White Collar Boxing Sponsorship

Malahide Gardai turn a blind eye to 16 fights in one night!

.........whilst over 1,146 people have already bought ring side seats for Friday, 23^rd September 2011 at The Wright Venue, Swords which is hosting the first ever Malahide White Collar Boxing Event featuring 32 “crash course trained” fighters, all putting their noses on the line for the charitable benefit of Malahide Rugby Club, St. Francis Hospice, the Irish Cancer Society and Remember Us.

16 of the fighters, led by Captain Ben O’Connor, hail from the recently formed Under 19’s dream team, now evolving into the Rugby Academy for Under 20’s at MRFC.

The other 16 are an eclectic mix of mature danger seekers including the likes of Barry Gibney who needs no introduction, as well as Bon Appetit Celebrity Chef Ollie Dunne and his brother Alan.

Ray Nolan, the serial dot.com entrepreneur and Billy Kelly are compromising their dignity for Irish Cancer and Remember Us, respectively. Malahide Tennis Clubs hopes ride on the speedy Glenn Troy whilst St Sylvester’s GAA club’s pride hangs on the shoulders of the still athletic Seamie Hynes, stalworth Declan Barnes, and the legendary player, Donal McCarthy. The Golf Club is represented by the shy and retiring Cormac O’Connor, expected to arrive in a shirt and tie.

50-year-old veteran rugby star John O’Connell (AKA Camy) is not sure why he volunteered but he did! ....and Mannix Smith of previous rugby glory is also flying the rugby flag.

Mark Devoy represents all the hopes of the gym bunnies at his MU Gym and Richford Mtrs are throwing Richie Molloy into the Lion’s Den, in the name of charity.

Gareth Downey is flying the Wright’s flag solo, as the enigmatic Michael Wright has had to retire early owing to injury. Two other injuries compelling early exit have also plagued Java Republic’s serial iron man, Dave McKernan, and April Flowers magnet Eddie Duffy.

Bank of Ireland are sacrificing Malahide’s Brian Murphy and Fingal County Council are in the very safe hands of Eoghan O’Brien !

The event kicks off at 7pm on the night. People interested in attending should buy their tickets, costing just €20, now, because once it sells out to capacity (circa 2,000), the doors will have to close on what promises to be a gruesome spectacle of unprecedented entertainment!

Tickets are available from Gibney’s Off-Licence. For more details, please contact Darren on 0861042942.

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Tidy Towns Committee - Gold Medal

Congratulations to the Malahide Tidy Towns Committee on being awarded a Gold Medal in the recent adjudication.

 

Sarah Ann McGrath

The Green Village, Malahide - Next Meeting

The next Green Village Malahide Information Meeting shall take place in Malahide Library on Tuesday, 13th September 2011 from 6:30pm until 7:30pm.

The Fingal County Council Growing Places initiative has developed from the twin ambitions of creating a more diverse range of open space environments and the need to match available resources with competing demands.

As part of the County Council’s wider commitment to Bio-Diversity and developing Green Infrastructure, Growing Places consists of five main elements:

1 - A change in grass maintenance regimes;
2 - A focus on street trees and open space shrubberies;
3 - Developing planting programmes on open spaces;
4 - Improving the quality of active recreation facilities;
5 - Liaising with Residents Groups about the detailed implementation of the ini-tiative.

Kevin Halpenny from Fingal County Council shall kindly be giving a short guest presentation on the Growing Spaces initiative and providing answers to that key question, 'So why the long grass?'

Also, there shall be Green Village updates on:
- Malahide Allotments Project;
- Energy Efficiency Project.

Please note that this is a free event, with all welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Sarah Ann McGrath

Bank of Ireland - Financial Advice Campaign

Bank of Ireland are running a Financial Advice Campaign for all business customers until the end of October 2011.

As the 31^st October 2011 deadline for the Self-Assessment Tax Return is fast approaching, Bank of Ireland Malahide are arranging one to one appointments with an experienced and qualified Insurance and Investment Manager  / Premier Wealth Manager  to answer pension-related questions for employees, those who are self-employed (Sole Traders/Partners/Company Directors) and employers.

Advice will include:

·         Generous tax benefits and reliefs;

·         Benefits of saving for retirement;

·         How pension plans work;

·         Made redundant or leaving employment?

·         Retiring soon?

·         Starting a pension plan;

·         Existing pension review service;

·         Legal obligations for employers;

·         General financial advice.

If you employ a number of staff, Bank of Ireland can also facilitate this by arranging a presentation to them and/or a meeting with them on a one to one basis.  It is never too early or too late to start a pension and the benefits, particularly at this time, are very attractive.

Bank of Ireland would be delighted to meet with you at a time and place that is convenient for you (after office hours are also available).

For further information, or take arrange an appointment, please call Geoff on 01 8455755 or e-mail geoff.lynam@boi.com or asmyth@boi-ii.com.

They look forward to hearing from you!

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Musical and Dramatic Society - Fundraisers

Malahide Musical and Dramatic Society (M.M.D.S.) shall be holding two fundraisers with proceeds helping stage the Sweeney Todd musical.

The first is a table quiz which will be held on Thursday, 29th September 2011 at 8:30pm in Malahide Rugby Club. Tickets are €10 per person and teams of four are suggested.

The second fundraiser shall be the Malahide's Got Talent competition. Further information regarding this event shall follow shortly.................

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Musical Society - Sweeney Todd

Malahide Musical and Dramatic Society (M.M.D.S.) are delighted to announce their show for 2012 shall be Sweeney Todd.

This shall take place during the February Mid-Term Break in Scoil Iosa, Malahide. 

After their award winning production of The Pirates of Penzance last year, they are thrilled to welcome back their Director Lynda O'Neill and also welcome two new members to the production team, namely Andrew Linnie as Musical Director and Malahide's own Michelle O'Hara as Choreographer.

Rehearsals are now underway with the next chorus rehearsal scheduled for Wednesday, 21st September 2011 at 8pm in St. Sylvester’s Parish Hall, Malahide.

All new members are welcome.

Sarah Ann McGrath

Malahide Musical Society- Malahide's Got Talent Competition

Malahide Musical and Dramatic Society (M.M.D.S.) are delighted to announce that this November 2011 they shall be holding a Malahide’s Got Talent competition.

They are looking for any act over the age of 8 to participate. So whether its singing or dancing, baton twirling or juggling, they want to hear from you.

The competition shall comprise of three initial heats in Malahide Rugby Club on Thursday, 10th November 2011, Friday, 11th November 2011 and Saturday, 12th November 2011 with the top six acts from each night qualifying for the Grand Final which will take place on Sunday, 13th November 2011 in the 4* Grand Hotel, Malahide.

The first heat shall be for those under 13 years of age, the second for those between 13 and 18 years, and the grand final for adults of any age!

There shall be a judging panel on the night and winners will be selected from a combination of 50% audience votes and 50% judges votes.

As well as being crowned the winner of Malahide’s Got Talent there are fantastic cash prizes up for grabs, with the first prize €500, the second prize €200, and the third prize €100.

For more information and to register your interest in the competition please send an email to malahidesgottalent@hotmail.com, stating your name, age and contact number and what your act is . The entry fee is €10 per person. However for groups of 5 or more ,the maximum charge is €50 for the group. Any act interested in singing will need to provide their own accompaniment or backing track. Should you require help in sourcing this, please also specify. The closing date for applications is Saturday, 15th October 2011.

Sarah Ann McGrath