Carrigaline Lions Club recently organised an annual summer BBQ for residents of Carrig Iseal and Abbeyview. It was a glorious sunny evening, despite the threatened heavy showers. Thanks to all the Lions Club members and their partners who prepared a wonderful spread of food for the event.
Carrigaline Lions Club has built 6 houses at Abbeyview, Lr. Kilmoney Rd and 10 houses at Carrig Iseal. The aim of the houses is to provide accommodation for older members of the community who are not in a position to provide accommodation for themselves.
The 2014 Carrigaline & District Lions Cycle Classic will take place on Saturday 11th October and will go from Carrigaline to Kenmare. A cheque presentation for last year’s event was held recently at Marymount Hospice where €18,500 was handed out to various charities including almost €12,000 to Marymount.
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Pictured at Marymount Hospice, Cork, at the launch of the 2014 Carrigaline & District Lions Club Cycle Classic from Carrigaline to Kenmare, were from left, Marie O’Shea, Staff Nurse and Ber O’Brien, Health Care Assistant.
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Pictured at Marymount Hospice, Cork, at the launch of the 2014 Carrigaline & District Lions Club Cycle Classic from Carrigaline to Kenmare, were from left, Pat O’Leary, Carrigaline Lions Club ; Brian Thoma, President, Carrigaline & District Lions Club ; John O’Connor, Victoria Cross Cycles ( Sponsors) ; Marie O’Shea, Staff Nurse and Ber O’Brien, Health Care Assistant ; Mark Ginn, Cycle Classic Co-Ordinator and James O’Sullivan, Carrigaline Lions Club.
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Pictured at the presentation of the proceeds of the Carrigaline & District Lions Club Cycle Classic 2013, were seated, from left, Agnes O’Reilly, Carrigaline Senior Citizens Assoc. ; Dr. Marie Murphy, Consultant Physician, Marymount Hospice. Standing, from left, Sean Duggan, Carrigaline Youth Centre Project ; Mark Ginn, Cycle Classic Committee ; Brian Thoma, President, Carrigaline & District Lions Club ; James O’Sullivan, Cycle Classic Committee ; Sean Nevin, Cycle Classic Committee and Pat O’Brien, Vice District Governor, Lions Clubs of Ireland.
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Pictures: Adrian O’Herlihy
Tags: Cycle Classic
On Saturday 17th May, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. was guest of honour at the launch ceremony of the new Carrigaline Youth Centre . Representatives from a large number of clubs and organisations in Carrigaline, particularly those involved in working with youth attended the ceremony will took place at the County Council office on Church Road.
The Carrigaline Youth Centre will provide state of the art facilities for the young people of Carrigaline. The project to build the Youth Centre was initiated and is being managed by the Carrigaline & District Lions Club. Over the past three years, members of the club have spent a great deal of time and effort in bringing the project to its current state. This included determining requirements, finding a site, getting funding, commissioning design proposals and obtaining planning permission. The project has already completed a public tendering process and it is hoped to start building in the coming weeks with completion in mid-2015.
The development will consist of a new 6000 sq. ft. facility comprising of activity/meeting rooms, a lounge area, cafe and kitchen. This will facilitate a wide range of activities including music and drama, information technology and a Youth Café. It will be built on a site beside the County Council office which is centrally located and close to the Community School and the Community Centre. The centre will be operated on a day to day basis by personnel from Foróige and other qualified stakeholders.
Carrigaline Lions Youth Project Ltd was supported by South and East Cork Area Development Ltd (SECAD) through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the National Development Plan.
The next Car Boot Sale will be held on Sunday, the 11th May in the Circus Field (beside Lidl) and will run from 10am to 3pm. All are welcome to attend.
The field will be open to vendors only from 8:00am. No bookings accepted – first come first served.
Proceeds are going towards the building of the new Carrigaline Youth Centre.
See the schedule of future events here.
For more information, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CarrigalineLionsClub
Entrance Fee:
Prices for sellers are as follows:
| Vehicle |
Price |
| Car |
€10 |
| Car & Trailer |
€15 |
| Van |
€15 |
Tags: Car Boot Sale
A large crowd of buyers and sellers turned out on Sunday, 13th April for our first Car Boot Sale of 2014. We had almost 70 cars/vans selling their wares and hundreds of buyers went in search of bargains. Over the winter period, the club has invested considerably in clearing the circus field and extending the hard surface to provide more space for vendors. Proceeds from our Car Boot Sales will go towards the building of a new state-of-the-art Youth Centre for Carrigaline.
The next Car Boot Sale will be held on Sunday, the 13th April in the Circus Field (beside Lidl) and will run from 10am to 3pm. All are welcome to attend.
The field will be open to vendors only from 8:00am. No bookings accepted – first come first served.
Proceeds are going towards the building of the new Carrigaline Youth Centre.
See the schedule of future events here.
For more information, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CarrigalineLionsClub
Entrance Fee:
Prices for sellers are as follows:
| Vehicle |
Price |
| Car |
€10 |
| Car & Trailer |
€15 |
| Van |
€15 |
Tags: Car Boot Sale, Youth Centre
Carrigaline Lion, Patrick Coughlan is pictured at the annual Lions Convention promoting books on mental health and happiness. This year’s convention which is attended by representatives from all Lions Clubs on the island of Ireland, was held in Wexford.
Last Thursday, the Carrigaline & District Lions Club hosted another Pink-a-Porter Fashion Show in the Carrigaline Court Hotel. The event was in aid of in aid of the CUH Breast Cancer Liason Service and Cork ARC cancer support.
The Fashion show was presented by the Lockdown Model Agency and featured Spring/Summer collections from Cork’s finest Stores and Boutiques. A 350 strong crowd of ladies (and a few fashion conscious gentlemen) turned out to see the wide range of fashion on display.
Guests also had the opportunity to win some fabulous prizes sponsored by local businesses in Carrigaline which gave so generously to the event. The main sponsor of the event was Moore’s Jewelers, Ireland’s leading independent fine jewelers. “John Moore and his staff were fantastic and couldn’t have done more to help us make this event a success” said Committee Chairperson, Aine Dunleavy. There was also a Best Dressed Lady competition, kindly sponsored by Catalyst Health & Fitness.
“We were delighted to be able to raise funds for this worthy cause”, said Brian Thoma, President of the Carrigaline & District Lions Club. “The event will provided badly needed funds to the main charity, the CUH Charity Breast Cancer Liason Nurse and will also help Arc House Cork and other Lion’s Club charities. We thank the hundreds of ladies in Carrigaline who joined us on the night to make the evening such a massive success”.
The CUH Breast Cancer Liaison Nurse will coordinate care and provide support to patients living with metastatic breast cancer in the Cork area. This new service can only be provided with the help of charitable support from the local community. Cork ARC Cancer Support House which is a voluntary organization established to provide a holistic centre in which people with cancer and their families can find emotional support and practical help.
[Photos: Adrian O’Herlihy]
Tags: ARC Cancer Support, Breast Cancer, Fashion
Carrigaline & District Lions Club held their annual food appeal last weekend. Food was collected in Barry Collins Supervalu, Dunnes Stores and Centra Crosshaven. Thanks to the generosity of people in Carrigaline, Crosshaven and surrounding areas, the Lions club was able to distribute 120 food hampers this week. Thanks to the stores and their staff for facilitating our collection and special thanks to our main sponsor, Janssen for their generous support.
Tags: Food Appeal
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