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(Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Ruairí McHugh pictured above making a presentation to Tamnaherin man Cahir Gormley (Illies Boxing Club) who has received a boxing scholarship from the Irish Boxing Club in Scranton PA, USA. Included on the left is Doug Long, promoter Long Productions, from right, Gene Reed, Irish Boxing Club and Denis Harkin (Cahir's granda).
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr McHugh extended his congratulations to Cahir on securing the scholarship also acknowledged his recent victory in Pennsylvania, where he was named ‘Fighter of the Night’.
Wishing him well with his scholarship Mayor McHugh said: “Cahir is a shining example of talent, dedication and ambition, and we are immensely proud of him as he continues to inspire others at home and abroad.”
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