Event Type : Public Events

Collinstown Action Group is answering the Friends of the Earth call to organise a Sunrise for Climate gathering the day after the Global Climate Strike. On Saturday 21st September, you are invited to join them for a “Dip or Sit at Lough Lene” at 7am. The aim is to give communities across Ireland the opportunity to get together to get up at sunrise, gather somewhere beautiful and to feel that they are supporting the school strikers and the climate action cause. This is not a protest and there will be no meeting, no agenda. Attendees can swim (at their own risk) or just sit and chat by this beautiful lake. All are welcome to join - Register Your Attendance.

Here is your chance to take up a new hobby and wind away the long winter nights. James and Bernie have over 20 years of professional dance teaching experience. This is James and Bernies third year to be with us in Streete Parish Park and come highly recommended by all who have taken their first steps into dancing. We invite you to come along and see for yourself how easy it is to learn. All welcome, lessons for first-timers and people who enjoy to dance or would like to learn all the steps properly in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Lessons for the wedding first dance as well as all social dance moves like Jive, Waltz and many more are on offer. Events subject to change. If you wish to come along one Sunday, please call 086 200 3739 for the latest information.

The 3rd annual Parish Festival 5k in Collinstown / Fore will take place on Saturday 28th September 2019. This is is the 3rd running of this event and it is becoming very popular! This 5km run takes in the beautiful scenery of Fore, passing the shores of Lough Lene and into the village of Collinstown with the last KM downhill - a very fast finish to the grounds of St Mary’s Church. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The organisers will provide a Free shuttle bus from the finish line, allowing you to enjoy the refreshments without worrying about getting back to the car. The first 100 people to register online will each receive a free top! Register now here.

In an evening of nostalgia with songs from a bygone era, the committee of St Patrick’s Hall are set to stage a show you cannot miss on Saturday September 28th at 8pm. The 14 strong Percy French Troubadours, invite you to join with them for an evening of songs, poems and sketches of, by, or about Percy French. Featuring all-time favourites ‘Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff’, ‘Are ye right there Michael?’, ‘The Darling Girl from Clare’, ‘To The West’, ‘The Four Farrellys’ and ‘Abdul Abulbul Amir’ (Percy’s first successful song), this is non-stop entertainment. The show has everything from songs to drama, and from poetry to comedy. It’s also a show with audience participation – they’ll even give out a sheet with all the words to encourage people to sing along. Tickets can be booked from Michael Leonard at Delvin Post Office or by contacting 044 966 4484.

Here is your chance to take up a new hobby and wind away the long winter nights. James and Bernie have over 20 years of professional dance teaching experience. This is James and Bernies third year to be with us in Streete Parish Park and come highly recommended by all who have taken their first steps into dancing. We invite you to come along and see for yourself how easy it is to learn. All welcome, lessons for first-timers and people who enjoy to dance or would like to learn all the steps properly in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Lessons for the wedding first dance as well as all social dance moves like Jive, Waltz and many more are on offer. Events subject to change. If you wish to come along one Sunday, please call 086 200 3739 for the latest information.

Have a go at working with fused (melted) glass under the guidance of Eddie Byrne. You will have a choice to work on Halloween or Christmas themed decorations on the day. Eddie will talk you through the process of fused glass from start to finish and will demonstrate & show examples of some pieces. You will get to see the glass kiln in operation & your work will be put in the kiln and fired over night & returned to the gallery for collection during the following couple of weeks (or posted) if you live far away. The cost of the day including all materials, tuition and lunch is €70. Booking essential.

Here is your chance to take up a new hobby and wind away the long winter nights. James and Bernie have over 20 years of professional dance teaching experience. This is James and Bernies third year to be with us in Streete Parish Park and come highly recommended by all who have taken their first steps into dancing. We invite you to come along and see for yourself how easy it is to learn. All welcome, lessons for first-timers and people who enjoy to dance or would like to learn all the steps properly in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Lessons for the wedding first dance as well as all social dance moves like Jive, Waltz and many more are on offer. Events subject to change. If you wish to come along one Sunday, please call 086 200 3739 for the latest information.

St Patrick’s Hall presents “Weighing In” – a fast paced comedy play about life, love and dieting and how we all need to adjust the scales to find the right balance. Starring Isobel Mahon (Glenroe & The Clinic), Rose Henderson (Fair City & Father Ted) and featuring the voice of Rosaleen Linehan as the diet leader, this laugh out loud play by Ger Gallagher is sure to be a local hit this autumn! Tickets (€16) available on 044 966 4484.

This topical play deals with the modern obsession of dieting. Set in an Easi-Slim clinic we meet the highly driven Pam and the motherly Breda. Both attend the weekly clinic for the weigh-in and strike up an unlikely friendship. While the voice of conscience booms from on high, the Easi-Slim instructor reigns over all. The Easi-Slim diet clinic in Clones town hall has just signed up a new member – upwardly mobile Pam McGowan has cruised into town in her soft top sports car. Pam has reached her target weight and has only signed up to maintain, and brag about the four stone she’s lost. Breda has diligently attended the Easi-Slim meetings but just can’t manage to win the battle of the bulge– until Pam comes along to power-walk her into shape. Breda becomes a disciple of the high-priestess of low-carbs and is bowled over by just how fabulous Pam’s jet-set lifestyle really is. With her low-calorie intake and rigorous exercise regime, Pam certainly lives life in the fasting lane. In fact, the only part of Pam that weighs too much is her over-bloated ego. Breda’s gushing admiration for her new diet guru buddy only serves to make Pam all the more condescending and insufferable. However, when Pam’s mask begins to slip, Breda is reminded that things aren’t always what they appear to be. Sometimes, you already have the life you wished for.

Here is your chance to take up a new hobby and wind away the long winter nights. James and Bernie have over 20 years of professional dance teaching experience. This is James and Bernies third year to be with us in Streete Parish Park and come highly recommended by all who have taken their first steps into dancing. We invite you to come along and see for yourself how easy it is to learn. All welcome, lessons for first-timers and people who enjoy to dance or would like to learn all the steps properly in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Lessons for the wedding first dance as well as all social dance moves like Jive, Waltz and many more are on offer. Events subject to change. If you wish to come along one Sunday, please call 086 200 3739 for the latest information.