B&Q announced this year that their charity of the year was Youth Work Ireland! And as the Canal Communities Regional Youth Service is their only member in Dublin we were offered four weekends to fundraise via bucket collections and staff BIKE IT Events in Liffey Valley and Tallaght.  We are now half way through the year and two of the collections have been done and the B&Q staff teams in both Liffey Valley and Tallaght have worked tirelessly cycling for 48hours in store to raise money for the Canal Communities Regional Youth Service and associated groups!  This has been a great success with two local Groups:  The Oblates Basketball Club and Bluebell CDP taking up a store each in July and shaking their buckets for a great cause!  Thanks to these efforts Bluebell CDP were able to give the Community and Young People a great summer fun day!  And the Oblates Basketball Club are now another step closer to sending some of their Young Basketball Players to play in America!  Well done everyone so far and keep those buckets shaking!

Great fun was had over the last few weeks on the Canal Communities Regional Youth Service Climbing Wall! Almost 150 brave young people got a shot climbing the 7 meter high wall at their summer festivals in Bluebell, Fatima and Dolphin. The burst of sun shine and lack of rain added to the success of each of the community days for the volunteers and workers who had worked tirelessly to make these days fun and exciting for parents and kids- well done to everyone!

CCRYS staff and volunteers Claire, Rachel and Joanne and belay instructors Pat, Ger and Ciaran worked on the wall each day, helped at Dolphin House festival by Junior Leaders Dylan, Ray and Grahame.

In August the Climbing Wall will be off to the people of Thurles for a community day and then to Farmleigh House Dublin for another fun day out for all.

Inchicore Variety Group present SHOWTIME EXPRESS 2011 in the Arus Mhuire Hall, Inchicore from Tues 28^th June – Sat 2^nd July @ 8pm nightly.

It’s a variety spectacular for all the family and not to be missed!!!

Ticket prices are as follows;

Adults:€12      Seniors:€10      Kids & Students:€6
Reduced prices for groups of 10 or more

Please contact Kay on 086 8627739 if interested.

If you have any productions coming up in the future, we’d love for you to let us know!!

Thanks for your support!

This is a one-off two hour workshop to support parents in encouraging positive behaviour in their children (1-5yrs  approx)

Date: Tuesday 5^th July

Time: 7pm – 9pm

Venue: F2 Centre, 3 Reuben Plaza, Rialto, Dublin 8

Cost: Free

“We invite you to come and view a variety of arts projects completed by groups of disabled and non-disabled people across Dublin over the last six months.”

“Join the discussion about how the process evolved, the challenges experienced and the learning gathered along the way and most importantly to influence where we go from here.”

Venue: Woodquay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices
Date: Thursday 28th April
Time: 9.30am – 1pm followed by lunch

Official opening at 10am by Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health.

Fully accessible venue to all, sign interpreters, loop system and roving assistants will be available at the event.

For more information please contact Maureen McGovern on (01) 473 2196 or email maureen@canalpartnership.com and Catherine Lane on (01) 623 5612 or email clane@ballyfermotpartnership.com

This event is free of charge and open to the public until 5pm.

This event was organised by seven Dublin Partnership Companies and the Centre for Independent Living (CIL) in partnership with people with Disabilities Ireland (PWDI).

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It’s panto time again in Inchicore!

This years production is “Aladdin” and will take place in the Arus Mhuire Hall, Inchicore on Tuesday 22nd, Wednesday 23rd and Saturday 26th at 8pm. Matinees will also take place on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th February at 3pm.

It’s a pantomime not to be missed!

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults €12
Children & Students: €6
Reduced prices for groups of ten or more

Please contact Kay on 086 862 7739

The Dun Laoghaire Youth Information Centre have produced a leaflet entitled ‘Vote & Be Counted’ for young people on the General Election 2011.

It details how to register, reasons for voting and what you might expect on the day.

Useful websites are featured on the leaflet so that candidates can be researched. You can also contact Dun Laoghaire Youth Information Centre for copies of the leaflet.

Dun Laoghaire Youth Information Centre
Library Rd.
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Ph: 01-2809363
Text: 086 237 0067
Email: info@youthquest.ie

Are you interested in exploring your health needs!

When: Tuesday 15th February

Time: 9.30am until 11am

Where: Canal Communities Partnership, 2nd Floor, Oblate View, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore

To  book a place or for more information phone Maureen at 01 473 2196 or email maureen@canalpartnership.com

Hosted by Inchicore/Bluebell Health Forum

Are you interested in exploring your health needs?

When: Tuesday 15th February

Time: 11.30am to 2.30pm (light lunch provided)

Where: Canal Communities Partnership, 2nd Floor, Oblate View,
Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore

To book a place or for more information phone Maureen at 01 473 2196
or email maureen@canalpartnership.com

Hosted by Inchicore/Bluebell Health Forum

To check if you are on the Electoral register follow click here

http://www.dublincity.ie/onlinevotersregistration/

If you are not currently on the register you can apply to be placed on the supplementary register.  Download and fill out the form from the link below. The form must be signed and stamped at your local Garda station, make sure you bring picture identification when attending Garda station. All applications must be received by your local authority 14 days before the date of the election. Applications in the Dublin City Council region should be sent to:

Franchise Section,

Ormond Building,

31 – 36 Ormond Quay,

Dublin 7.

http://www.checktheregister.ie/AppForms/RFA2%20English%20-%20form.pdf