Sundays in Spring concerts to be postponed
THE organisers of the Sundays in Spring series are sorry to announce that the first concert planned for the 2020 series, The Manning Trio on 5th April, has had to be cancelled due to the restrictions put in place nationally to delay the spread of the Covid-19/Coronavirus.
We look forward to bringing Aisling, Julie Anne Manning and their cousin, Deirdre Brenner, back to perform for us at Carlingford Heritage Centre at a later date.
The remaining concerts in our programme are unchanged. We hope to see you back with us hail and hearty after these days of necessary isolation. In the meantime, keep well. This too will pass.
Our Sundays in Spring programme has become one of the early year attractions for many visitors to Carlingford and a firm favourite for local patrons. For our 2020 edition we still have an exceptional selection of artists and performers from traditional Irish, world and classical music. Carlingford Lough Heritage Trust is grateful to Create Louth and Louth County Council for their support.
We are delighted once again to invite young musicians from Music Generation Louth to open each Sunday afternoon concert in harmony with the programme to follow. And of course, since attendance at a concert will be a question on the Leaving Cert Music Syllabus and examination, classmates and parents will have another good reason to join them in the audience.
The series will now open after Easter on Sunday 19th April in the company of two exceptional musicians from the traditional and world music scene in Ireland today, guitarist Steve Cooney and accordionist, Dermot Byrne. Australian born, Steve was recently featured on the much acclaimed TG4 series Sé Mo Laoch as a hero of the Irish traditional music scene. He will be joined by former Altan member, Dermot Byrne, from West Cork, another master of tradition, one of Ireland’s most outstanding traditional accordion players.
The next concert of the series on Sunday 26th April sees the return by popular demand of the irrepressible Sands Family from County Down. It is always a pleasure to see and hear Anne, Tommy, Colum and Ben perform in their own inimitable way – master musicians, gifted songwriters and storytellers with a humorous and always human insight to our worlds. There are some new Sands songs in the offing – a session not to be missed.
On Sunday May 3rd, we are privileged to welcome Andy Irvine, another legend of Irish music, back to Carlingford Heritage Centre. Andy has a busy schedule of performances over the next months, playing at the Waterfront in Belfast, Vicar Street Dublin, Kilkenny, Castlebar, Limerick and places in-between. We bet there’ll be nowhere more intimate and unplugged for this giant of Irish traditional music and song than the Carlingford Heritage Centre.
The 2020 Spring series will finish with a flourish on Sunday 10th May when County Louth soprano Roisin Bradley and London-based baritone, Aris Nadirian, join forces with one of Ireland’s most gifted and versatile pianists, performer and musical arranger, Brian Connor, for a programme of operatic arias, airs and graces. We will share concert details as soon as we hear from these three wonderful artists so at ease in their musical space.
The revised dates are Sunday 19th April, 26th April, 3rd May and 10th May, taking place from 4pm to 5.15pm at Carlingford Heritage Centre, Old Holy Trinity, Carlingford, Louth. Admission €12 (€10 with concession). Enquiries to Carlingford Heritage Centre, 042 9373454 or 00 353 42 9373454 or e-mail: info@carlingfordheritagecentre.com.
Concerts are kindly supported by Create Louth.
The Cooley Kickhams Lotto draw took place on Monday night, March 3.
The numbers drawn were 13, 22, 24 and 30 but no one matched these numbers to claim the top prize of €4,000. The Louth Pick A House Ticket was won by Christina Rafferty c/o Jamie Farrell.
The jackpot for the next draw is €4,200.
The Cooley Kickhams club is launching a campaign to significantly increase the number of people playing our weekly lotto. We would like to encourage our friends, members and supporters, both from within Ireland and around the world, to sign up to play our lotto draw online.
Raising finance is vital to the continued success of the club and the weekly lotto draw is at the heart of our regular fundraising activities. Online sales are very important and welcome as they greatly reduce the workload of our club lotto sellers.
Playing club lotto online is simple – just register once to play, choose your numbers and the number of draws and pay securely via debit/credit card. Lotto players can sign up for automatic renewal, ensuring they never miss the chance to win. There is also a discount for playing online e.g. 6 weeks for the price of 5. If you require any assistance please contact Kevin Smyth, Lorraine Long, Anne McDonald, Veronica Traynor or Ann Marie O’Neill.
Thanks to all our members and friends for your continued support, and good luck in our lotto draws!
Cooley Kickhams are aware of the potential hardship the current situation regarding Covid-19 may bring to the elderly and vulnerable people in the area.
We are in the process of setting up a facility whereby people can call if they require assistance acquiring food, fuel or other necessities such as medical prescriptions etc.
If there are people living outside the area concerned for people within the area then please contact us here and we will do our best to check on your family or loved ones. We are hoping to set up a small group of volunteers who will travel to shops etc and make sure nobody in the area is left isolated during the next few unprecedented weeks.
If you need us or can assist please contact us on any of the major social media platforms or contact the following directly; Niall Brady 086 0432750; Brian Rafferty 085 1684655; Kieran Treanor 086 8277579.
St. Patrick’s GFC issued the following statement of support for their members, their families and their neighbours.
‘Following the Taoiseach’s announcement we wanted to touch base with you all to make sure everyone is NOT Panicking and understands to keep good hygiene practice. Wash hands regularly and avoid contact with your eyes, nose and mouth. Keep a safe social distance of 2 metres. Avoid handshaking and hugging. Avoid large groups or mass gatherings. Please understand that this is a completely unprecedented situation and that things could change every 24 hours.
Our absolute priority is the safety and protection of all our members and their families and those neighbours elderly or otherwise who may need