Please note that our next Car Boot Sale will be held on Sunday, June 25th 2017. As usual this boot sale will take place in the Circus Field, Carrigaline (beside Lidl).
All proceeds will go towards the new Carrigaline Youth Centre.
See here for more information.
Further sales are planned for the following dates:
The Carrigaline & District Lions Club Annual Cycle Classic takes place on Saturday, October 8th, starting in Carrigaline, heading along the Wild Atlantic Way to Timoleague, looping back to The Old Head Of Kinsale and returning to Carrigaline.
The 2016 event is again sponsored by Mr John O’Connor of Victoria Cross Cycles. The cycle classic is the club’s major fundraiser and is now celebrating its 25th year, coming from humble beginnings in 1991 when just 18 cyclists raised €2,500. Suppport for the cycle has grown steadily over the years and last year, approximately 150 cyclists took part. Over the 25 years, over €675,000 has been raised for local charities with the majority of the money raised being donated to cancer related charities. The proceeds of this year’s event will go towards a number of local charities including Marymount Hospice and the Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre.
For further details on the cycle classic contact Mark Ginn on 021-4373088.
Why not join us on University College Cork’s beautiful Quad for a fantastic, open-air Evening At The Proms on Sat 16 July 2016!!
Featuring Rebeca Storm and Michael McCarthy with the Garda Band in the beautiful surroundings of UCC, this event promises to be one of the highlights of the summer. MC for the evening is Gerald Kean and the event director is Linda Kenny.
All money raised from ticket sales will go towards a range of local and national charities including the Children’s Leukaemia Association and the Carrigaline Youth Centre.
The event starts at 8pm and tickets are €30
Our Car Boot Sale is back!! The first sale of 2016 will take place on Sunday, 24th April in the Circus Field, Carrigaline (beside Lidl).
All proceeds will go towards the new Carrigaline Youth Centre.
See here for more information.
Further sales are planned for the following dates:
The Minister for Defence ; Marine ; Food & Agriculture, Simon Coveney, TD, pictured with a Guard of Honour from the Irish Navy, before he performed the Official Opening of the Carrigaline Lions Club Youth Centre.
On Friday the 18th September, Minister Simon Coveney TD formally opened the new Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre. The opening was attended by over 200 guests including representatives from local organisations, schools and churches as well as local councilors and TDs.
This new 6,000 sq. foot landmark building was commissioned by the Carrigaline and District Lions Club and includes a youth cafe, activity room and IT room as well as offices and meeting spaces.
The landmark building was designed by Kieran J. Barry & Associates, Carrigaline and the main contractor was Vision Construction.
SECAD have put €500,000 into this project in grant assistance for which we are very grateful and without which the project could not have happened. A further €290,000 in term loans was provided by Clann Credo and they also facilitated us with bridging finance during the construction phase.
Sponsors that have generously assisted us with the Project include:
We are very grateful to all of these and to the many other companies and individuals who gave freely of their time and went above and beyond the norm to ensure that the project was a success.
We would also like to thank the following for their assistance with the opening event:
A section of the large attendance at the Official Opening of the Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre.
Fr. Pat Fogarty and Rev. Tony Murphy, blessing the new Youth Centre at its Official Opening last week. Included are Ryan Howard, SECAD ; Deputy Mayor of County Cork, Cllr. Seamus McGrath ; Declan O’Leary, Foróige ; The Minister for Agriculture, Fodd ; Marine & Defence, Simon Coveney, TD ; Marion Conneely, District Secretary, Lions Clubs of Ireland and Roy Jolly, President, Carrigaline & District Lions Club.
Pictured at the Official Opening of Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre, were from left, James & Cathy O’Sullivan ; Commander Hugh Tully ; Marion Conneely ; Roy Jolly ; Thomas Kelly and Commander Cormac Rynne.
Members of Foróige pictured at the Official Opening of the Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre last week. Included are Derek McGreevey ; Carol McCarthy ; Mihaela Giriveva ; Declan O’Leary ; Catherine Coleman ; Fiachra O’Callaghan ; Diane Doherty and Chloe Sheehan.
(All Pictures: Adrian O’Herlihy)
Sept. 18th 2015
The launch of the 2015 Carrigaline Lions Cycle Classic took place in the new Carigaline Youth Centre on 22nd June. The 2015 event takes place on Saturday 10th October and will run from Carrigaline to Kenmare. Over €18,000 was raised from the 2014 event.
Pictured at the Presentation of Cheques from the €18,500 proceeds of the Carrigaline & Districts Lions Club Annual Charity Cycle, were from left, Patrick Coughlan, Club President ; Mark Ginn, Cycle Classic Co-Ordinator ; Sean Duggan, Carrigaline Youth Centre Project ; Dr. Marie Murphy, Marymount Hospice and Agnes O’Reilly, Carrigaline Senior Citizens Day Care Centre.
(All Pictures: Adrian OHerlihy)
Pictured at the Presentation of Cheques from the Proceeds of the Carrigaline & Districts Lions Club Annual Charity Cycle, were from left, The Minister for Agriculture ; Food ; Defence & The Marine, Simon Coveney, TD ; Sean Duggan, Chairman, Carrigaline Youth Centre Project ; Patrick Coughlan, Club President and Mark Ginn, Cycle Classic Co-Ordinator.
Pictured at the Presentation of Cheques from the Proceeds of the Carrigaline & Districts Lions Club Annual Charity Cycle, were from left, The Minister for Agriculture ; Food ; Defence and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD ; Dr. Marie Murphy, Marymount Hospice ; Mark Ginn, Cycle Classic Co-Ordinator and Patrick Coughlan, Club President.
Pictured at the Presentation of Cheques from the Proceeds of the Carrigaline & Districts Lions Club Annual Charity Cycle, were from left, Patrick Coughlan, Club President ; The Minister for Agriculture ; Food ; Defence & The Marine, Simon Coveney, TD ; Agnes O’Reilly, Carrigaline Senior Citizens Day Care Centre and Mark Ginn, Cycle Classic Co-Ordinator.
The Fort to Fort charity cycle, held last March raised over €22,000 for local charities and community projects. Cheques were presented last week to a range of deserving causes including the Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre Project.
Pictured at the Presentation of cheques from the proceeds of the Fort2Fort Charity Cycle around Cork Harbour, were from left, Padraig Barrett, Fort2Fort Cycle Committee ; Roy Jolly and Colm O’Rourke of the Carrigaline Lions Youth Centre Project.
(Picture: Adrian OHerlihy)
Pictured at the Presentation of cheques from the proceeds of the Fort2Fort Charity Cycle around Cork Harbour, were members of the Carrigaline & District Lions Club, Michael McGrath, TD ; Patrick Coughlan, Club President and Kieran McNamee with Eileen Murphy, Fort2Fort Cycle Committee.
(Picture: Adrian OHerlihy)
Pictured at the Presentation of cheques from the proceeds of 22,180Euro raised during the Fort2Fort Charity Cycle around Cork Harbour, were from left (Seated), Pat O’Brien, District Governor, Lions Clusb of Ireland ; Deirdre Finn, Mercy University Hospital Foundation and Eileen Murphy, Camden Fort Meagher. From left, at rear, Paul Kenny, Cobh Lions Club ; Sam Beamish, Ulster Bank ; Frank Houlihan, Midelton Lions Club ; Tom Butler, Committee Chairman, Fort2Fort Cycle ; Patrick Coughlan, Carrigaline Lions Club ; Tom Kelly, Douglas Lions Club ; Roy Jolly, Carrigaline Youth Centre Project and Cian Cotter, Cork Lions Club.
(Picture: Adrian OHerlihy)
First 3 men in the Great Railway Run 25k from Cork City to Carrigaline…L-R Brian Murphy 1st, Alex O’Shea 2nd & Eric Browne 3rd. Photo : Doug Minihane
The 2015 Great Railway Run was held yesterday (18th April) and attracted almost 600 runners this year. There were 247 in the 25k from Cork to Carrigaline, 237 in the 10k from Monkstown to Carrigaline and 100 in the 5k from Shanbally to Carrigaline. You can view photos of the event on our facebook page here. Most of the funds raised will be going towards the new Lions Youth Centre Project in Carrigaline with the remainder going to help other Lion’s Club charities and to support the Carrigaline Roadrunners Association. Over 100 volunteers were involved in the organisation of the event which ran very smoothly and received very positive feedback from many of the participants. Thanks to both the volunteers and participants for making the event such a success and helping to raise funds for the Youth Centre and other charities.
Read a report on event at the Cork Running Blogspot here.
Michael Wall, Chairman of Carrigaline Community Association recently presented a cheque for €5,000 to Patrick Coughlan, President of Carrigaline & District Lions Club to support the Lions Club Youth Centre Project. The new Youth Centre is currently under construction and expected to open in late Spring 2015.
On behalf of the young people of Carrigaline, the Lions Club would like to send a big Thank You to the Community Association for this generous donation. Included in the photo are members of the Community Association and Lions Club Members.
(Picture: Adrian O’Herlihy)