Online League of Ireland Charity Quiz launched by Cork City fan

Devoted Cork City F.C. fan Damien Sreenan has devised an online League of Ireland quiz, to be staged this Saturday 25th April, in support of a very worthwhile charity.

Cork City’s former board member and entrepreneur who is the co-owner of healthy food delivery service BodyChef, plans to run 'The Greatest League in the World Quiz', with all sums raised going to BUMBLEance.

Like many other companies, BodyChef is temporarily closed during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, so Sreenan has redirected his attention to raising money for charity with the quiz starting at 7.00 p.m. on Saturday night.

Tickets, priced €7, are available from Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/102993514374/

Sreenan fronted in a Cork City FC quiz last week, along with RedFM presenter Ruairí O'Hagan, which proved very popular.

City manager Neale Fenn, team captain Gearoid Morrissey, Club Chairman Declan Carey along with past City legends Achille Campion and John O’Flynn all made guest appearances (remotely) to chat with the hosts and to pose some of the questions.

"The feedback was phenomenal,” enthused Sreenan. “A lot of our players said it was great to get away from the current situation we are all in and they loved getting a feeling for football again. We had some great laughs and surprised many people.”

"Everyone knows that charities are struggling at the moment, but I feel there is a great opportunity for all charities to take advantage of the millions of people sitting at home with nothing to do, just waiting for some entertainment. I did a bit of research on online quiz software and video-streaming, and here we are with our first national event," Sreenan continued.

"This is about combining two things that I'm truly passionate about - the League of Ireland and fundraising. It's an opportunity for the League of Ireland family coming together to test their knowledge against other fans around the country. We are all missing the football at the moment so it will be good to get some friendly online rivalry going.

“We’ve put together a giant League of Ireland quiz-night for people who love and support their local clubs to have some friendly rivalry, lots of banter and raise money for an important cause while we do. At the end of the day supporters of the League of Ireland are part of a fantastic group, and for one night only we hope to bring a much needed bit of fun, laughs and football banter.

"We'll have four rounds of 15 questions on all things League of Ireland which will be broadcast live on YouTube and answered on your phones. It's all virtual and impossible to cheat. You will get multiple choice answers and the faster you answer the more points you get! You will watch the quiz live on YouTube on a TV, Laptop or Tablet and on another device like your phone you answer the questions. It's very easy and great fun."

The money raised will go to support the great work of BUMBLEance and their Fundraising and Communications Manager Jennifer Kissane said “We are so grateful to Damien for coming up with this innovative idea to help keep the wheels turning.  These are exceptionally challenging times for the charity.  We continue to help Ireland’s youngest patients during this time of crisis so we appreciate all the work that is going into an event like this.  We would love people to get on-board the BUMBLEance journey and help raise much needed funds for our King and Queen Bees in 32 counties. BUMBLEance is all about delivering smiles and a fun night like this will help us continue to do so.”

BUMBLEance is the most modern children’s ambulance service on the planet. It is the world’s first interactive ambulance purposefully designed for children, with the capacity to operate the latest medical equipment and inter hospital communication systems.