Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Sat 10 Oct 2008Founder of Community Games
Joe Connolly:JOE CONNOLLY, who has died aged 86, was a former chairman of Dublin County Council and member of Dublin City Council, but is perhaps best known as the founder of the Community Games of which he became general secretary.
He first developed the idea of an organisation to provide healthy pursuits for children in his native Walkinstown, Dublin, in 1967. The initial games were held in 1968.
Choose a Subscription type - required
