MPCC CREDIT UNION TO HOST OPEN EVENING FOR BALLYBROWN AND PATRICKSWELL SENIOR HURLING TEAMS

MPCC CREDIT UNION TO HOST OPEN EVENING FOR BALLYBROWN AND PATRICKSWELL SENIOR HURLING TEAMS: 

This year Limerick Credit Unions are the proud sponsors of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship 2016. To celebrate, MPCC Credit Union is hosting an open evening for our local Senior Clubs, Ballybrown & Patrickswell. This event will take place in the Dooradoyle office of MPCC Credit Union on the evening of Wednesday, June 1, commencing at 7.30pm. County Board delegates, Club officers, team management and senior players from both clubs will be in attendance and all club supporters and credit union members are invited to attend the event and meet players and have photos taken with them. Light refreshments will be served on the night. All are welcome.

CALCUTTA CLOTHES COLLECTION

CALCUTTA CLOTHES COLLECTION: Michael Hopkins of Friends of Kolkata Elderly will be in attendance at Ballybrown Church car park on Thursday next May 26 between 4pm and 5pm to collect any clothes items you may wish to discard. The funds raised from this clothes collection goes in total to help the underprivileged on the streets of Calcutta. Can you please place your unwanted garments in a plastic bag and leave by the side of the church for collection. Liam Coughlan, Jim O’Farrell and Willie Ryan will be around to take your items from 3pm so if you are collecting the children from school you can drop off your stuff. On past occasions this has been a very well supported fundraiser. Many thanks in advance.

PATRICKSWELL FAMILY FUN DAY

PATRICKSWELL FAMILY FUN DAY: Patrickswell Community Council and the Share A Dream Foundation are jointly hosting a Tennis Ball Race and Family Fun Day on Sunday May 29 at McSweeneys Farm. The Fun Day begins at 1pm, with the Tennis Ball Race beginning at 3pm. There will be many other attractions and activities at the event to make it a fun filled family day out including a BBQ, Mouse Race, Bucking Bronco, Children Amusements and Dog Show. All proceeds from the event will be shared between Patrickswell Community Council, which is building a new community centre in the village, and Share A Dream Foundation, who move heaven and earth to make a dream come true for a child who is terminally ill. Tennis ball tickets can be purchased for €5 each, with the wonderful prize of €1,000 for the first ball to cross the line. Tickets can be purchased by following the link on Patrickswell Community Council Facebook page, or from Patrickswell Resource Centre. We will be also hosting at Tractor Run on Saturday 27 starting at McSweeney’s Farm at 7pm with BBQ afterwards at the Dark Horse Pub to benefit both charities. For more information contact the Resource Centre on 061 320303 or email patrickswellcrc@gmail.com.

INVASIVE SPECIES FIELDTRIP

INVASIVE SPECIES FIELDTRIP: West Limerick Resources will be running a half day fieldtrip to see first-hand the impact of invasive species in West Limerick on Tuesday May 31.  This will include training on identification but will look in more depth at the practical steps involved in appropriately maintaining areas affected by invasive species including site inspection, risk assessment, monitoring and correct removal techniques where appropriate.  Open to members of local tidy towns groups, CE schemes or others involved in environmental enhancement work including trails management.  Passengers can be collected from Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale.  To book a place contact Michelle on 069 61540 or email MMcCarthy3@wlr.ie.

CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING

CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING: West Limerick Resources is offering two workshops in relation to Child Protection for staff and volunteers of community run organisations this May.  Workshop 1 will provide an introduction to Child Protection and takes place on Saturday May 14.  Workshop 2 covers developing your organisations Child Protection Policy and takes place on Saturday May 28.  Both workshops will run from 10am-4.30pm in the Desmond Complex, Newcastle West.  To book contact Dearbhla on 069 62222 or email dconlon@wlr.ie Funded under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2015-2017 which is funded by the Irish Government and co-funded by the European Social Fund and includes a special allocation under the Youth Employment Initiative

EXAM MASS SATURDAY MAY 14

EXAM MASS SATURDAY MAY 14 : All 3^rd Level, Leaving & Junior Certificate students and any other students who will be sitting exams over the coming weeks are invited to the 6.30pm mass on Saturday May 14 in Patrickswell Church and the 8.00pm Mass in Ballybrown church. There will be special prayers for all preparing for exams, a book will be available in both Churches and you are asked to write in the names of those you would like to remember.  This book will be placed on the Altar for the duration of the exams.