Weekly News 31st Dec 2012

31 December 2012

WALKING RESUMES for the Dunnamaggin walk/run group on Monday 7th January. The walk
time is 7.30 – 8.30 p.m., with the group starting and finishing at St Leonard’s
National School gates. Come along and burn off those extra calories consumed
over Christmas!! All are welcome, please wear a reflective jacket.


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THE
SWITCHING ON OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS  in Kilmoganny took  place on Friday 21st December at
7.00 p.m. The lights were switched on by two year old  Kayla Dwyer, the youngest person present. As
the weather was inclement the Carol singing and musical accompaniment following
the switching on of the lights was held in St. Eoghan’s Church. At the
conclusion of the Carols and music all adjourned to St. Eoghan’s Centre for
refreshments.


 


INVITATION TO
TRAINING: Dunamaggan
Development Association has been invited by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Company,
to participate in a novel training course for Kilkenny Tidy Towns and community
groups.  The course has several aspects
but biodiversity is at its centre and will help you to take a fresh look at the
wildlife and habitats of your area.  The
course will have 10 sessions and will run from January to May - the aim being
to best prepare the group to improve your Tidy Towns entry in 2013 and onward.


The course will also feature a seminar on health and safety for the
group, volunteers and other workers. 
Another aspect of the course is designed to help the group benefit from
the new social media such as Facebook, Twitter and to find out how to use the
Internet more effectively to raise awareness, inform your members and get your
message across.  


The course will also look at the tourism potential of the area and how
to enter the new Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns Competition


Finally, media specialists will show participants how to go about making
and editing video and how to record and edit a DVD. 


The course aims to be as practical as possible and will include a number
of fieldtrips and outdoor sessions. 
These will focus on habitats within participants locality and how best
to survey, identify and maximise the value of these areas for wildlife.  In addition to this, an ecologist will
undertake a ‘walkabout’ visit in each of the participating localities to
investigate the wildlife potential of each area.   Please
find attached a schedule for the upcoming course.  The course will be held on Wednesday
evenings.  We’ll be updating the schedule
with venues and other details before our first session which is on Wednesday the 16th of January.  It is planned to hold this first session in
The Heritage Council headquarters at Church Lane, Kilkenny. It is hoped to hold
the course over a number of different venues so that the burden of travel can
be shared for those taking part.  If any
area of particular note for wildlife is located in participants locality then
this area might use this a venue for a fieldtrip or practical work.  


Notes and background information will be supplied at each session and
participants will be showing how their group can download course material and
other resources. 


We’d be delighted to receive any questions or queries from you between
now and the 16th of January. 
You can email me or call me on the number below.   In the meantime, I hope that you have a
happy and peaceful Christmas and we look forward to seeing you in the new year. The Dunamaggan Development Association invites anyone who is
interested in participating on the course to contact either Ned Kirwan or Rev.
Nicholas Flavin as soon as possible.


 



CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATIONS took place with Christmas
Eve mass in St. Eoghan’s Church, Kilmoganny at 7.00 p.m. at which the church
was full to capacity. St. Leonard’s Church, Dunamaggan had Christmas Eve mass
at 9.00 p.m. and Christmas Day mass at 11.00 a.m. at which the church we full
to capacity. At the end of each mass all young children were invited up to the
altar to receive a special Christmas Blessing. Many members of the Parish
community who are working in various places in Ireland and Abroad made the trip
home for Christmas. Rev. Nicholas Flavin P.P. thanked all members of the parish
who participated in any way in helping the community during the past year and
wished all a very happy, holy, joyful and peaceful Christmas.