Sister Act Jan. 2012

Sister Act at the Grand Canal Theatre

Our most enjoyable musical to date was Sister Act. We just had a wonderful afternoon’s entertainment on our first outing of 2012 on January 7th. We are full of praise for the show, which came directly from the London Palladium. It was full of rhythm, blues, soul and disco, fabulous dance movements and glorious costumes and sets and lighting effects.
The central figure in the show is Delores, a singer who has witnessed a murder. The police have put her into protective custody in a convent. Disguised as a nun she quickly makes friends amongst the nuns but gives the wrong impression to the Mother Superior. When Delores listens to the nuns’ off-key choir she helps them to find their true voices and surprise the clergy and congregation and even the Pope. The Sisters help to protect Delores from the gang who are out to kill her but all ends well.
I haven’t enjoyed anything so much for a long time.

Bridie Loughman

Dublin Christmas Trip 2010

Our Trip to Dublin

We are back again after a very enjoyable city break in Dublin. On arrival the Christmas lights and decorations got us all into the festive mood. We stayed in Wynns Hotel on both nights, Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December.
We were entertained at the Grand Canal Theatre on our first night. Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” was a spectacular show. Their performance, stunning costumes, vibrant musical numbers and top class acting, held our attention to the very end. The following evening was spent at the Abbey Theatre. The play “The Government Inspector” provided a contrast to the previous evening. Witty one-liners and excellent comic timing had us all in stitches. We had music in our hotel on both nights.
Our trip came to an end all too soon. We now look forward to our next venture.
Bridie Loughman

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Garda Station Oct. 2011

Our evening in the Garda Barracks

An innocent by-stander would have been forgiven for thinking the members of the Active Retirement Association were in a spot of “bother” as they watched a very large number of their members “traipse “into the local Garda Station on Wed. last 19th October!
I’m glad to be able to report we were there by kind invitation to meet our local members of the Gardai and to welcome the newly appointed Superintendent, Cliona Richardson
After a warm welcome, Sgt. Tom Horkan gave a very interesting and thought-provoking talk on Home Security. We were then issued with a check list challenge. As a lot of our members live alone, this was a stark reminder of what needed to be done in our homes to make it safer in the event of Burglary, Fire, Unknown callers etc. etc.
Afterwards, the Gardai were more than happy to answer questions and allay any fears we may have. They even set up speed dialling on our mobile phones!
Michael Walsh, on behalf of our Chairman, Gabriel Rohan, thanked (in his usual witty fashion) the members of the gardai for making us aware of the dangers of the various crimes which exist in our every day life. He welcomed our new lady Superintendent to town.
After a lovely cup of tea/coffee/buns/biscuits, we went home happy in the knowledge that the strong arms of the law were indeed looking after our welfare. They assured us they were only a phone call away.
It was a very enjoyable and enlightening experience for all of us.

Chris O’Flynn





Garda John Scully, Superintendent Cliona Richardson, Sergent Tom Harkin with A.R.A members


Margaret and Mike in discussion