Lifestyle

The Gortlomain Guild of the ICA celebrated its centenary year at the weekend, the oldest guild in the county and the second oldest in Ireland. The headquarters of the guild at the cottage in Barefield was the scene for the open day celebrations. The special guest at the event was Veronica Rowe, daughter of Jane Vere O’Brien, founder of the Gortlomain guild back in 1912.

ST Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle has been the scene of many great State occasions in the recent past. It was the ceremonial home of the Order of St Patrick and when  the State was founded, the banners of living Knights were removed but were replaced when the hall was redecorated in 1962. After 1921, the new Irish government declined to appoint any members and there are no living members of the Order. The British Monarch is Sovereign of the Order so when Queen Elizabeth II visited Dublin Castle she was probably the first person associated with the Order to visit its ceremonial home in over 100 years.

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JANUARY 2, 1975 was the longest night of Mary O’Dwyer’s life. It was the first night of her new job working as a care assistant at Regina House in Kilrush, which marked its 40th anniversary last Saturday. Mary was certain it would be her last night in her new surroundings.

A GROUP of mental health patients in Kilrush have taken the brave and imaginative step of writing their own material and performing regularly on stage.  

COORACLARE man Andrew O’Neill is the director of a new fitness facility, The Altitude Gym, which will open at the Delta Sports Dome on the Ballysimon Road in Limerick next week.

An Ennis-based single mother-of-two who is caring for her daughter with multiple special needs has criticised the Government for targeting vulnerable children as part of education and health cuts.

The overall winner of the farm safety poster and slogan competition run by the Health and Safety Authority and Clare Education Centre has been announced as fourth-class pupil Leah Callaghan of Knockerra National School.