Weekly News 26th April 2021

26 April 2021

Pat Walsh Memorial Committee: The 16th May this year will see the first showing of the Documentary about Pat Walsh and the sacrifice he made during the War of independence when he lost his life on May 18th 1921 resulting from injuries sustained in battle. Michael Benson Productions have been working on this since September of last year and it has been a project of passion for everyone involved. We look forward to sharing the finished project with everyone and seeing it take its place in preserving the stories of the people who helped shape Irish history.



Family Carers Ireland in partnership with An Garda Síochána, the National Ambulance Service Community First Responder Schemes, The Irish Red Cross and The Order of Malta has developed an Emergency Card Scheme for family carers. When a family carer has an unplanned hospital admission there is a risk that the person who needs their care and support could be left at home alone and uncared for. The Emergency Card Scheme is intended to give peace of mind to family carers as well as ensuring that the person they care for remains safe in such emergencies. For more details on the scheme, visit our website on www.familycarers.ie or call our Freephone Careline 1800 24 07 24.



Take part in ‘A Vision for Dunnamaggin’ Dunnamaggin Development Group is currently undertaking a community-wide survey for all to get involved in. They are asking everyone who lives, works, learns or wants to have their say about Dunnamaggin to take part. The survey runs from now until the 15th of May. It is part of a bigger process to co-create Dunnamaggin’s five-year development plan. The development plan will look at how to sustainably enhance the village through improved green space, heritage and community amenities.‘A Vision for Dunnamaggin’ survey and public engagement workshops is delivered by Workhouse Union for Dunnamaggin Development Group with funding from Kilkenny LEADER Partnership. The survey will be available online through the Dunnamaggin Community facebook page. They will also be distributed through the school or you can request a survey from Dunnamaggin Development Group at dunnaparish@gmail.com.



Dunnamaggin LFC: ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the coming season for NEW and existing members All juvenile trainings start back in just 2 weeks! So make sure and register ASAP. The Foireann system will be used to complete all club registrations and secure payments online via stripe. Players, mentors and parents or guardians who were involved in club activities last year should already have a Foireann account as it uses the same platform as the Return to Play/Health Questionnaire system You can access the Foireann system on www.foireann.ie See also the club instructional YouTube video for help on the Foireann platform at this link https://youtu.be/Zc1dOrSzric Contact Club registrar Sabrina Bass with any queries on registration 086 318 3877 Or Club development officer Eléna Byrne on queries about Club teams 087 7691174



The Parent Council of Coláiste Éamann Rís are having a clothes collection until May 21st. Plenty of time to clear out wardrobes etc. All bags can be left at the front of the school. All covid precautions will be taken. This is a great way to get rid of unwanted clothes while at the same time helping the school raise much needed funds. Fundraising has come to a standstill due to covid. Please donate only clean clothes and please no carpets, mats (including toilet and bath mats), duvets, blankets, pillows, material, school or work uniforms.


HSE invites people aged 60-64 to register for their COVID-19 AstraZeneca Vaccine Register online at www.hse.ie or by phone at 1850 24 1850 for HSE vaccination appointments.


The HSE has confirmed details of the next group of people to be offered COVID-19 vaccines and introduced the COVID-19 online registration system. It is a new system which will register people, manage appointments, and provide a secure record of your vaccination. This group of 65-69 will be the first to use it and most groups being vaccinated from now on will also use it. People in this group will be vaccinated at one of the HSE vaccination centres around the country using the AstraZeneca vaccine. To avoid delays the HSE are asking people to register by age on specific days initially. Visit hse.ie/rollout for information about registration. A video explaining registration is available here https://youtu.be/v1JoC01Omgc