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| Dick Dunphy and Esther Reddy of Kilcullen Drama Group. |
There was a comprehensive range of information available through the morning at the
Know Your Community Exhibition in the Community Centre,
writes Brian Byrne. Whether the questions were on crime prevention, supports for living alone, rights and grants, and much more, there were several stands there to get the answers.
Community groups included Kilcullen's Drama crew, the Canoe Club, KCA, The Old Hardware (lovely scones and cakes and bread there!), Foroige Kildare, the new but already thriving Moone-Timolin Women's Circle, and the arts were represented by local artist Mary McGrath and the Leinster Platemaking Studio.
The busy Kildare Volunteer Centre was also represented, with a database of hundreds of opportunities for volunteering in the county, KARE was there, and several organisations which help the older cohort included Alone, Age-Friendly Ireland, and Active Retirement.
We'll roll out individual stories from many of these later, but in the meantime, the event remains open until the mid-afternoon. Worth a visit.
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| Maria Kavanagh, Deirdre Horan and Ann-Marie Potter of KARE. |
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| Sinead Pullen and Louise McGough of The Old Hardware. |
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| Cllr Tracey O'Dwyer with the Exhibition organisers from the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme. |
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| Cormac Fagan and Darren Devlin Roberts. |
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| Aileen Costello of Foroige. |
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| Sandra Shiels of Citizens Advice. |
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| Stephen Byrne of the KWETB Adult Education Guidance service. |
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| Community Gardai Jim Lacey (Kilcullen) and Sarah O'Sullivan (Naas) |
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| Eva Barrett of the Griese Youth Theatre. |
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| Susie Doyle of Age-Friendly Ireland. |
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| Amanda Dempsey and Michelle Casey of the Kildare Volunteer Centre. |
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| Jo Howard and Mary McGrath of the Leinster Platemaking Studio. |
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| Tara Phibbs, Deirdre Dunne, and Eithne Pufong, at the Alone stand. |
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| Lisa Lawler, Ruth Scally, Sharon Byrne, and Anna Nolan of the Moone-Timolin Women's Circle. |
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| Pat Clarke and Noel Clare of KCA. |
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| Sabina Reddy of Kilcullen Canoe Club. |
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