.
This screening service is located at University of Ulster, Shore Road, Newtownabbey and CRY is recommending that cardiac screening is requested via your GP if there have been any young sudden deaths in the family, or the young person is suffering from symptoms of chest pain (exercise related), breathlessness, palpitations, dizziness or fainting.
A CRY spokesperson said, "We are all too familiar with the sudden deaths of young sports stars like Cormac McAnallen and John McCall but this condition has struck down many other active young people throughout Northern Ireland.
CRY will screen any young physically active individual aged between 14-35. Our unique community testing programme has been dveloped with the full support and backing of Dr Sanjay Sharma, consultant cardioligist at Lewisham University Hospital and CRY patron Professor Bill McKenna at the Heart Hospital London.
She went on, "There has been a number of localised action groups set up throughout Northern Ireland to raise awareness and funds so the North West Group is delighted to have secured the services of Conal Gallen, Matthew McGranaghan, Tom Sweeney, Aghyaran Novelty Act, The Senators, Keith, Lorraine and the Showband Show and Susan McCann for their concert and dance in the Aghyaran GAA Centre on Wednesday February 28 at 8pm. We hope this will be a very enjoyable night and will realise much needed funds to help detect this life threatening illness in our young people".
If you would like to contact our CRY divisional representative or a county representative please call the CRY office on 01737363222. For further details contact Joe or Helena on 02881670291. Tickets available from Hamilton's Spar, Castlederg, Dinny McCrory's Castlederg, Pat O'Loughlin's Castlederg, DDs Day to Day, Killeter, McHugh's of the Glen, Donegal Oil, Ballybofey and The Villa Rose Ballybofey.
