Ardmore Tidy Towns Notes May 23rd 2016

30/05/2016 20:54

Ardmore Tidy Towns Notes.

Ardmore Choir

The Ardmore Community Choir are performing in St Declan’s Church on Friday night with guest performances from a local male voice choir and the Ardmore National School Choir. I’ve been eavesdropping on some of the rehearsals and can advise you that this is one concert that should not be missed. They’ve been doing performances here, there and everywhere over the past few years, mainly helping everyone else at their fundraising events and at long last they’re doing ‘their own thing’ and really deserve all our support.

Atlantic.

There was a big turnout for the really interesting and relevant and very important film documentary ‘Atlantic’ which was shown in Halla Déuglán on Sunday night. The film deals with the sell out of our fisheries and of our territorial waters. Obviously it is a very political film and perhaps that is why RTE are not screening it. But it certainly highlights that Irelands fishermen were very badly treated and shamefully represented by our politicians in the early years of The Common Market and subsequent agreements. We were always happy to use fish as a trade off.

Whales Dolphins Sharks

We’ve witnessed some amazing sightings of whales, basking sharks and several pods of dolphins off our shores recently. Last week Ardmore Bay was their destination and several people witnessed some really spectacular sightings. Whiting Bay seems to have been the preferred destination the previous week with the dolphins turning on really entertaining agility and displays.

Wednesday Night Poker

The Poker game at The Round Tower Hotel was won by Brian Keane with James Bryan and Patricia Fitzgerald in second and third respectively. Jerome Curran and Des Fitzgerald collected in the duffer stake and Mary Ann Troy and Billy Harty were in the frame in the maiden hurdle! Game continues this Wednesday night 9.30pm sharp.

70s style Disco.

Many people are already marking summer plans in their diaries with concerts and festival events etc and we’re asking all you 50 ‘somethings’ and 60 ‘somethings’ to mark Friday July 29th onto your calendar. That night WLR’s John O’Shea is booked as DJ for Halla Deuglán and will play 70s & 80s music on the night. We’re organising the event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Youth Club of that era and as such it will provide a wonderful opportunity to catch up with the friends and pals of your youth. We don’t have a list or anything like that so we’re asking you to pass on the word through your contacts via text, twitter of facebook or just a plain old fashioned phone call. In particular, we want you to notify all those who have moved on from Ardmore as there is a good chance they’ll be around home at that time and also make contact with those who were regular holiday makers in Ardmore during those years.
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