CALENDER OF EVENTS

CALENDAR  OF  EVENTS,  JANUARY 2019 - JUNE, 2019

Thursday, 21^st February

Day trip to EPIC centre, Dublin                                                                          Nuala Cusack

Thursday, 21^st March

Day trip to Jameson Distillery, Midleton                                                         Joan Syms

Tuesday 26th March 
Speaker Noreen Brennan Cork County Council  will speak on Adaptation Grants.

Tuesday 9th April

 Speaker from IRD Duhallow will speak on Warmer Homes Scheme

Thursday, 25th April

Day trip to Clonakilty, West Cork

May 7^th - 8^th,  Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow, Co. Carlow

Active Retirement Ireland AGM.

                                   

TUESDAY, 7^th - FRIDAY 10^th May

3 night/4 day trip to Yeats Hotel, Rosses Point, Sligo                                   Michael Stubbs

Price:  € 285.00 (+€ 60.00 single supplement)

Thursday, 23^rd  May

Day trip and guided tour of Glasnevin cemetery                                          Eileen Forde

Thursday,  20^th June

Day trip and guided tour of Scattery Island,  ferry  to Tarbert                 Eileen Forde/

                                                                                                    Maureen O’Mahony

THURSDAY18TH JULY 
Birr castle and gardens lead by Michael Stubbs

Break for month of August.

Sun 1st  September 7 night holiday to Romania lead by Dora O Mahony

Mon 2nd September  3 night trip to Wexford with Kanturk ARA lead by Joan Syms

Thurs 12th September  Trip to Ardnacrusha lead by Maria Roettgar

Thurs 19th September Celebrating 25th Anniversary with Mass lunch and dancing

Tuesday 24th September Coffee morning in aid of hospice

Thursday 17th October  Visit to Dublin Zoo lead by Mary Theresa Linehan

Thursday 24th November  Visit to Kilmainham jail and #Collins museum

Christmas lunch to be decided

Tuesday 10th December  Irish coffee party in Mercy centre

Wed 18th December Viennese Concert in INEC Killarney

                                                                                                                                               

EPIC

Our first trip for 2019 was to EPIC a museum on Emigration. Situated in the docklands area of Dublin and organized by Nuala Cusack our PRO. ( Get off the LUAS at Georges Dock).
Our group had a lovely lunch at the nearby Hilton Restaurant followed by a tour of the museum. ^The EPIC is the Irish Emigration Museum . It was terrific to see the history of those emigrants who left Ireland for America Australia and other far off places, many who became famous. Everyone enjoyed the tour  and we had a terrific guide.You would need a couple of hours to see everything.We availed of the special offer for both as we had more than 20. Michael Stubbs said he would highly recommend this tour for anyone who is interested in history..

Nuala Cuaack, Eileen Kerins, Mae Canny,Norita Hedigan,Eddie Canny, Breda Murphy,Angela Ruby,

Essie Nagle,John Linehan,,Mary Murphy,Dora

O Mahony,Mary Theresa Linehan,Catherine O Neill,Phil Regan and Michael Stubbs

Eddie and Mae Canny and Michael

Eddie, Mae and Pearl Lowney

Joan Syms,Mike, Mary O Shea and Bridie
O Connell

Pearl Lowney and Breeda Murphy

Photos Michael Stubbs

MOTOWN

A GROUP FROM MALLOW ATTENDED BORD GAIS THEATRE IN DUBLIN ON WED 13TH FEB LAST TO SEE MOTOWN THE MUSICAL.
We had a lovely lunch at Milanos on Grand Canal followed by the show. We had excellent seats thanks to our secretary Phil.The show was brilliant very professional , the songs and music very nostalgic. There was some interaction with the audience and at one stage "Diana Ross" invited somebody to come up and sing. An elderly man went onto the side stage and sang wonderfully. I cant remember what song but it was brilliant.
The story basically was about how and why Motown Record label was set up. At the time , in the sixties I think, black people had little or no opportunity to showcase their talents in singing music and song writing and as you know they were and are very talented.
So this fellow called Berry Gordy decided to do something about it. It was not easy and he had many heartaches but he got there eventually.
Among the people he recorded were Dians Ross and the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Little Richie.The Jackson 5,The Commadores,Marvin Gaye,Mary Wells,The Four Tops,The Temptations,Michael Jackson etc
Among the well known songs we heard on the day were "My Guy" by Mary Wells a favourite of my own. In fact I have that record which I bought in London in the 60's. Also" Whats going on"              ," Dancing in the street ", " I heard it through  the grapevine",  " Aint no mountain high enough" and many more.
All in all a very enjoyable day out.
Our next trip is our first full day trip to Dublin to EPIC with lunch at the Hilton.
More news next week

Rene Sean Monica Margaret and Mae

Photo Michael Stubbs

Back Michael Sean and Rene

Front Monica Margaret and Mae

Photo a passerby.

Monica Margaret Mae Rene Michael and Sean at Milanos.
Photo by waiter