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Newsletter October 29th, 2021

We had another action-packed month in October, and we the enjoyed mild, dry weather. We continued with our coffee mornings, our regular Heartwalks, the lads learned to make a bodhran and we completed our first five modules of the Digital Training Course.

Newsletter October 1st, 2021

The weather was balmy in September, and we continued our outdoor activities with coastal walks, opera in Green Park, town tours, river trips on the Blackwater, and a great trip to Dromana House.
YARA Digital Training

Digital Training Programme

In December 2020, YARA, in collaboration with Bru na Si, the local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, were awarded a combined grant of €6,000 from the Comic Relief Fund. This was issued through the Community Foundation for Ireland to encourage and train members of both organisations in the use of digital communications.

Newsletter May 28th, 2021

Welcome to our Monthly News.  The weather for the past month has been bad but now the positive news – the Postman from Donegal says that we are going to get a good summer… and when we get going there will no holding us back! Feel Good Friday Our “Feel…

The Way We Were

The Way We Were by Peggie Biessmann I told my son the other day that when I was in primary school, there were inkwells in each desk and we dipped our pens in them and carefully shook off excess ink to ensure we did not blot our copybook. He looked…

Newsletter April 30th 2021

Welcome to our Monthly News  …And the good news is that many of our members have now been vaccinated and are looking forward to breaking back into the world! Grant Awards We are delighted to announce that we have received support grants from Youghal Credit Union and from Cork Count…

Newsletter April 2nd, 2021

Welcome to Summertime Happy Easter, and remember the medical advice – stay fit before you get the jab because you’ll be jiving after it! We are delighted to announce that we have been given access to the Burke Collection of photographs and these are now available on our website –…

Newsletter March 5th 2021

Welcome to March March is the month of many weathers and as the saying goes, March comes “in like a lion, out like a lamb.”  This time last year we were like lambs trembling before Covid but now the vaccine roll-out will turn us all into lions! Spring is here,…