Edenmore CDP supports Community Action Week

My name is Haley Morrissey and I have been working in Edenmore CDP for the past week as part of my Community Action . I am a Transition year Student in Manor House School in Raheny.

Community Action is time spent to help our Community. It is dedicated to creating a more equal society, that has the well-being of its citizens at its heart. Through community development, based on a human-rights framework, is work with people in asserting their right to participate fully in society, to have their voice heard and their choices respected.

Ive been helping around the office to make sure everything is running smoothly by answering phones, sending letters and I attended some meetings including Northside Community Forum at which I took notes. I have learned during my time at Edenmore CDP that there are alot of people out there trying to help our community and to make it a more positve and motivating place.

Edenmore Halloween Party & Fireworks Display

The 2nd Edenmore Hallowen Party organised by the Edenmore Community Safety Group took place on Saturday 31st October. The main party event for young children and their families took place at St Monicas Youth Centre and the place was 'spooktacularly' decorated for all those who turned up - the majority in some amazing fancy dress costumes! Over 300 people packed into the hall and enjoyed some disco music, a wandering clown and eats & treats!

Everybody then paraded up to Edenmore Park for the fireworks display, with Glowsticks in hand. The fireworks this year were even bigger, brighter & louder than last years and recieved a big cheer from the 500+ people who came out to see them.

A big thank you goes out to all those who helped to make the event such a huge success and the Community Safety Group especially thanks the Volunteers, Civil Defense, Dublin City Council and local community people who came along and supported us. This continues to mark an important date in the calendar for the community and is a key initiative promoting positive community activities for young people, families and their children.

For more pictures of the event see our Flickr page.

Seniors Excursion to Glasnevin Cemetery

The 3rd Seniors Excursion of this year took them to Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin, for a Walking Tour to see the graves of some of the most famous people in Irish history. The entertaining and hugely informative guide, Shane MacThomáis took the group for over an hour on a historical tour of the resting places of the likes of De Valera, Brendan Behan, Michael Collins, Roger Casement and others. A fantastic time was had by all and we finished off a beautiful Autumn day with lunch at the Goblet Inn on the Malahide Road. A huge thanks to all those who made the day a success and particularly those who made donatins at some of our fundraisers through the year, which help us to take local seniors on excursions such as these.

Above is a small selection of pictures from the day. You can see the full set and more at our dedicated Flickr page.