Tinahely
FARM SHOP EVENT
The next basket making day at the Tinahely Farm Shop is on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The day will commence with morning coffee, followed by lunch, afternoon tea. All of the materials for the baskets are included in the cost for the day. The cost for the day is €85.
Please call Philip at 087 8168457 to book a place.
PHOTO COMPETITION CAR BOOT/CRAFT FAIR
There will be a Car Boot/Craft Fair on Saturday, April 15, from midday to 4 p.m. Venue is Black Tom’s Bar in Tinahely. Cost of entry is €10 per table. Items to include arts and crafts, homemade breads, cakes, jams, and chutneys. designer clothing (new and second hand), collectors’ items, costume jewellery, kitchen items and general bric-a-brac. There will be car parking and refreshments available, as well as wheelchair access. Contact Gerry at 087 7090109 or Lizzy 085 1736462.
KARE FUNDRAISER.
Tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches galore will be served in the ‘Tea Room’ Community Hall on Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds from this fundraiser to Kare Tinahely Local Service. This springtime event will be held in conjunction with the upcoming Wicklow Fleadh 2017 in Tinahely.
Kare is a voluntary organisation which was founded in 1967 by parents and friends of people with an intellectual disability. Fundraising is a vital source of additional income for Kare. The Tinahely Local Service was established in 2003 and ensures that individuals with intellectual disabilities, can avail of the service in their own community and as close to their home as possible. The catchment area includes Tinahely, Annacurra, Clonmore, Carnew, Shillelagh, Coolboy, Aughrim and Hacketstown.
A special thanks to our local Tinahely branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann for generously making this fundraiser possible for Kare. Bring your family, friends and neighbours and enjoy the best of traditional music and culture. There will be plenty of tea and coffee to go round as well as a selection of delicious homemade cakes and tasty sandwiches for you to enjoy. Many thanks for your valued support to Kare. .
GAA LOTTO
results from March whist drive: Top Score Patrick Murphy; first Lady Maud Naylor; second Lady Mollie O’Toole; third Lady Kathleen Poole; first Gent Mick Hennessy; second Gent Maurice Hedderman; third Gent George Hobson; Booby Jack Murray; Hatcher Marie Byrne; Student first Cillian Murphy; Student second Kevin Murray.
Raffle – Whiskey, Kathleen Poole; Biscuits, Cillian Murphy; Biscuits, Maurice Hedderman, cake, Maureen Hadden, cake, Rosarii Gillick. Buns, Mollie O’Toole. Thanks to all for your support.
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Tinahely National School is now accepting enrolments for September 2017. We will hold an open evening on Thursday, April 27, at 7 p.m. Parents and children all welcome.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
If you are living with Depression/Anxiety or any other mental health issue, you may benefit from attending the Tinahely mental health support group. Meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30 p.m. upstairs in the library building in Tinahely. The cost is €5 per session including tea or coffee. For more information contact John Byrne MIACP (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) at 086 3128497.
DOG OWNERS NOTE
To those that walk their pets on leash, a big thank you. To those that don’t please be aware you are endangering the future of the walks for the wider community. The Railway Walk and extension have a strict rule that dogs must be on leash and no dogs are permitted on any of the looped walks.
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