The Cosy Cafe Kilbeggan

28/01/2026

Interesting analogy, imagining books on a bookcase as your memories. And as the bookcase starts to shake, comparing this to having dementia, some books (memories) may fall off or become jumbled.

There’s a video attached to explain and as this post says from Dementia Friends a little understanding goes a long way!

27/01/2026

Weekly events in Kilbeggan Library

We're glad to announce the return of some of our weekly group activities in the newly
refurbished Kilbeggan Library:

🧶 Craft and Chatter
Every Wednesday 2-4pm
No booking required

♦️ Bridge Club
Every Thursday 2-4pm
Please contact the library to register

☘️ Comhrá Gaeilge
Irish language conversation
Every Thursday 4-5pm
No booking required


Westmeath County Council

23/01/2026

“Many Faces of Alzheimer’s” — Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) has launched a ground breaking 12-part podcast series exploring dementia through a powerful mix of patient experiences and expert insight. Hosted by former CNN and RTÉ journalist Fionnuala Sweeney, the series features interviews with people living with memory difficulties alongside leading specialists from TUH’s Institute of Memory & Cognition. Inspired by her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Sweeney examines the challenges of dementia, emerging treatments, and how people can live well for longer.
To listen go to : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLesNMSWFzNbRIOpoXuUHU3PLt1ohwx8r7

15/01/2026

Thank you to Beth & Niamh from Family Carers Ireland who joined us this month & to David for providing our music.

We hope you all enjoyed and we will see you again next month!

Irish Dementia Cafe Network Dementia: Understand Together Engaging Dementia

13/01/2026

Happy New Year to you all!

Please feel free to join us TODAY 13th January in Kilbeggan Parish Centre where we will be joined by Beth Wogan, Community Support Manager, Family Carers Ireland.

🎶 Music will be provided today by David McEvoy 🎶 with our usual tea, chat & nibbles! 🫖 🍰

We look forward to seeing you there from 11 a.m.

16/12/2025

Thank you to all who joined us for our Christmas party today! 🎄🎄

From Christmas decoration making, to lovely carol singing by the students from Scoil An Chlochair. A big thank you to all the students (& teachers!!) what a great job you did, it got everyone in a lovely festive spirit!

🎶 thank you also to our musicians Mick & Pat who were able to stand in for us last minute after we had to reschedule our plans last week due to the weather. We greatly appreciated it & judging by the dancing on the floor right until we finished, it’s safe to say everyone enjoyed too!

Merry Christmas to you all from all at The Cosy Cafe Kilbeggan & wishing you a New Year filled health & happiness!

We hope to see you again on January 13th!

Dementia: Understand TogetherIrish Dementia Cafe NetworkEngaging DementiaThe Alzheimer Society of IrelandALONE IrelandBethany House

09/12/2025

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DUE TO WEATHER WE ARE CANCELING

RESCHEDULING FOR NEXT TUESDAY 16th

Please feel free to join us for our last meeting of 2025 & help us get into the festive spirit!

TUESDAY 9th DECEMBER

📍 in Kilbeggan Parish Centre from 11a.m

🎄 Crafts with Noelle - Christmas Decorations

🎶 🏫 5th & 6th Class students from Scoil An Chlochair will join us for some Christmas Carols 🎶

🎶 The Elderly Brothers will have us dancing around the Christmas 🎄 Tree!

🫖 🍰 & we’ll have our usual tea, chat & nibbles!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dementia: Understand Together Irish Dementia Cafe Network Engaging Dementia
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland ALONE Ireland



Westmeath's first Dementia Cafe- offering support to those living with dementia; their families/friends; carers & all those interested in supporting a dementia inclusive community. Join us the second Tuesday of every month in the Parish Centre, Kilbeggan.

05/12/2025

A big thank you to Engaging Dementia for nominating Cosy Café Kilbeggan and to Westmeath Volunteer Centre for a lovely afternoon of acknowledgements, presentations tea & scones! Well done to all the Volunteers 👏🏻

The Cosy Café Kilbeggan was one of the organisations selected to receive this year’s exclusive Westmeath Volunteer Centre Irish Food & Drink Fair Christmas Hamper Award.

05/12/2025

A big thank you to Engaging Dementia who nominated Cosy Café Kilbeggan and inviting us to receive this lovely hamper!

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the winners! 🎉

We are delighted to share the organisations selected to receive this year’s exclusive Westmeath Volunteer Centre Irish Food & Drink Fair Christmas Hamper Award This is our way of recognising the incredible work they do in supporting volunteering across Westmeath.

🏆 Congratulations to:
Better Together | Alone | Mullingar Arts Centre | Vision Ireland | Engaging Dementia | New Horizon | Youth Work Midlands | Dun na Sí | 9th Westmeath Scouts | Mullingar Arch Club | Athlone Tidy Towns | Order of Malta | Care and Repair | New Horizon Athlone

Their hamper will be presented at Belvedere House Gardens & Park on Friday, 5th December, from 3:00 pm.

The event will include tea & scones and an opportunity for a presentation photograph — a perfect way to honour and celebrate volunteers.

Because every volunteer is a winner! 💙

Once again, congratulations, and thank you for everything you do for volunteering in Westmeath.

03/12/2025

Please feel free to join us for our last meeting of 2025 & help us get into the festive spirit!

TUESDAY 9th DECEMBER

📍 in Kilbeggan Parish Centre from 11a.m

🎄 Crafts with Noelle - Christmas Decorations

🎶 🏫 5th & 6th Class students from Scoil An Chlochair will join us for some Christmas Carols 🎶

🎶 The Elderly Brothers will have us dancing around the Christmas 🎄 Tree!

🫖 🍰 & we’ll have our usual tea, chat & nibbles!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dementia: Understand Together Irish Dementia Cafe Network Engaging Dementia
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland ALONE Ireland



Westmeath's first Dementia Cafe- offering support to those living with dementia; their families/friends; carers & all those interested in supporting a dementia inclusive community. Join us the second Tuesday of every month in the Parish Centre, Kilbeggan.

13/11/2025

Thank you to all who attended our November meeting this week

Thank you to Gary Blanchfield & Sandra Masterson from ALONE Ireland who joined us as our guest speakers and informed our group about the services ALONE can provide aiming to improve the wellbeing of older people to age positively & well at home.

Thank you to our musicians Mick & Pat who got us all out dancing!

We look forward to seeing you all again December 9th for a little 🎄Christmas party!



Dementia: Understand Together Irish Dementia Cafe Network Engaging Dementia The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

07/11/2025

Please feel free to join us TUESDAY 11th NOVEMBER in Kilbeggan Parish Centre where we will be joined by Sandra Masterson & Gary Blanchfield from ALONE.

(“ALONE is a national organisation that enables older people to age at home.”)

🎶 Mick Slevin & Pat Maguire are our musicians 🎶 for the afternoon with our usual tea, chat & nibbles! 🫖 🍰

We look forward to seeing you there from 11 a.m.

Please feel free to join us TUESDAY 11th NOVEMBER in Kilbeggan Parish Centre where we will be joined by Sandra Masterson & Gary Blanchfield from ALONE.

(“ALONE is a national organisation that enables older people to age at home.”)

🎶 Mick Slevin & Pat Maguire are our musicians 🎶 for the afternoon with our usual tea, chat & nibbles! 🫖 🍰

We look forward to seeing you there from 11 a.m.

Dementia: Understand Together Irish Dementia Cafe Network