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ST PATRICKS DAY PARADE
March/April 2009
What is free, fun and a great family and community day out? Okay, no prizes for guessing the answer! It doesn’t matter if you are in the parade or cheering it along, it’s all about taking part.This years St Patricks Day Parade will take place on Tuesday 17th March. The Chief Marshall for the parade will be Eavan Dempsey of the Order of Malta. Each year a group that has served the Shannon Community is honoured, and the Order of Malta have been part and parcel of Shannon for over 30 years. Two well known Shannon people will share the role of Master of Cermonies. They are Nicki O’Doherty & Peggy Coyne, both of whom have had successful careers with the Shannon Musical Society and the local Icarus
Drama Group.New entrants so far this year include the Ballycasey Craft Centre, Toddler’s Inc. (Shannon Family Resource Centre) and the Indian Community and of course there will be all the usual participants including 3 bands, the Boherbuoy Brass Band, Ennis Brass Band and the CBS, also the Fire Brigade, Bunratty Search and Rescue, and the Reserve Defense Forces, amongst many other community groups.
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St Patricks Day Parade . . . . . . . . . 1
Editors Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ennis Book Club Festival . . . . . . . 4
Library News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adult & Community Centre . . . . 5
Shannon Gymnastics Club. . . . . 6
Shannon Flyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Limericks St Pats Day Parade . . 7
Egg’citing Easter Event . . . . . . . . 8
Shannon Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Liosta na Laochra . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sit ‘n Knit Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CLASSIFIED ADS . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . . . . . . . . 18
CROSSWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD . 21
St Patricks Day (contd) . . . . . . . 22
Day In The Life (contd) . . . . . . . 22
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noTE FRoM THE EDIToRMarch and April are two very busy months, with St Patricks Day, Mothers Day and Easter following one after the other. In addition to shopping local for the goods and services you will need during the festivities, there is ample scope for getting back to
some traditional ‘free’ values too.The St Patricks Day Parade can be as much fun as you want it to be! A nice home-cooked meal for Mother will always be well-received (she will just be happy not to be cooking!) An Easter Egg hunt for the kids, and maybe the adults too, should cheer everyone up.In these difficult times we simply have to rally round and support each other. Supporting local business is absolutely vital too. They are doing their best for you - just look at all the special offers in this edition - so please support their endeavours.And then it’s May, and sure the weather is always good in May - isn’t it?!
Judith Kearney Publisher
Copy deadline for next issue(May/June ‘09) is 3 April.Published by Scene MediaUnit 7, Elite Business Park,Smithstown, Shannon, Co Clare
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EnnIS BooK CLUB FESTIVAL 6-8 MARCH 2009
The Ennis Book Club Festival is a great social and literary gathering for book club members and readers from Ireland and beyond. Supported by Clare County Library, the festival is designed with the reader in mind. We invite Book Clubs and Book Lovers to Ennis in 2009 to share a joy of reading. Some of the most recognisable names in Irish and international literature will participate in the 2009 Festival.The three-day programme of events, in association with Clare County Library includes John Boyne, author of “The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas”; Salley Vickers, best selling British novelist and author of “Miss Garnet’s Angel”; John Breen, author of “Alone It Stands”; Jennifer Johnston, Booker Prize nominated writer; Allan Guthrie, Scottish crime novelist; Mark O’Halloran, award winning writer and actor; journalist and broadcaster Kevin Myers and many more. The programme will include author readings, discussions, workshops, walking tours, advice on organising book clubs and reading lists, chocolate tastings, events As Gaeilge and opportunities to meet other Book Club members. One of the highlights will be the Sunday Symposium when the theme of ‘Reading Politics’ will be explored by journalist and political analyst Conor O’Clery, author and
politician Gerry Adams, Public Relations consultant Terry Prone and Labour politician and writer Michael D. Higgins.For more information contact the library or log onto www.ennisbookclubfestival.com.
LIBRARY nEWSSeachtain na Gaeilge 2nd - 17th March Seachtain na Gaeilge is a non-profit organisation which helps to promote the Irish language and culture both at home and abroad within a two week festival held in March every year. Croí na Teanga - It’s You! (Heart of the Language - It’s You!) is the motto of the festival, meaning that everyone, no matter what age they are or what country they live in, is central to the renewal of the Irish language.During Seachtain na Gaeilge (3rd-17th of March) many Irish language programmes will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio and Television and many popular shows will feature short items in Irish to mark the week. See Irish Language bookstock displays in the library for adults & children, to learn or improve learning the language and reading. Website for Seachtain na Gaeilge is www.snag.ie.World Book Day falls on Thursday 5th March
World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland.
Over the last eleven years World Book Day has become firmly established as the biggest annual event promoting the enjoyment of books and reading.Our core activity will continue - covering schools and their attending children with Schools Packs, display material and World Book Day €1.50 Book Tokens. Remember your €1.50 token are a gift from your local Bookseller. See worldbookday.com for more details.
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moment with classes such as Computer, English Language, Art, Driver Theory, Creative Writing and Everyday Maths, Community Care and Childcare ongoing. A Basic Computer Class for people in employment will begin shortly and we expect to start a Customer Communications course also for people in employment in April. Funding is available for eligible participants. If you are interested please call Margot on 087 6639305. English Language classes will also start up again soon, if interested in these classes please call Maire on 061 365495 or call into the centre.
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Eight elite gymnasts from Shannon Gymnastics club travelled to a friendly international in Thessaloniki, Greece, where we came home with 8 medals in late December. The U12 boys competition was won by Darragh Moane (from Raheen only 9 years old), and Matthew Mason from Shannon took 2nd to him. Grainne Hennessy from Ennis took 1st in U12 girls and the U12 team of girls Grainne Hennessy, Alannah Kelly (Shannon), Keelin Lyons(Sixmilebridge) and Jade McCormack(Shannon) took a team bronze. In the 13-14 years age group Molly Nightingale from Gort took gold and Becky O Donnell from Kildysart was unlucky after having qualified for finals in 3rd place to have a fall and drop out of medals in finals.
T h e s e gymnasts all train with Shannon Gymnastics Club, and they specialise in a discipline known as Tumbling. They perform rows of linked flips and somersaults and twists down a 25m long sprung track. These children train minimum 4 days a week under head coach Elaine Ryan.Last weekend one of the clubs elite teams (Alannah Kelly, Matthew Mason, Molly Nightingale and Becky O Donnell) won 3rd place in the highest level team event in Ireland, beaten only by 2 teams from a world class standard club in the north of Ireland. Coach Elaine Ryan hopes that some of these tumblers will qualify for world cup competitions representing Ireland in the coming year. All 8 of the above children are on the National Tumbling Squad and are presently working towards their next event in Bulgaria.For further information contact Elaine Ryan on 086 3755160 or email [email protected].
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With the temporary closure of the Shannon Leisure Centre for renovation, the Shannon Flyers Special Olympics Club have relocated their training sessions to the Community Hall in Newmarket-on Fergus, with training times unchanged at 10am on Saturday mornings. New athletes and volunteers would be very welcome. For information, please contact Therese Ross on 086-8072100
The above photo was taken at the Munster Regional Special Olympic Games in June 2008 - held in Cork. The photo is of Cormac Ross, Ciara O’Loughlin, Colleen Mulcahy, Tina Lee Cahill and Róisín Fitzgerald proudly displaying the medals they won at the Games.
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The theme for this year’s St. Patrick’s festival will be “Go Green,” whether it is green for Limerick, St. Patrick’s Day, or for the environment is
entirely up to yourself and it is set to be one of the biggest ever seen in the city despite the turbulent economic times. The parade will take place on Tuesday March 17th 2009 and will begin at 12 noon. The route will be down through O’Connell St and past the viewing stand which will be situated outside Penney’s.The 37th Limerick International Band Competition will take place in Limerick City on Sunday March 15th. This parade will allow bands to compete in a parade through Limerick City while entertaining the thousands of people who come from near and far to watch and listen to the bands. Further info from www.festivalslimerick.com.
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To mark the end of the annual Lenten ‘chocolate famine’, Shannon Heritage has arranged for the Easter Bunny to give out hundreds of Easter Eggs at their Cra g g a u n owe n visitor attraction near Quin on Easter Sunday 12th April ’09 from 1pm to 5pm, last admissions at 4pm.The Easter Bunny will make a special guest appearance at this Easter event at Craggaunowen ‘The Living Past Experience’ which tells the story of the arrival of the Celts in Ireland.A family fun filled day is promised with children being offered the opportunity to enjoy a bouncing castle and practise their bouncing skills for the Easter bunny. Traditional musicians and a traditional storyteller will be on hand to lend a festive atmosphere. There will be a puppet show featuring Easter chickens and bunnies, and a magic show. While walking around the park visitors can experience how the Celts lived, fought, farmed, and hunted. “Caomhan the Celt” will be there on the day to show visitors his Crannog (lake dwelling). Visitors will see the resident wild boar, the Iron Age Roadway and Ring Fort.
Shannon & District Chamber of Commerce has some interesting events
planned for March and April open to members and non-members alike. The first event, which takes place on Thursday, 5 March in the Conference & Banqueting Centre at the Shannon Shamrock Hotel is called an ‘Ambassadors Evening’ . It is described as ‘an opportunity to hear how you can represent yourself, your organisation, or your region by organising an event or influencing business for Clare in 2009’. It’s also the organisers’ way of saying ‘thank you’ to anyone who brought business to the county in 2008. It will take place in the Shannon Shamrock Hotel from 5-7pm on Thursday, 5 March. RSVP to [email protected] or 061 710267.
The second event is a follow-on to the very successful Regional Networking Evening which was held in Dromoland Castle last November and provided an ideal setting for Chamber members (and non-members) to present their businesses to other attendees. This event will take place in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Limerick, on Wednesday, 8 April. There’s an entry fee for attending but as it’s a ‘network to get work’ opportunity, it could be money well spent. Time 6-9pm. Log onto www.shannonchamber.ie for further details or to register.
SHAnnon CHAMBER EVEnTS
They can also see a replica of the leather hulled boat which St. Brendan the Navigator built and set sail in, in search of Hy-Brasil an island he had seen in a vision. For Further information contact central reservations at 061 360788 or www.shannonheritage.com
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‘LIoSTA nA LAoCHRA’Shannon Town Council honoured members of the community at a Civic Reception in the Library in January. This was in recognition of the achievements of members of our community under the heading “Liosta na Laochra”.The following seven people were nominated for recognition this year and received their awards from the Mayor - Cllr Gerry Flynn:Laura Linnane a member of Clare All Ireland Camogie Champions; Kathy Halley also a member of this team; Regina Fennessy a member of the Clare Ladies Football Team; Darren O’Connell and Alan Mullen who competed in 12 Marathons in 12 different countries in aid of Cystic Fibrosis (see page 18 for more details); Fran Minter who coached the members of Shannon Meteors Trampoline Club to a number All Ireland Victories; and Elaine Ryan of Shannon Gymnastics Club whose members have competed in International Competitions in Greece (see page 6 for more details)
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Weekly EventsAll the events listed below take
place in the Shannon Family Resource Centre (SFRC),
Respond Community Hall, unless otherwise stated.
MondayArt Circle (SFRC)10.00-12.00 Kool Kids Club (SFRC) 3.30 - 5.30pmArt Circle (SFRC) 7.00 - 9.00pm TuesdayDrop in Computer Facility (SFRC) 10.30am - 3.00pmBaby Weight/Child Health Clinic 2.00 - 3.30pm Drop In. Every 2nd/3rd/4th Tuesday of each month in Health Centre.Kool Kids Club (SFRC) 3.30 - 5.30Storytime for Children 4pm Sean Lemass Library (4-7 year olds
Counselling Services (SFRC) 10.00am - 12.30pm
Homework Club (SFRC) 3.30pm - 5.30pm
WednesdayScrabble Club for Adults2pm Sean Lemass Library.
ThursdayHomework Club (SFRC) 3.30pm - 5.30pmCraft time for Children 4pm Sean Lemass Library (7+ year olds)
Park AFC Training 6pm Training for Under 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10’s at the GAA astroturf pitches. Continues every Thursday.Creative Writing Circle (SFRC) 7.30pm - 9.30 pm FridayToddlers Inc (SFRC)10.00am - 12.00Kick Back Café5pm – 10pm. Respond Community BuildingJunior Chess Club6.30pm Sean Lemass Library. 8 years and over SaturdayShannon Flyers 10am (Community Hall, Newmarket-on-Fergus)Kick Back Café4pm – 9pm. Respond Community Building SundayTrampoline Club 11am – 1pm
March2-8 MarchLibrary Ireland WeekThere are a series of events held nationally and locally to celebrate Librarians and Libraries. See libraryirelandweek.ie for more details.2-17 MarchSeachtain na GaeilgeSeachtain na Gaeilge is a non-profit organisation which helps to promote the Irish language and culture both at home and abroad within a two week festival held in March every year. See page 4 for more details or contact the library.3 MarchThe Complete Show Hair, Fashion, Music and a little shopping, in aid of St Patricks Comprehensive and St Connaires Schools in the Oakwood Arms Hotel. Tickets €25.00. See page 5 for more details or phone 061 7036724 MarchShannon ToastmastersThe club meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 8.00pm sharp inn the Oakwood Arms Hotel. All welcome. Shannon Ladies Meet and Train GroupThe Shannon meet and train meets on Wednesdays @ 7.45pm at the all weather pitch adjacent to the rugby groundsFor more information contact Catherine at the Clare Sports Partnership Office, 10 Carmody Street Business Park, Ennis 065-6865434
FASecollege and the Library Council offer the chance to brush up on your PC skills at your local Shannon Library,
Wednesday afternoons 1.00 - 3.00pm, or Thursdays 10.00 - 12.00 noon in Shannon Library.5 MarchWorld Book DayWorld Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland. See page 5 for more details or contact the library.6-8 MarchEnnis Book Club FestivalThe Ennis Book Club Festival is a great social and literary gathering for book club members and readers from Ireland and beyond. Book Clubs and Book Lovers are invited to Ennis to share a joy of reading and have a weekend break with friends. See page 4 for more details.7 March Shannon Graveyard Clean-Up The first of this springs regular clean-ups is on 7 March. All volunteers very welcome. Call Nicole on 087 2102807 10 March Aidan & Finian Park Residents AssociationNext meeting will be held at 8.00pm on Tuesday night, March 10th.11 March Shannon Toastmasters“The crucial ingredient for success today is communicating effectively, persuasively and concisely. It’s easily learned!” Meetings held in the Oakwood Arms every other Wednesday at 8pm. All welcome.12-26 March CSES, Clare Support Employment Service provide an information display board in the library of their services for potential employers and users.
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11 - 13 April Moher Hill Open Farm, Easter Bunny & Egg Hunt
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If there are any mistakes on these diary pages, please accept my apologies. Also, if anyone
would like to have their event listed on these pages, please contact Judith on 086 371 4804.
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14 March - Juneev+a (Exhibition of Visual Art)Ireland’s pre-eminent annual exhibition of contemporary art will presents the work of selected artists in venues and locations throughout Limerick city (see page 5 for more details)
17 MarchSt Patricks Day Parade, ShannonSee front page for more details.21 March, Our Languages Project
Our Languages project takes place in Sean Lemass Library from 10am to 12 noon. It is a Round Table discussion on topics arising such as Russian speakers’ attitudes to their own languages, perceived attitudes to languages in Ireland in relation to language policy and state provision for languages,and experience of social integration. Contact the Library for more details on 061 364266.22 MarchMothers Day
29 MarchSummer Time Begins Put your clocks forward 1 hour.
April4 April Shannon Graveyard Clean-UpAll volunteers very welcome. Call Nicole on 087 2102807
9 April Shannon ToastmastersMeetings held in the Oakwood Arms at 8pm. All welcome
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A DAY In THE LIFE oF ....Alan Mullin and Darren O’Connell, both from Shannon, set up the Twelve Marathons project to raise as much money as they could to help aid Cystic Fibrosis care in Ireland. They ran a marathon a month for the duration of 2008, starting at
m i d n i g h t on New Year’s Eve in Zurich and ending in Lisbon in December. Alan lives in Dublin and works as solicitor with WhitneyMoore Solicitors who were there main sponsor, and Darren lives in Shannon and teaches in Rice College, Ennis. This ‘Day in the Life of...’ is a typical race day for Alan and Darren.The night before a race we would try to be in bed by about 9.30 or 10.00 although it is always difficult to sleep. Most marathons usually start around 8.30/9.00 and we would normally get up about 2 hours before a race. For big city marathons we would have to get up earlier to be at the start at a certain time.We would eat very little before a race, maybe just a small amount of porridge, or a banana, although, in the days leading up to a race we would ‘carbo-load’ by eating lots of pasta and pizza. During races we would take energy gels and whatever sweets or fruit were given out along the route. The day after a race the body would be crying out for junk food and we would usually oblige!Immediately before the start we would run for a few minutes and do a few stretches and then start layering on the Deep Heat on the legs. Because we are so hydrated at this stage we would have to go to the toilet several times before the start. Then it’s just a matter of staying warm and loose until the race starts.Some good tips before running a marathon - never run on a full stomach and apply vaseline liberally to all chafe-
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prone areas!We had two main motivations behind the challenge, the first was to help the Cystic Fibrosis Charity, as a good friend of ours died from CF in 1996. The second was that we both saw it as a physical challenge and an adventure of sorts.As well as the 12 marathons, we also ran a limited number of shorter races around Ireland as part of our on-going training and fund-raising. To date we have raised close to €19,000 and are looking to those who pledged cash during the year to follow through with donations so that we can reach our target of €20,000. The hardest marathon for Alan was the Swiss Alpine, mainly because the terrain was so tough. The run took us over the snow line and through two huge mountain passes. Tough as it was we both agree that it was the best because it was very different from a normal marathon and the scenery was spectacular. Another favourite was Rome with a spectacular finish next to the Colosseum. Alan ran his best time of 3hrs 33min in Connemara where, in contrast, this was Darren’s worst. He felt drained by the halfway mark and from there it was a long, long way to the finish. Darren’s best time was in Milan where he ran 3hrs and 51mins while this was Alan’s turn to struggle. For each of the us the enjoyment of the race depended a great deal on how we felt on the day and how the race turned out.During the year we did not do a lot of training, as once we were fit we just had to look after ourselves. After each race we would take a couple of weeks break to let our bodies recover and then we would spend a couple of weeks preparing for the next race. Alan works in Dublin so for training he would run home (about 5 miles) from work 2/3 nights a week and then do longer runs at the weekend. As a teacher Darren had a lot of time off during the summer and did a lot of running in Cratloe Woods and the surrounding hills.The travelling was one of the most difficult aspects of the challenge as, for some races, it was literally a case of flying in on the Saturday, run the Sunday and fly home Sunday evening, although for the Swiss Alpine race we had to travel a few days before as we had to acclimatise to the altitude.We have been good friends for years and doing a challenge like this alone would have been an ordeal but doing it together made it a lot more rewarding and a lot
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more fun. Neither of us are married but we were both given great support by our partners Nichola and Daniell. After a marathon you always just feel relieved that you don’t have to run any further. Once you cross the line your legs start to seize up and the hobbling would begin, this would last for 3 to 4 days. It is difficult to eat after a marathon, although we would always have a couple of beers to celebrate! But usually by 6 or 7 in the evening we would feel wrecked. It is very hard to sleep the night after a marathon as your heart rate takes so long to get back to normal, but the feeling of achievement is fantastic.Running a marathon a month is an incredible feat. If you have pledged some money to the guys (or even if you have not!) please get in touch and help them reach their target of €20,000. Alan’s email is [email protected] and Darren’s email is [email protected] or call him on 087-6751694.
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Alan & Darren receiving their Community Awards in January
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