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COMMUNITIES across Clare are being urged to gather a group this Thursday and do coffee their way for the 30th Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice. And if they can’t host a coffee morning social, people are being asked to donate to help raise much needed funds to support the work of Cahercalla Hospice. “We are delighted Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice is back for another year raising funds in support of Hospice in-patient and community services around Ireland,” said Mary Malone of Cahercalla Hospice. “The ongoing support for this campaign over the last 30 years is a testament to the generosity of our coffee morning hosts, donors, ambassadors, and our long-time sponsor Bewley’s. “The funds raised each year by the Irish public ensure we continue to provide vital support to individual patients and their families every day.” Register to host a coffee morning on Thursday, September 22, or on a date that suits you, at www.hospicecoffeemorning.ie or Call save 0818 995 996. …

THE team at Cahercalla is urging the Clare public to get behind the Hospice Sunflower Days initiative this June to help raise vital funds for the local facility. Hospice Sunflower Days are returning to towns and villages all over the country and this year’s event takes place over the weekend of Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. The campaign was launched by ambassador for Together for Hospice, The National Hospice Movement, garden designer, Diarmuid Gavin. On those days, volunteers nationwide will be selling sunflower merchandise to raise vital funds for local hospice and specialist palliative homecare services. Members of the public who wish to support their local hospice by donating online can do so by sponsoring a virtual sunflower in memory of a loved one at the following link. Speaking about the launch of the 2022 Hospice Sunflower Days campaign, Mary Maloney, Fundraising Manager, The Clare Hospice at Cahercalla, said, “We are delighted to launch our 2022 Hospice Sunflower …

CLARE musician Johnny O’Loughlin this week presented the proceeds of a CD he recorded to Cahercalla Hospice. Johnny released ‘Iontas na Nollag’ prior to Christmas and donated the sales to Cahercalla in appreciation for the care his uncle in law, the late Kieran O‘Regan and his family received at the hospice. Johnny said, “I really enjoy performing and recording. Family members and my violin teacher Claire Egan helped me with the tracks. “I wanted to do something positive and I remembered the great care that my uncle-in-law Kieran O’Regan received in Cahercalla Hospice. “I’m delighted with all the support from family and friends, including some in America! We’re planning some great collaborations for our next CD,” he promised. Thanking Johnny for his valuable contribution, a spokesperson for Cahercalla Community Hospice said, “Everyone who comes through our doors is on a journey and they stay with us at various times along that journey. “At times, it is when they are in …

CAHERCALLA Hospice are urging the public to sponsor a virtual sunflower in memory of a loved one for this year’s Hospice Sunflower Days. Together for Hospice, the National Hospice Movement, has launched a ‘Virtual Sunflower Remembrance Garden’. This online space has been created for people to dedicate a virtual sunflower in memory of a loved one, whilst helping to raise much-needed funds for local hospice and home care services throughout the country this June. The ‘Virtual Sunflower Remembrance Garden’ campaign has been launched to raise funds for Hospice Sunflower Days, whilst also recognising the difficult year families and communities have faced. Together, 26 hospices nationwide, including Cahercalla, have joined to provide an online space where loved ones can be remembered and precious memories celebrated, reminding us that we are not alone. Mary Maloney, Fundraising Manager at the Clare hospice at Cahercalla, commented, “The last year has been incredibly challenging for many people in our communities and our intention is that …

IT’S certainly good ‘nudes’ for four local charities following the amazing success of the Ennis Players production of Calendar Girls. A fantastic €31,000 has been raised over the play’s four-night run in Glór, with the amount expected to rise even further. Ennis Players are the donating proceeds to Cahercalla Hospice, Sláinte an Chláir Cancer Centre; the West Clare Mini Marathon Cancer Centre and the Alzheimer’s Day Care Centre in Ennis. [doptg id=”6″] According to Ennis Players, the show was such a success that they have not ruled out returning their 40th anniversary production to the stage.  Chairperson Jackie Scanlan said, “The cast and crew need a much-deserved break but, who knows, we might just look at running it for two nights in October or November. In the meantime, we will be concentrating on our annual supper theatre in The Old Ground Hotel. To those lucky enough to get tickets for the Calendar Girls, we thank you for your continued support …

JESSICA QUINN THERE’S ‘barely’ a ticket left for the Ennis Players performances of Calendar Girls, which opened on Wednesday to a packed house at Glór. A “phenomenal” surge in ticket sales has taken place in recent days, with those involved in the charity production crediting the boost to the play’s exposure in last week’s front page of The Clare Champion, media sponsors for the project. The brave ladies of the cast were photographed by award winning photographer John Kelly with just a few Champion’s to cover their modesty. And their daring move even hit the national airwaves. In the run up to Wednesday’s opening night, Cormac O’Sullivan of Ennis Players said, “We’ve been averaging ticket sales 150 a day for the last four or five days, which is quite phenomenal and it was really down to, I think, the front page of The Clare Champion. It was the talk of the county and it made national radio on Friday when …