Grá Agus Folláine Ladysbridge Community Group

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Ballymacoda Book Club had a lovely meeting this evening, we discussed Somewhere Cold by Geraldine Osborne.This book is t...
07/05/2026

Ballymacoda Book Club had a lovely meeting this evening, we discussed Somewhere Cold by Geraldine Osborne.
This book is the true story of how Geraldine Osborne a doctor, her husband an artist and their three young children left Ireland to live with an Inuit community in the high Artic for a year in 1989.
Only available in hardback and it's printed with very white pages which can be difficult for some people to read.
Nice to have photos throughout the book.
That said, the book does go into detail about everyday life living in an inuit community and the total darkness in winter with temperatures of -40 along with bringing up three young children.
We were disappointed with the lack of feelings from Geraldine, we would love to know how she was feeling in different situations.
She a tough lady with remarkable strength and resilience.
Well worth a read.
Our chosen book for May is Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabriel Zevin.
Our next meeting is Thursday 4th June, 7.00pm Finn's Tavern Ballymacoda.
All Welcome.

Join us at Ballymacoda Book Club tonight, 7.00pm Finn’s Tavern Ballymacoda, friendly discussion, we chat about everythin...
07/05/2026

Join us at Ballymacoda Book Club tonight, 7.00pm Finn’s Tavern Ballymacoda, friendly discussion, we chat about everything from books to films and travel, it's a lovely to meet up with everyone once a month.
We will be discussing Somewhere Cold by Geraldine Osborne.
All Welcome, we meet in the Public Bar.

There will be posters shared soon with more information on Self-Care Sunday, Felting Workshop and Pottery Workshop.Conta...
04/05/2026

There will be posters shared soon with more information on Self-Care Sunday, Felting Workshop and Pottery Workshop.
Contact Stella 087 182 1158 for more information or to book a place.

Join us at Ladysbridge Book on Monday 11th May, 7.00pm The Thatch Ladysbridge.We will be discussing Heart be at Peace by...
02/05/2026

Join us at Ladysbridge Book on Monday 11th May, 7.00pm The Thatch Ladysbridge.
We will be discussing Heart be at Peace by Donal Ryan and April in Spain by John Banville.
Our chosen book for May is Hot Milk by Deborah Levy.
Our chosen book for June is Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney.
Our chosen book for July is There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafk.
All Welcome.

Join us at Ballymacoda Book on Thursday 7th May, 7.00pm Finn’s Tavern, we meet in the Public Bar.We will be discussing S...
02/05/2026

Join us at Ballymacoda Book on Thursday 7th May, 7.00pm Finn’s Tavern, we meet in the Public Bar.
We will be discussing Somewhere Cold by Geraldine Osborne.
Our Chosen book for May is Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabriel Zevin.
Our Chosen book for June is The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent.
All Welcome.

01/05/2026

An chéad lá de Bhealtaine
The first day of May.

Our talented member Sue Van Coppenhagen is part of organising this fantastic event.It's always great to see the artwork ...
27/04/2026

Our talented member Sue Van Coppenhagen is part of organising this fantastic event.
It's always great to see the artwork and listen to the music in the lovely venue of Cloyne Cathedral.
Sue Van Coppenhagen is also doing an Art Demo.
Looking forward to it.

Just a little insight into our Community Sensory Garden.Grà Agus Folláine promotes health and wellbeing in the community...
22/04/2026

Just a little insight into our Community Sensory Garden.
Grà Agus Folláine promotes health and wellbeing in the community, we wanted to create a Community Sensory Garden where nature, wellbeing, and community connection thrive.
Our Community Sensory Garden Group works hard to look after the garden, plan future planting and come up with ideas for funding, we have some experienced experts on the group, we all learn from each other, this week we welcomed two new members.
We are working in partnership with Ladysbridge Tidy Towns, we applied for and was successful with funding from Cork County Council AMENITY FUND and also Tesco Youghal Community Fund.
We started last summer with four half barrel planters being installed and planted up at the garden site, two of which are sponsored by Five Roads Ladysbridge.
This year we have plans for a water feature, bat box and Bird box and also planting more plants to stimulate the senses and encourage Butterflies and Bees.
Three Irish Crab Apple Trees will be planted in November, please let us know if you would like to sponsor a tree.
Herb Trough sponsored by The Thatch Ladysbridge has been planted this week.
There is an open afternoon planned for this summer, which will include workshops and children's art activities, date to be confirmed.
The garden is situated at the Picnic Area on Garryvoe Road, a lovely peaceful place for a picnic, meditation or just sit and enjoy the sights and sounds of the garden, throughout the year.
If you would like get involved, please contact: Stella 087 182 1158

Our Community Sensory Garden Group meeting this evening.It was great to welcome two new members to our group.The four ha...
21/04/2026

Our Community Sensory Garden Group meeting this evening.
It was great to welcome two new members to our group.
The four half barrels are looking good after winter, we will be topping them up with compost.
We planted our Herb Trough which is sponsored by The Thatch Ladysbridge.
We have some work to do to get this years ideas in progress, including a water feature.
Thank you to everyone for coming along and getting the trough planted and some great ideas for this year.
New members always welcome.
Contact: Stella 087 182 1158 for more information.

Join us this evening 6.30pm at Community Sensory Garden site, which is at The Picnic Area on Garryvoe Road, on right han...
21/04/2026

Join us this evening 6.30pm at Community Sensory Garden site, which is at The Picnic Area on Garryvoe Road, on right hand side driving from Ladysbridge.
Our spring check of the four half barrels and planting a trough of Herbs, which is being sponsored by The Thatch Ladysbridge.
All welcome.

Grà Agus Folláine our group name means Love and Wellbeing, we wanted to promoted the Irish language by having an Irish n...
20/04/2026

Grà Agus Folláine our group name means Love and Wellbeing, we wanted to promoted the Irish language by having an Irish name for our group.
Comhrà Cois Tine! Irish Conversation by the Fire, started as a one off session for St Patrick’s Day, everyone who came along enjoyed it so much they asked for it to be a monthly meeting, which it now is, meeting once a month in The Thatch Ladysbridge, dates posted here.
We welcome everyone, from fluent to new to the language and everyone in-between.
A really great way to keep up your Irish language skills or start learning.

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