It has been yet another busy week in Kilcullen, and we know that not everyone gets to read the
Diary every day,
writes Brian Byrne. So here's a kind of resumé for catchup.
Last weekend kicked off with a full report on the
Kilcullen Community Awards Night, which once again highlighted people and organisations
who make Kilcullen a better place in which to live.
Then we reported that the
Eve Productions presentation of 'Shirley Valentine', which had so wowed those who saw it in Kilcullen, is to
get a performance in Naas in the New Year.
There were a couple of
financial stories during the week, the first a
Viewpoint opinion piece on the latest across the counter restrictions for BofI customers, the second a related story
about the Credit Union movement, and how Central Bank restrictions
are hampering them in their efforts to offer the range of services that would enable them to compete with the banks.
Some Kilcullen young people who won 'High Achiever' awards from the RIAM
were highlighted, illustrating again the
high levels of young talent in the community.
Still on talent, and music,
Kilcullen Gospel Choir outlined its
programme of public concerts between now and Christmas, one of which will feature a former Irish Eurovision star.
The
generosity of Kilcullen's ordinary people towards the
Christmas Lights appeal was recorded, while at the same time really good response was being achieved in canvassing the business community towards helping fund the project.
We reported on
a growing frustration with the HSE over the efforts of a community group to gain the use of the
defunct old Dispensary, for use as a daytime social centre, particularly for the elderly and those living alone.
With the winter drawing in fast, there were a number of
Text Alerts passed on through the
Diary, along with an
appeal for more volunteers to hold the phone for the local system. We also provided
a Garda information notice on how to secure against burglars.
Local jewellery craftsman
Damian Dunne held an Open Night in his Newbridge shop, to showcase his distinctive offers for Christmas gifts.
We also reported news of
a new fitness centre, which
opens in Kilcullen today, Saturday. More on that later.
The week ended on Friday with an informal commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the
Donnelly-Cooper pugilistic fight at Donnelly's Hollow. We
previewed it, and
reported from it.
That's
only a flavour of a lot of what went on in Kilcullen during the last week, just some of what we wrote about, and there were a lot of things that we didn't get to, but we hope this piece helps those who
may have missed tuning in for some of the time.
