COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Over the next few weeks information relating to the election of next Community Council will be delivered to your home. The community is divided into seven areas each with it’s own representatives. Would you like to be a team player fostering a positive community spirit and helping to address local issues and needs?  If you would like to be considered to represent your area on the council for the next three years please contact a committee member.

CALCUTTA CALLING

CALCUTTA CALLING: Calcutta Calling held a race night in the Woodlands Hotel on Friday night last January 13 and we had a great turn out indeed. We would like to thank everyone for their support. We had ten races in all and some of the horses unfortunately are still running. The Brian and Margaret Geary stable were very successful and they cleaned out the bookies. Charlie and Kathleen Coughlan came all the way from Galway and didn’t go home empty handed either. Liam Coughlan introduced a new concept as he did all his betting online on the night but with little success. The group led by Fr. Pat Hogan are off to Calcutta on Wednesday next and we wish them a safe passage to India. Fr. Pat thanked all present for their continued support for the Calcutta Calling project and also all the people who sponsored the ten races plus the owners, trainers and jockeys. Thanks to John Loftus who was “fear a ti” for the evening. John gave some great tips, but not until after the races were over. Thanks also to Gerry O’Dwyer who was our technical man on the night. He did a great job but wasn’t too quick to give out and tips. Thanks also to Mary Fitzgerald and her staff at the Woodlands Hotel, great supporters of the Calcutta cause, for their hospitality on the night. A very enjoyable social night out and no one lost their shirt.

MPCC CREDIT UNION AGM

MPCC CREDIT UNION – NOTICE OF AGM: The Board of Directors of MPCC Credit Union would like to advise members that the Credit Union’s A.G.M. takes place on Tuesday, January 17 at 8.00pm in Mungret / St. Paul’s GAA Club.  Members are invited and encouraged to attend. Please bring your passbook with you as evidence of membership. Refreshments will be served and a draw for members in attendance will take place on the night.

CALCUTTA RACE NIGHT

CALCUTTA RACE NIGHT: A race night in aid of Calcutta Calling will take place at the Woodlands Hotel, Adare on Friday January 13 at 9pm. Your support would be greatly appreciated. The horses have been in training all over the Christmas period and I hope that the Jockeys haven’t eaten too much turkey or plum pudding. A great fun night out is promised and you could break the bookies. A seventeen person group under the watchful eye of Fr. Pat Hogan will depart for Calcutta on Thursday January 19th for two weeks and we wish them well on their trip and assure them of our support with their great work.

GOAL MILE

GOAL MILE: Once again the Goal Mile will take place in Ballybrown on Christmas Day. Starting at the Community Resource Centre at 12 noon, all you have to do is to turn up on the day, walk, run or crawl the Mile and make a donation to GOAL. The GOAL Mile is a great opportunity to do something practical for the poorest of the poor this Christmas. Together we can help GOAL to achieve their vision of  a world where poverty and hunger no longer exist, where communities are prepared for seasonal shocks, where structural and cultural barriers to growth are removed and where every man, woman and child has equal rights and access to resources and opportunities. Help us to make this the best GOAL MILE ever in Ballybrown.

Book Club Christmas Lunch