Carrigaline Lions Club

This Christmas we cannot hold our traditional food collection due to Covid-19 restrictions. Instead we will be distributing food vouchers to families in need in our community. We are asking for your continued support and generosity this year by contributing directly to our GoFundMe page. Any donation no matter how small will be greatly appreciated and will help make this Christmas a happy one for those families.
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2 days ago

CITY OF CORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES A SPECTACULAR, VIRTUAL AND MAGICAL EXTRAVAGANZA FOR CHRISTMAS!

As Santa's elves are beavering away, putting the last minute touches to a year's worth of work, so too are the forces behind this year's Imagination: Carols by Candlelight, a magical concert with the City of Cork Symphony Orchestra (Conductor Brian Murphy, Leader Alan Smale) and special guests Linda Kenny, West End Star Killian Donnelly (Jean Valjean Les Miserables, and the Title role in Phantom of the Opera) and Cast Members Lorna Hughes, Ava Costin, Aisling Kelly and Aidan Crowley from the Carrigaline Musical Society. A Fully Covid compliant, socially-distanced, no-audience 2 hour concert, this spectacular full length show, will be broadcast on YouTube from the Church of Our Lady and St John, Carrigaline on December 22nd at 9pm. There will be no charge to tune into the concert and all proceeds raised, through voluntary online donations on the night, will go to St Vincent de Paul and the Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre.

'This has been a mammoth undertaking from the get go' says Conductor Brian Murphy. 'This year, more than any other, the idea of reaching out to the community, at home and abroad, seemed so important and literally became the driving force behind this project. Even as the landscape kept changing, and the idea of including the orchestra cast in doubt, we never gave up on the idea of the concert, of using the music to connect with our audience and to give them something beautiful and familiar and comforting this Christmas. We are hugely thankful to our sponsors for their expertise and resources, financial and otherwise in making this happen and to our colleagues and friends in the RTE National Symphony Orchestra for their advice and encouragement'.

‘And with a 9pm broadcast time, we’re hoping that the Christmas shopping will be put away, our audience will don their Christmas hats, grab their favorite drink of choice, and join us as we bid farewell to 2020 and look forward together with hope, joy and positivity in our hearts!’

The additional appointment of Health and Safety expert Joe Stockdale to the concert team ensures that the safety of everyone involved will be top of the agenda and that all Covid-19 restrictions, protections and protocols will be strictly adhered to.

The City of Cork Symphony Orchestra has staged large-scale spectacular concerts with international artists such as Il Divo, Jose Carreras, Katherine Jenkins, Nigel Kennedy, Julian Lloyd Weber, Nicola Benedetti, Barry Douglas, Tasmin Little and Linda Kenny, in venues across Ireland and beyond including Cork City Hall, National Concert Hall, Independent Park and the Philharmonic Hall Liverpool. ... See MoreSee Less

4 days ago

So far, over 2,000 people on the island of Ireland have taken the quick online risk assessment for Diabetes! Help raise awareness and maybe alter the course of someone’s life!

www.diabetes.ie/are-you-at-risk-free-diabetes-test/

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3 weeks ago

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
- Dalai Lama

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3 weeks ago

Unfortunately we have had to cancel the rescheduled 2020 Great Railway Run. All participants have been notified by email and will receive a refund in the coming weeks. Please bear with us as we work through this process.

Due to the ongoing uncertainty we have not yet set a date for the 2021 event.

Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on The Great Railway Run soon! 🛤️🏃‍♀️🏃🏾‍♂️ ... See MoreSee Less

1 month ago

Well done to club members Sam Beamish & Colm O'Rourke who completed the virtual Fort2Fort Cycle yesterday! ... See MoreSee Less

1 month ago

Timeline PhotosIs your club planning an event to coincide with World Diabetes Day on 14th November ? Diabetes Awareness and Prevention is one of the Global Causes of Lions Clubs International.
#WorldDiabetesDay #Type1 #DiabetesAwareness #DiabetesPrevention #Type2 #WeServe #LionsClubs ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

Thank you Pfizer for your recent generous donation to the Lions Youth Centre Project. Your continued kindness and support helps us to provide invaluable services to our community! ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago