Calling all budding Donegal hurlers – your chance to train with Champions!

20 May 2015; Cork hurler Patrick Horgan pictured with from left, Hannah Mahony, Sean Whelan and Rebecca Moriarty, at the Centra’s ‘Champions of Healthy Living’ hurling launch at Dublin’s Herbert Park today as Centra launched its brand new GAA endorsed product range and its new community event summer tour which will spread Centra’s healthy living message across Ireland. Hurling champions will travel the length and breadth of the country to give healthy eating and training tips to the next generation of hurling stars – to find out more details log on to www.centra.ie. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***

This year, Centra celebrates its sixth year as sponsor of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship. Throughout the summer, Ireland’s largest convenience retailer is bringing together hurling’s ‘Champions of Healthy Living’ through twelve community hurling events taking place all over the country. The events, which have returned for a fourth year, will see some of the country’s finest inter-county hurling stars travel the length and breadth of Ireland to give heathy eating and training tips to the next generation of hurling stars.

On Saturday 13th June, the third of twelve community events will be hosted in Letterkenny with two of the country’s biggest hurling stars, Conor Lehane and Alan Cadogan, on hand to give budding hurlers from local clubs the chance to learn from the best and develop their game.

Centra will bring the whole community together as local families enjoy a fun-filled day out! There will be special hurling skills session for the kids, lots of family entertainment including face-painting, a hurling simulator, a delicious BBQ and music from Highland Radio. Both the young and old will also receive healthy eating tips on the day to ensure they can eat like a Champion!

This family fun event is supported by the following participating Centra stores; Boyce Group (Carrigart, Falcarragh, Dunfanaghy), Kelly’s Centra Mountain Top, Centra Circular Road Letterkenny, Rooney’s Centra Donegal Town, Diver’s Centra Ardara, McCosker’s Centra Ballyshannon, Joyce’s Centra Clonmany, Centra Muff and Centra Moville.

To sign up for the event, register in-store in participating Centra stores. The event commences at 10am on Saturday 13th June in Letterkenny. The hurling skills session is open to boys and girls of all standards from age five to twelve.

This summer Centra has introduced a special new GAA endorsed product range, perfect for all budding Henry Shefflin’s. The range is convenient for all the family and is perfect for when you are on the go during those busy summer months. It includes a variety of low calorie sandwiches, along with delicious ‘Fruit Pots’ and nutritious strawberry and mango smoothies – one of your 5 a day.

Centra, with over 460 stores nationwide and at the heart of local communities, is continuing to work with the GAA to promote and develop the game of hurling for all ages right across the country; in both developing and well established hurling counties.

For more information on Centra’s community events throughout the summer and healthy eating tips, for both adults and children, go to www.centra.ie or follow #CentraChamps.