Dublin County North Event Thread - NO CHAT

The Hill Billy

This thread is for posting details of events happening in the area.

This thread is for the promotion of events that would be of interest to the DCN community in general.
(It is not for blatant advertising - for that you must contact sales@boards.ie).

If you are unsure if your event is suitable for this thread - feel free to PM me.

Take care,

Hill Billy

cowzerp

Rumble in Rush 3 is on March 27th, thats 12 days away, its a mixed martial arts event-thats the style used in the UFC if that explains it better! Great nights entertainment and a full bar is on too..

15 fights and it all kicks off at 7.30, st maurs gaa club in rush..

5 Rush Fight Academy fighters on the show too..

check out http://www.rumbleinrush.moonfruit.com/ for full details etc..

Beasty

2 cycle races are taking place this weekend

The Harry Reynolds Memorial starts at 3pm on Saturday at the Man O' War, heading down to the Skerries/Lusk (R127) road, where it takes a left towards Skerries then turns left back up past Milverton NS and up to Blackhills then left to Cross of the Cage and then left again, past Carney's tree until it meets the original circuit, heading back to the Skerries/Lusk road.

There will be 7 laps, and the race will probably take about 90 minutes. Given the relatively short lap this will be a good race for spectators to see some regular action

The Ben McKenna & Jazzer Wherity Memorials races starts at Ringcommons Sports Centre at 11am on Sunday, and will probably go on for nearly 3 hours

Full route details can be found here

In both cases, I suspect there may be some traffic disruption

Eoineo

Just a quick reminder that the Market is to move back to George's Square tomorrow morning.

For those who don't know where it is it's in the centre of the town at the library steps & beside the Bracken Court. There is underground parking for a small fee at the entrance to the Bracken Court.

There is genuinely good value to be had at the market and remember you're supporting local traders.

Note
I'm not affiliated with the market in any way but I think it's a brilliant initiative for the community and my pocket.

Regular Stalls include:

Fresh Fruit & Veg from North Dublin Market Growers
Fresh Seasonal Fruit & Veg from local residents
Bread
General cakes & bakery
Cheese
Organic butcher
Balbriggan Fishermen
Chutneys, olives & preserves
Organic eggs, milk etc

That's all I can remember off the top of my head but if anyone thinks any other stalls deserve a mention pm me and I'll include them in my post.

malib

Writer and broadcaster Steve Conway reads from his book, "Shiprocked, Life on the Waves with Radio Caroline" in Malahide Library on Thursday 22nd April @ 7.00pm. Steve’s book is of relevance to the Malahide area as it tells of his dramatic rescue from shipwreck as the last Radio Caroline ship ran aground.

Steve Conway is a former broadcaster and newsreader on the legendary Radio Caroline, currently broadcasting on Phantom 105.2FM. Steve has also had a number of short stories published and is currently working on his second book.

Check out other events running in Malahide Library

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/CommunityRecreationandAmenitiesDepartment/Library/WhatsOn/

malib

Information Evening for Autism, Aspergers and other learning
difficulties in Malahide Library on Wednesday 14th April @ 7pm.

Sarah McNally, Fingal Leader liaison and support officer will be in the library to show and explain the use of educational equipment for people with Autism, Aspergers and other learning difficulties.

Tony Dunleavy, creator of POPS resource books, will be here on the night. Pops, were specially designed to help children struggling to read, reluctant readers, children with Autistic Spectrum disorders, Down syndrome and those with a speech and language impairment.

Check out other events running in Malahide Library

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/CommunityRe...brary/WhatsOn/

malib

Malahide Library is pleased to announce that we now have a selection of Educational Equipment (toys) that may be of benefit to children with special needs like Autism & Aspergers. Please ask at our Junior Desk for further details.

The Educational Equipment/Toys can be borrowed for up to 3 weeks.

Alan Farrell

Hi All,

For those who are interested or exercised about the proliferation of these unregulated, unlicensed premises in our country, please come along to a public protest at 11am on Malahide Village Green this Saturday, April 24th.

The protest is being arranged by a non political body and I'm putting it here for your information only.

More information is available at http://malahideagainstheadshop.com/Malahide_Against_Head_Shop/Home.html

Regards,

AF

LeoB

Good night out in St. Maurs G.A.A. Club Rush with a family table quiz on the 20th of may at 7p.m.

There are questions for all ages on all sorts of topics from Childrens T.V., politics, music, picture rounds and fun questions. Plenty of prizes and the cost of a table is €20.

This is very well organised with over 40 tables at the last quiz. The younger kids have a ball and its part of St. Maurs G.A.A. policy of staging functions for ALL the family, not just the sports fanatics

Eoineo

A Concert in Aid of Team Sanfilippo Foundation

The Team Sanfilippo Foundation is a non-profit medical research foundation started by a group of parents with the mission of finding potential therapies that can be tested clinically in the near future. It is our desire to advance research, education and improve the quality of life for the children affected by this disorder. The disorder is also known as Childhood Alzheimer's

The Bracken Court Hotel
Balbriggan

Sunday 16th of May at 5.30pm

Minimum donation of €10 per ticket.

The Programme includes:
Rebecca Nelson, Empathy, Peter Baxter, Captain Magic Wonderland and many more

For tickets please email teamsanfilippoireland@yahoo.ie

I do have a contact number for the organisers (but don't think it's a good idea to post on boards) so if anyone wants to get in touch please let me know.

LeoB

Sunday the 9th of May is La Na gClub in the G.A.A. Most clubs will be having some sort of family day.

The day is aimed at getting people together in the clubs and to encourage family participation. Maurs are planning B.B.Q. fun games, puc fada, penalty shoot and 7-a-side with panels made up of 2 senior, 2 junior, 2 ladies 2 juveniles and 2 non players. Check your local club for details.

malib

Daruma Coaching & Margaret Mara Coaching present a Goal Setting Workshop @ Malahide Library on Monday 17th May 2010, 7-8pm. Why do we set goals? Why do we fail? See how you can set and achieve goals that enrich your life & propel you forward. Limited places available so early booking is essential.

Find out about all the huge range of free events and activities taking in Fingal County Libraries for both adults and children -http://www.fingalcoco.ie/CommunityRecreationandAmenitiesDepartment/Library/WhatsOn/

Malahide Library is also on Facebook , http://bit.ly/cabA18 and Twitter, http://twitter.com/fingallibraries

LeoB

A tea party in aid of Pieta House will take place on Saturday 29th of May at Station Road Lusk.

Pieta House is the centre for prevention of self harm or suicide.

This is a very worthy cause so why not drop in for a cup of tea and support the tea party. Just about everyone knows a family who have been affected by self harm or suicide.

This is the second year this event has taken place at Station Road and last year it was a great success. Grainne Bollard is the organiser and has plenty of activities laid on for kids.

malib

Hatha Yoga – Adult Class 7.00 – 8.15pm
Monday evenings, June 14th, 21st, & 28th. Places are limited. Booking essential

Hatha Yoga over 55s at 10.30 – 12am
Tuesday mornings June 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th

malib

Tuesday 8th June
Pharmacist Aine McCabe will give a talk on “Common Childhood Complaints” at 7pm. All welcome

Wednesday 23rd June
Myths in Mental Health, by Dr Pradeep Chadha’s - from 7-8pm. All welcome.

Dr Pradeep Chadha
Pradeep Chadha is a graduate of Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi India. He holds the following academic qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery – University of Delhi, India
• Diploma in Clinical Psychiatry – The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
• Diploma in Psychological Medicine - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

He has developed a method of treatment using relaxation and imagery that can benefit sufferers of many mental conditions and behavioural disorders. This is called Chadha Model- Subjective Emotive Brief Therapy. You can find more information on Dr. Chadha’s website: www.drpkchadha.com

malib

May 29th to Jun 11th
Anne Kempisty
Polish artist Anna Kempisty will exhibit some abstract work in pencil, pen and computer graphics.

June 12th to Jun 25th
Tony Kavanagh - Photographic exhibition
Tony Kavanagh photographic exhibition in black and white as well as colour showing landscape scenes mostly of local interest

malib

Do you know that Malahide Library have a selection of prints? Change the look of a room or simply add character to a blank wall. Prints can be borrowed for up to 3 months. They are located on the first floor.

malib

Knitting Group
Monday nights 7 – 8pm. The Malahide Library Knitting Group, a place to knit, share tips and patterns and chat. All welcome, just turn up on the night.

Creative Writing Group
Wednesday 2nd, 6.45 - 8.00pm The Malahide creative writing group will meet. This is an informal discussion group on creative writing. All welcome, just turn up on the night.

Irish Conversation Group
Thursday mornings, 11.30 – 12.30pm
Irish Conversation Group meet every Thursday at 11.30 -12.30 all welcome.

Eoineo

Cardy Rock Residents' Association AGM
Tuesday 1st of June 2010 @ 8pm in O'Dwyer's GAA

Topics to be discussed include:

Launch of the Cardy Rock Summer Project & Participation in the Balbriggan North Youth Club
Dealing with Anti-Social Behaviour
Roads, including Hamlet Lane & the entrance to Cardy Rock View
Ways the estate can be improved
Election of the New Committee

Beasty

From Skerries Community Association:

"Skerries has been invited for the 5th succesive year to host the final stage of the FBD RAS Cycling race.

The cyclists are expected in Skerries between 2.30 and 3pm and will do three circuits, each taking 20 minutes, from Cross of the Cage through to Killalane, Heathstown and on to the Skerries/Lusk road into Skerries.

This year a dedicated area for viewers with immobility and disability will be provided close to the finish line. This area must be occupied by 12.30 as strand street will close to all trafic at 12.30.

As in previous years, a large number of activities will be hosted on the day by individual community groups, making for a community "street party" on Strand Street

Road closures will be in place on all approach roads to the town between 2pm and 4.30, while Strand Street will be closed from 12.30 to 5pm to facilitate the street party.

So come out and give the Cyclists a great Skerries welcome, and enjoy the street party as well."

Clevedon

Teams €20, prizes to be won including Golf & Holiday Vouchers.

Quiz being run by Skerries Town Football Club

Regaistration at 7.30pm, Quiz to begin at 8pm

Beasty

"The Street Party & Craft Market begin on Strand Street, Skerries at 12.30pm.

Kids Entertainment:
Bouncy Castles and slides
Penalty Shoot Out – exciting and very popular last year
Face-painting with professional face painters on hand to decorate and glitterize!

Under 6’s: We haven’t forgotten the youngest of all – Fitkids Playzone will provide your toddlers and young children with coloured mats, tunnels, etc. There will also be a Magic Show with SillyBilly magician and friends who will entertain and dazzle their audience while we wait for the first cyclists to make their way down to Skerries
Food and refreshments: Enjoy popcorn, candy floss, chocolate dipped strawberries and marshmallows from street vendors, Hotdogs, home-made cookies, cupcakes, etc.. will tempt you while you wander around. (All profits go to clubs and school fund-raising activities)

Craft Market: This year we are delighted to bring our local crafts people and producers together at the Street Party.
There will be disco music, fun and a few surprises on the day. You can pick up information about local groups like Sustainable Skerries, RNLI, Skerries SODO.
The Rás commentary begins at 2.30pm as the cyclists speed into the town for the first of three passes! Then around 3pm share the thrills and excitement and cheer on with the crowd as the cyclists enter the town battling it out for the yellow jersey.
A dedicated area for viewers with disabilities has been provided near the finish line of the Rás."

Traffic and other arrangements: Road closures will take effect as the peloton travels around the course. All roads into Skerries will be affected for the duration of the race. A section of Strand Street from Gerry’s to Dowlings corners will be closed to traffic from 1pm to 4pm. The Skerries Mills car park will be used the riders and their support vehicles after the race."

cathy01

Friend of mine is involved with this.It looks great.

Xtreme.ie Open State of the Art Adventure Centre in Courtlough, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
We are all excited here in Xtreme.ie with the opening of our €3.5M State of the Art Adventure Centre development in Courtlough, Balbriggan, north county Dublin in June 2010.

More Details of the vast array of activities available onsite here.

Xtreme.ie are delighted to invite you to a free open day in Courtlough on June 7th 2010, where our high ropes are free to sample all day!! All are welcome but you must register yourself on our FaceBook Page here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

LeoB

Scoil Samarah Chris Langan. This has to be one of the longest runing festival of Irish music festivals along the east coast.

This year it takes place on last wee-end in June,
This year there will be some gret sessions with top musicans.taking part. There will be something for everyone. Will post up more details later in the week.

The Hill Billy

Kids Clothes Sale next Saturday in aid of the playschool, Skerries Community Pre-School.

The sale will take place in the Scout Den, behind the Community Centre, next Saturday the 12th June, 11am-4pm.

Please support this local service.

Clevedon

SCOIL RÉALT NA MARA Parents Council in association with Skerries Football Club, is hosting its very own “World Cup Fever” Tournament at the Skerries FC grounds on Sunday 13th June. There will be many fun activities for family enjoyment, including the annual second-hand book sale. All children from 5 to 12 yrs are welcome to participate. Kick off is at 10.30am. Your support would be greatly appreciated

Frank Spencer

Thought this might be of interest

Summer Solstice on the Square

On Sunday, 20th June, weather permitting, we will be celebrating Summer Solstice on Naul Village Square with live music from bluegrass band Prison Love.

Prison Love play a selection of Bluegrass, Cajun, Old-Time & Gospel.

Bar-B-Q food will be available from The Café at The Centre.

The highlight of the night will be a Fire Walking Dance over burning embers of seasoned oak by the visiting Bulgarian Nestinarii.

If the weather is unsuitable, music will be moved into the Centre.

Come and join us for a great evenings entertainment!

More info here

Frank Spencer

Frank Spencer wrote: »

Thought this might be of interest

Summer Solstice on the Square

On Sunday, 20th June, weather permitting, we will be celebrating Summer Solstice on Naul Village Square with live music from bluegrass band Prison Love.

Prison Love play a selection of Bluegrass, Cajun, Old-Time & Gospel.

Bar-B-Q food will be available from The Café at The Centre.

The highlight of the night will be a Fire Walking Dance over burning embers of seasoned oak by the visiting Bulgarian Nestinarii.

If the weather is unsuitable, music will be moved into the Centre.

Come and join us for a great evenings entertainment!

More info here

Just a little bump for this. It's on this Sunday and the weather is looking HOT HOT HOT!! Just to add this is a FREE open-air event.

sNarah

Frank Spencer wrote: »

Just a little bump for this. It's on this Sunday and the weather is looking HOT HOT HOT!! Just to add this is a FREE open-air event.

I'm going!!
Starts at 6.30 FYI

Fingleberries

Hi All,

I couldn't see a thread on this already for the 2010 Summer Festival in Balbriggan. It runs over this weekend and has some fun activities for all ages.

http://www.balbriggansummerfest.com/upcoming_events.shtml

Friday , 25-Jun-10: Venue: St. Georges Square
7:00pm Opening Parade
All those participating in parade should meet at Church Car Park at 6.30pm.
Route of Parade: Church Car Park, through the Main Street, turning up Clonard Street, down Chapel Street, back up Main Street and returning to St. Georges Square. Traffic diversions will be in place.

The parade promises to be a spectacular event showcasing all the local clubs, groups and businesses we are fortunate to have in our town. You will be entertained by a variety of characters like Scooby Doo, Barney, Tiger and Spongebob and much more! Live Music till 10pm by local band Gizmo.

8:00pm Oficial Opening of Festival by Celebrity
Be there early to ensure you meet our mystery Celebrity!
Presentation of prizes for our School Art Competion, Credit Union Photo Competition and the Breege Tuite Memorial Trophy Short Story Competition.

8:30pm Barman’s Race
Watch the local barmen take part in our annual barman’s race. Who can make it to the finish line without spilling all their drink?

8:30pm Balbriggan Open Darts Competition
Venue: White Hart Lounge, €10 entry fee.

9:00pm Live Music by Rattle and Hum (U2 Tribute) Venue: Harbour Knights.

9:00pm Live Music in The Millrace Why not drop in for a drink and some great entertainment after the Parade!

Saturday , 26-Jun-10: Venue: Beach/Quay Street Carpark
10:00am Children’s Sandcastle Competition Sponsored by KT Designs
Registration from 9.30am on Front Beach.
You must register in your category before building your sandcastle. Assemble at Front Beach and a committee member will be there to meet you. So come on get out your buckets and spades and win some super prizes!

2:00pm Family Fun Day and Livestage 2010 Venue: Quay Street Carpark
Fun for all the family! Local bands will entertain you with live music all day. Activities for the kids include bouncy castles, go-karts and much more!

3:00pm Duck Derby Sponsored by Mobile Media StoreFirst race starts at Quay St. Carpark and ends at the harbour. First duck to the net is the winner. Amazing cash prizes for top 5 ducks! Ducks for sale, €2.50 each in Mobile Media Store, Drogheda St. Balbriggan.

Second race is a special Commemorative Duck Derby to mark the Balbriggan Town Council 150 year anniversary celebrations. Each duck is named after a past or present Town Councillor. Money raised will go to local charities.

8:30pm Grand Finale of “Balbriggan’s Got Talent” at the Bracken Court Hotel
Come along and support the .nalists from the audition stages. They need your support as the public decide on the winning 3 acts! Tickets €10 available from Bracken Court Hotel!
Click here to view a list of the finalists who will be performing on the night

9:00pm Live Music by Stage 2 Venue: White Hart Lounge


Sunday , 27-Jun-10: Venue: Harbour/Quay Street Carpark
11:00am 5k Fun Run
This year’s 5k run is by registration fee of €10. All are welcome to take part as this is in aid of some very worthy local charities. Visit our homepage to register and familiarise yourself with this year’s route.

12:00pm Pet Show - Sponsored by The Pet Shop and The Doggy Man
Venue: Quay Street Carpark
Application forms are available from The Pet Shop, The Vets, The Library and The Summerfest Outlet. So come along and bring your pets! Great prizes for the winners!

1:30pm Blessings of the Boats by Fr. Eugene Taaffe Sponsor a balloon in aid of The RNLI. Balloons €1 each. Balloons will be released in remembrance of all loved ones who have passed. Balloon tickets will be available in the Summerfest Outlet.

1- 6pm Family Fun Day and Livestage 2010
More fun for all the family! Live music by local bands including the Balbriggan’s Got Talent Finalists live on stage! There will be carnival side shows, bonny baby and glamorous granny competitions. Local groups will be showcasing their talents, Irish Dancing, Ballet and Boy Scouts. Lots of surprises in store and lots of characters to meet! So come along and join in the fun!

3:00pm Historical Society Slide Show and talk on “The History of Balbriggan”

3:45pm Puppet show by Lambert Puppet Theatre

9:00pm Balbriggan Open Poker Competition
Venue: White Hart Lounge. €30 entry fee

9:00pm The Bowsies live in Harbour Knights!
Have you seen them yet? If not you are guaranteed a great night. Five local lads come together to make one of the best bands you will ever hear! No cover charge!

Nodster

The locally based 2 Stroke Racing Supporters Club arehaving a post race session in The Coast Inn with music by local 125 racer Ciaran Donnelly's band 'Equipped' - from 9pm - recession beating €5 on the door.
All Welcome

Kickstart

Fishing Boats of Fingal pictorial exhibition will take place in Rush Community Centre on both Sat and Sun of this weekend from 12-30 to 16-30 each day. The exhibition will show pictures of the fishermen and their boats in day gone by,,,,come along and see if you know any of them,,, Refreshments will be served for a nominal fee,,, tea, coffee,cakes and biscuits,,, a raffle will be held each day for a homemade baked cake which will be donated by a few of our local lady bakers,,,, All proceeds will go to Rush Chamber of Commerce for town enhancement scheme,,,,

cathy01

Friends of Autism and ADHD is opening on Monday next in Skerries CO.Dublin
All funding goes towards funding an advocaey worker who works free of charge for people with disabilities.
Any additional funding goes towards supporting events for the North Fingal Autisma nd Aspergers Support group(www.fingalautism.com) and the North Fingal ADD/ADHD Parent and Adult support Group (www.adhd.ie).
They also support the local communtiy by making doantions to various events and community groups throughout the year.
Thanks,cathy:)

cathy01

GEO SHOW is a Dublin based comedian, joint founder and co-host of TAP ME UP Comedy Club. Join GEO!on the love revolution... sometime off the wall, and not always 100% P.C. Always entertaining and a loveable rouge to boot. They are helping me out and coming to Balbriggan to do a show for my friends Hens night.I have asked the millrace to host it, and they are.:D

The event is free and its a chance for people to see Geo Show for free. Normally there is a charge, hes doing a one man show at the fringe festival??

anyway details are

Time :July 31 · 9:00pm - 10:30pm



Location :The Mill Race, Balbriggan, County Dublin



More Info, event is Hosted by Geo Show and featuring Lucy Montague Moffett, Mark Cahill plus more. Free Admission
The show contains ADULT HUMOR :eek:

for more information on GEO SHOW go to
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/geoshow

pinkypinky

I haven't seen anyone post about the festival in Malahide this weekend. I think it's been quite badly advertised. It's a revival of the festival they used to have years ago. It's a pity it's on the same weekend as the Dun Laoghaire festival so I hope people support it.

http://www.malahidehasit.com/

hoser expat

Skerries Badminton Mixed Club
Summer Club at the Skerries Community Centre
EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING DURING AUGUST 8.00PM – 10.00PM
Open to all Adults (Over 16)
€5 ON THE NIGHT

Newcomers and all skill levels welcome, and the regular Monday/Wednesday Badminton Season starts in September.

cowzerp

Rumble in Rush 4 is taking place this saturday evening, doors open at 6.30 and 1st fight is at 7.30, this will sell out as the last 3 have so get your tickets asap! you can get my contact details off the website if your interested, A great night of MMA is expected with 13 fights on the card..

The Hill Billy

The annual Birdwatch Ireland outing to Shenick Island takes place on Saturday morning at 8am. Meeting at the 'bird sign' (near The Brook I think). Wear your wellies and leave cats and dogs at home.

(See if you can spot the 'Billy Clan'. )

Clevedon

Family Fun Day
Family Day announced for Sunday the 22nd of August 2-6pm. Lots of fun things planned including 5a-side for 13 to 15 year olds, cross-bar challenge, penalty shootouts, bouncy castle, face painting, book stall


Mini Soccer camp
Skerries Town Football Club will be running a Mini Soccer Camp Friday 20th -Sunday 22nd of August.

The camp will run from 10am - 1pm each day for boys and girls 5-13yrs at Clubhouse, Park Lane.

Application form available via the club website www.skerriestown.ie

LeoB

Next Tuesday Finnola May senior architect Fingal C.C is giving a talk on

Transforming St. Maurs Church

• @ 7pm
• In the Library
• Contact the Library for further details

Should be interesting

sNarah

Just a quick (and belated) heads up in case you missed it - this week is National Heritage Week and there are loads of fun and free activities around Fingal for the next couple of days:

http://www.heritageweek.ie/index.php/whats-on/download-events-by-county-2/
(Click Fingal)

Can't make it to any myself, being stupidly busy (aaagh!) but do let us know if you attended any of the events, happy news is good news!

eddiem74

"Whats on" in Rush Library

Tuesday 24th August. Talk on the conversion of St. Maurs Church into Rush Library by Senior Architect Fionnuala May as part of Heritage Week. http://heritageweek.ie/

Wednesday 25th August at 10.00am. Animal Magic Road Show: Learn about wild animals with Animal Magic. All welcome.

CommInfo

An International Idea adapted to Local Settings

"A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet."

Balbriggan Library and Fingal LEADER Partnership have teamed up to look at setting up a ‘Living Library’ project which will take place in November. The idea of a Living Library projected originally came from a Danish Youth organisation “Stop the Violence”. They ran a small scale project in conjunction with a local festival who housed the event and it was soon realised the potential was huge. It has since been ran in a much larger scale at places such as the Szignet festival in Budapest, The Rock in Rio event in Lisbon, the Northbridge Festival in Copenhagen and more. Energy and interest has grown rapidly as people realise the benefits of breaking down barriers to information and social interaction in such a simple format.

Living Library is an opportunity for intercultural learning and personal development aimed at people who usually have little access to or time for non-formal educational programmes. The project works with ‘Live Books’ who are volunteers from the community representing a stereotype. This could include a gay person, a lone parent, a migrant, a blonde or anyone who another person may have a misguided opinion on based upon one particular characteristic. People can then hire out their live books for a certain period of time which means they can sit and chat and ask questions which they never would have had the chance to before. Questions such as ‘What was it like for you to come out?’ or ‘When did you become blind?’ Do you know what colour looks like?’ can give a great insight into the lives of the volunteer. The idea is the renter will get information relating to the stereotype but also realised other qualities and skills the ‘live book’ has that shapes them as an individual.

The event will run in Balbriggan Library with all renters and live books in the same room to keep the atmosphere informal and safe as well as social and enjoyable. At the moment Fingal LEADER Partnership and Balbriggan Library are recruiting for volunteers who would like to be a ‘Live Book’ for the day. We have a list of suggested books but if you don’t fall into these categories and have a suggestion please do not hesitate to contact us as we would be delighted with new ideas. The list of volunteers being sought are; a person with a disability, a gay person, a member of the travelling community, a lone parent, a refugee, an asylum seeker, an older person, a person who has or had issues with mental health problems, a teenager and a blonde. The event will run in November for one Saturday morning. We will provide some training about what to expect and ensure that all volunteers have support for the event. If you would like to be part of this exciting event or would like more information, please contact Helen at 01 8020484 or Assumpta at 01 8704401.

CommInfo

Men’s Group for Baldoyle Open Day

Baldoyle Forum (Main Street) on September 4th from 11am to 2pm.

A men’s group is being established in the Baldoyle Area. All are welcome at an Open Day to find out more about the project.

There will be a wide variety of activities on the day as well as the chance to sit and meet others in the area.

To find out more please contact Tom on 01 8395338 or Julie or Monica on 01 8326115

CommInfo

Fingal LEADER Partnership, in conjunction with FAS, will be delivering a fulltime 26 week training course in the BEaT Centre, Balbriggan. The course will commence on Monday 4th October 2010, and will finish on Friday 1st April 2010. The aim of this course is to provide students, primarily in the 18 -35 year age group, the skills required for employment in administrative, customer service or retail sectors, or to progress onto further and higher levels of training or education.

Modules include: Computer Applications, Information Technology, Communications, Manual Handling, Personal Effectiveness, Understanding Interculturalism, Principles of Hygiene Safety, & Security for Retail Sales; Local & Global Development Awareness and Work Experience.

To apply, applicants must be registered with FAS, and to request to register for this course (Code CA 53 T). Applicants are required to have good literacy, numeracy and communication, skills, and to have completed an introductory level in ICT.

For further information contact Mary Geraghty Project Co-ordinator for FAS Local Training Initiatives, BEaT Centre, Balbriggan, _ 01 8020484 mgeraghty@fingalleaderpartnership.ie or Bernie Browne, Assistant Project Co-ordinator for FAS Local Training Initiatives, BEaT Centre, Balbriggan, 01 8020484 bbrowne@fingalleaderpartnership.ie

killalanerr

the killalane roadraces are on in the skerries area over the week end some roads closed,also its a good day out if you have any interest in motorsport http://www.loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com/index.php?section=1&page=club_events.php&id=55

LeoB

Re-Route Eirgrid

Protest rally this Sunday @1pm at Millbank Rush, beside church.
Quite a large crowd expected so come out and support a local community.

The committee would welcome support from all areas of Fingal and futher afield in their quest to have the proposed works re-routed

LeoB

Blood Brothers
A tragic-comedy play featuring some of the finest acting talent in Ireland.
by
Willy Russell
Millbank Theatre
Rush.

Opening night next Wednesday in Aid of Ball wall project at St. Maurs G.A.A grounds.

Tickets limited so if you want a good night out pm for ticket orders and info. Tickets €15 each

For tickets

• Will 086-8272544
• Declan 087-9159009
• Peter 087-9081641

Clevedon

Friday October 1st
Blue Bar, Skerries
Tickets €10
Headline act Rory O'Hanlon who is just bck from the Edinburgh Festival with his show 'United by Liverpool'

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Meeting for Parents of Children with ADHD/ADD/ASD takes place on Oct 5, balbriggan library.Its open also to adults with ADHD/ADD/ASD .
For more infro ring Sarah McNally on 01-8020484.

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The North Fingal Autism & Asperger support group



The North Fingal ADD/ ADHD Parent and Adult Support Group

We are delighted to welcome Ms. Lorraine Gallagher, Information
& Training Officer from AHEAD to Balbriggan Library to give a
presentation on how to access and participation in further and
higher education for students with disabilities. Information on DARE
will be available and also advice on grants .

This event is open to leaving cert students their family, teachers and
adults interested in learning more about returning to education and
is free of charge.


TUESDAY 12 October 2010

Balbriggan Library 7-8.30