Walk and Talk – Exercise for Mental Health

Posted on April 22, 2015 by irelandc

Walk and talk, connect with others and Nature…

The Green Ribbon mental health awareness campaign takes place in May. As part of the campaign, Mental Health Ireland has teamed up with the Irish Farming Association, a founding partner of the See Change campaign, and Coillte Outdoors to organise a programme of national Let’s Talk & Walk Forest Walks to promote the Green Ribbon.

MHI Green Ribbon Walk Limerick

The walks are family friendly in duration and route and led by a forest ranger and volunteers.

The dates for this year’s #talkandwalk events are:

Avondale – Co. Wicklow

Sunday, May 17th 2015 @ 3.00pm

Martha Mitchell

Mobile 087 64233118

Email: martha.mitchell07@gmail.com

Portumna – Co. Galway

Sunday, May 3^rd 2015 @ 3.00pm

Maura Canning

Mobile 087 6478771

Email: mauracanning@gmail.com

Killaclohane – Co. Kerry

Monday, May 4^th 2015 @ 3.00pm

Bernadette O’Driscoll

Mobile: 087 2353710

Email: bernadette.odriscoll@gmail.com

Ards Forest Park – Co. Donegal

Sunday, May 24^th 2015 @ 3pm

Lisa McMongle

Mobile: 087 9328002

Email: lisammcmonagle@gmail.com

So pencil the date in your diary, and round up friends, colleagues and family for fun in the forest, walking, talking and promoting mental health.

For more information on events, see contacts above, or: info@mentalhealthireland.ie

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Time to Tidy

Posted on March 12, 2015 by irelandc

2 Spring Ladies

Spring is springing up everywhere, crocuses and daffs are reminding us that the Winter is behind us and Summer is in our semi-distant future…tidy town committees and volunteers are dusting off spades and trowels.

Ready for Action

Maybe you’ve thought about pitching in? Well now is the time to make contact. The time you sow now will bring much reward to yourself, the team you join, and of course all those who stroll past the flowered creations that cheer city, town, and village streets. It’s not all about winning prizes, every flowering basket or bucket causes at least an inner smile to those passing by.

Make contact with your local Tidy Town team, or contact Tidy Towns or maybe start your own!

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The Alpha Project

Posted on October 26, 2015 by irelandc

Nana – Alpha Lady

The Alpha Project is an ethnic minority youth empowerment initiative. The aim is to empower disadvantaged ethnic minority students in Ireland to attain excellence in their careers regardless of their social, economic or educational background.

According to the Central Statistics Office in 2010 only 24% of students from disadvantaged area were admitted into third level institutions. The Alpha Project seeks to ensure that ethnic minorities who find themselves in those circumstance do not become part of this statistic. There is a risk of losing capable people to underachievement due to their social background and The Alpha Project seeks to deal with this problem.

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Free Tours

The Alpha Project will hold free experiential tours for secondary school students visiting different types of industries. At these tours employees from culturally diverse backgrounds will speak to them about the work they do and their career journey. This will hopefully instill confidence in the students so they can come to the realisation and say “if someone like that can attain excellence in their career, so can I”

To summarie the Alpha Project will benefits students, companies and Ireland because tackling these issues will ensure minorities are not liabilities but assets to Ireland.

That’s the Alpha Project! Reach out if you’re interested in any way.

Website: thealphaproject.co

Twitter: @alphaProj

Facebook: The Alpha Project

Email: hello@thealphaproject.co

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Small Fish, Big Heart

Posted on July 18, 2017 by irelandc

Having received the warmest of welcomes when he arrived in Galway from France, Sébastien Locteau was keen to return the warmth in at least one of the ways he could. By jumping into the cold green sea!

Small Human Fish, Large Heart

“A human in the open ocean, is like a small fish”, he says.

Not one for holding back at getting crazy things done, Sébastien has run marathons, partaken in triathlons, and an odd swim or two – some of them very odd! But nothing like his latest target, swimming the Wild Atlantic bay that rocks and rolls between Clare and Salthill. Not just for the kudos, though, Sébastien has those who have suffered even more than a long cold swim in mind, those who are on a tough mudder of a journey through the foul weather of cancer.

Having had serious health issues himself, he was lucky enough to have a doctor who knew the need to run, and who said to Sébastien, I know that “you can’t” won’t work for you. Now back on his feet, Sébastien will do whatever he can for those who today cannot, in the hope that one day they can.

On Saturday 22nd July, Sébastien will tackle the Galway Bay Swim, to raise funds for Cancer Care West

Your support, no matter how small will be deeply appreciated. And if you are around Salthill on Saturday, come along and cheer them home to shore.

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Sailing Alive

Posted on September 10, 2015 by irelandc

We had World Suicide Prevention day this week, and everyday is a good day to help someone get through a dark cloud.

The boaters and yachters at Clontarf Yacht Club have selected 19th September to show their support for preventing suicide by organizing a Sail Against Suicide day.

The aim of Events Against Suicide is to draw on the combined goodwill of communities all over the island of Ireland to use their skills and creativity to spread the message
it’s ok not to feel ok; and it’s absolutely ok to ask for help
The aim is to raise awareness across the 32 counties through a range of local, community-led events.

To do their part the Clontarf Yachters are having a race with lots and lots of orange on the boats, and a marque with music and food for the afternoon – BBQ Burgers and more.

Clontarf Yacht Club

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Positivity Guaranteed

Posted on June 28, 2016 by irelandc

Three days of workshops, uplifting speakers, resources and fun activities for the young and those who offer them care and guidance in October @ the RDS in Dublin.

Zeminar will bring all those focused on the development and well-being of young people in Ireland to one place. Those aged between 15 and 19, their parents, teachers, mentors and coaches will learn and enjoy in a variety of ways hooking up with some of the best and most innovative organisations on this island.

Attendees will leave the event with new knowledge to help them live happier, safer, and more fulfilling lives.

Speakers taking to the main stage include: Bressie, Peter McVerry; The Parents of Donal Walsh; Mark Little of Storyful; Jamie Heaslip; David Gillick; Maria Walsh/Former Rose of Tralee; Dr. Rhona Mahony/Master of Holles St.; Dermot Whelan/Today FM; Senator Lynn Ruane; Ian Power/Spunout; Doug Leddin – to name but a few.

Website

@zeminarevent

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Positive Pedal Power

Posted on April 3, 2015 by irelandc

Breifne Earley Up Close and Personal Against Suicide

We all have dark days, some darker than others. And for some the days can be beyond darkness…but there is always a way back to brighter days…and Breifne Earley is one of many who found such a way. Put simply: “It’s OK not to feel OK”. Depression and suicidal thoughts are treatable. Breifne says:
I was able to turn the direction of my life around simply by asking for assistance from my friends, family & colleagues. The support was then, and has been since, absolutely astounding.

Come on lads, keep up!

And now he’s pedalling around the planet to raise awareness in the Cycle Against Suicide Campaign. He has managed to stretch his funds beyond belief but needs a few extra bob to fully circumnavigate the globe. Can you help him push them pedals a little further? You can pre-order his book or DVD here.

Yer man’s flyin!

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One Man Found a Dog

Posted on February 12, 2015 by irelandc

One evening, Joe Molloy was followed home from the shops by a cheeky Jack Russell.

Jack the Lad

Now Joe was fond of dogs, he already shared his home with two canines, but they weren’t interested in a new four-legged lodger in the house. In fact were dead set against it. So Joe needed to find Jack’s owner and fast. Enter the Internet. Joe a keen Website developer himself, realised the only way to spread the word, especially outside office hours, was via the Web and social media. And so the birth of Lost and Found Pets Ireland, which helps owners report or find their missing hairy or furry friends.

You enter your pets info which feeds out to Twitter, and you can even generate a poster to print and pin to trees, lampposts, or the local postman.

Another great example of people coming together online to bring solace in the non-virtual world where cats and dogs bring fun and mayhem to the human idea of order.

Amanda and Bella reunited thanks to the on and offline community “What do you mean say cheese? I say milk, or even chicken!”

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Mentors Corner

People who have managed or worked on various projects kindly offer to share their experiences, and in some cases offer mentoring to those considering or starting similar projects.

If you have worked on a project, your shared experience will be much appreciated. Your contact details can be kept private or made public as you wish.

If you are considering, or up to your ears in a project and would like some support, feel free to contact us, as someone may be able to offer some words of guidance or more…

Currently available to mentor:

Krystian Fikert of MyMind

John Evoy of Men’s Sheds

Christophe Lombardi

Contact

Magical Bog

Posted on May 18, 2015 by irelandc

From dancing to walkabouts, from landscape to Art, the Conamara Bog Week has something magical for all ages and imaginations. Celebrating it’s 31st birthday this year, it goes from fun to more fun, and is a must for anyone breezing through the area, for some magic and folklore to bring home.

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Magical Bog

Posted on May 18, 2015 by irelandc

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Heart and Sole

Posted on August 2, 2016 by irelandc

Man’s got Soul!

Eamonn Keaveney is currently walking around Ireland to raise funds for Pieta House. Fair play to him you’ll say…you might say a bit more when you hear he’s taking this very long stroll, barefoot! And then you might have a gasp or two when you see the cut of his feet. His sister, Maureen, one of his many supporters shares a few thoughts…

When Eamonn first came up with the idea, most of us didn’t believe him and here he is on day 94 of his epic journey. He is walking just over 2,000km around Ireland in his bare feet – for two reasons. He’d read about the longest barefoot journey in the Guinness Book of Records and he thought to himself “I’m going to break that”.

A good friend of his died by suicide and this made him decide to fundraise for Pieta House, and help raise awareness of suicide and self-harm along the way. With little preparation, no diet plans or support team, except for his family at home, he packed a tent and other essential items in a rucksack.

He’s been extremely fortunate as he has only had to camp three times so far. Many followers and businesses kindly offered him a place to stay along the way. People have literally spent hours driving around looking for him, bringing him picnics, ice creams or snacks and love to stop and have a chat with him. People are curious when they see him on the road and offer him lifts or shoes!

Measure a journey not in miles but in friends made on the way

He’s received so many lovely messages of support, thanks, and encouragement on a daily basis and is overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers.

We are thrilled that so far, as well as avoiding major accident or injury during his walk, Eamonn’s donation link has raised over €16,000, far beyond the €1,000 euro target our humble brother originally set. He is so down to earth, a very relaxed fellow. Nothing is ever too much trouble. He has stayed up many nights, talking to supporters even though he has been ready to collapse from exhaustion after a long days walk, but he never complains. He has undertaken such a selfless act in trying to help others. He’s an inspiration and we are so very proud of him.

We expect Eamonn to complete his journey and arrive home in Claremorris to a hero’s welcome on August 12th. I’m sure he will have many amazing stories to tell. Hopefully, he will make it into The Guinness World Book of records as he broke the record on July 13th. It would be lovely to get him a copy at Christmas. He has had the pleasure of seeing our beautiful country, meeting some of the nicest people and in turn leaving footprints in their hearts.

We wish him well on the last legs of his journey…if you catch sight of him, remember to offer him encouragement or snacks, but please no shoes!

Donate here

Tweet all about him #barefoot @baringmysoles

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Haring Around Town

Posted on February 13, 2016 by irelandc

If you look him in the eye long enough, he’ll wink!

Every year the Jack and Jill lot do something a bit hair brained to promote awareness of their cause, and of course raise a few bob. Their antics usually raise a few eyebrows, and lots of smiles and laughter. This year is no different. A hare treasure trail around Dublin to find amazingly beautiful works of hare-inspired Art. Each one worth at least a viewing, or maybe more. You or your organisation can adopt one of these artistic treasures. Others are currently up for auction, and of course all proceeds go to providing care to very ill kids. According to the Jack and Jillers:

Through ‘Hares on the March’ we intend to keep people of all ages entertained whilst they walk around Dublin city centre finding, appreciating and enjoying the wonderful pieces of art that have been created by our superbly talented artists from all over Ireland and the UK.

Sandra Schone is one of the incredible artists who created these marvellous hares, and she shares some of her thoughts on this inspiring experience:

They had me at Alice in Wonderland! Two Teaspoons of Wishful Thinking

When I read the project brief, I knew it was for me! Being an aspiring illustrator with a quirky style, a lot of imagination and a supporter of any good cause, I knew I wanted to be part of this artsy fundraising initiative organised by the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.

Their “Hares on the March” Campaign 2016, which is a follow on from the success of the Pigs on Parade, The Cow Parade and The Egg Hunt, is a unique art display in the city that will make you stop and look twice.

Sandra meets and greets her Hare

I was thrilled when Monsieur Hare, the most unusual “canvas” I have ever worked with, moved in with me in October last year for about four weeks after being selected to become one of the 110 artists for this project.

What was my motivation and inspiration behind my “ImagineHareium” (No.88)? When I draw, I lose myself in my own wonderland, a whole new world, a divergent dimension. I forget everything else, nothing else matters and all my worries evaporate. The underlying theme of my life’s work is inspired by the fairy tales of my childhood: the magic in every moment of life, the beauty of nature and enchanting encounters.

The Hare is a symbol for many things; madness, genius, elusive, a luck charm, good fortune, protective powers, magical powers, union of opposites, full of mystery and contradiction as well as a royal animal. It is iconic in Irish society, taking pride of place on the coinage over the years. The hare is also associated with the Celtic Dawn Goddess, Easter, the moon, dawn and transformation…and they go mad in March, apparently.

The question I put to the audience is “Can we travel back to our childhood, and re-awaken that sense of wonder we possessed when we were younger and free to imagine whatever we liked?”

I want to invite people to discover their inner Alice by following the imagery around the hare, inventing their own story of what they see. For me I think, anything is possible at any age, with any limitation that we may be born with. We should nourish love, trust, friendship, and be true to ourselves, then we can face what we are destined to do in – our reality, our dream, our own wonderland.

“ImagineHareium” #88 is currently residing at the Conrad Hotel, Dublin, opposite The National Concert Hall, from 22 Jan to 29 February.

The other hares can be tracked down at 52 venues around Dublin city. The Hare Trail invites everyone to go on a hunt around town to find the 110 beautiful hares. A map and entry form can be downloaded from the website: www.haresonthemarch.ie There will be a prize draw on 16 March. So go hunting!

Things you can do:

Auction: Take part here: https://galabid.com/auction/hares The auction will close Mon, 21 March.

Adopt a Hare: Choose a hare. Put your name, mission & logo on the plinth. Then put your hare on permanent display in your boardroom, canteen or reception area.

Individual Sponsorship: Choose a hare to be associated with by displaying your name, mission & logo on its plinth for the entire duration of the project. .

Links:

The Hare Trail: www.haresonthemarch.ie

Hare Auction: https://galabid.com/auction/hares

Jack & Jill: www.jackandjill.ie

Sandra’s oeuvre: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandra-Schoene-Illustrations-Paintings

Jack and Jill Foundation. Hares on the March.

Twitter/ Instagram: @schoenesan

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Gardening Communities

Posted on March 31, 2016 by irelandc

Social community gardening has been growing in popularity over recent years for many reasons but if you haven’t discovered this enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours outdoors, you might be wondering what these kind of gardens are, and who gets involved…

Hot tips

Community gardens are places where people of all ages and experiences come together in an outdoors setting to share the work and share the harvest. This makes them ideal places to make the most of your strengths. If you have a bad back, someone else does the digging, if you love weeding, someone else will hate it! Then when it’s time to share the food grown, recipes are swapped, new vegetables tried and tasty meals shared.

There are no two community gardens alike but they have lots in common. They are usually inter-generational, socially inclusive, cross all socio-economic barriers. Above all, they are places where people talk about, grow, care for and share food, and maybe more besides, shoulder to shoulder. If you ask people what they enjoy most about being in a community garden, you’d be hard pushed to split them between loving the social aspects or just being outside and working with nature.

So that’s how you hold a spade!

There are lots of reasons you might enjoy being in a local community garden, and usually you only have to be there for a couple of hours each week to experience them.

If you don’t have a garden or any idea how to garden, you’ll be welcomed. You might have a large garden that’s unmanageable, live alone and don’t have the energy to garden on your own; in a community garden you’ll meet people who enjoy sharing the workload and the company. You might want to meet new people and grow new friendships. In a community garden you’ll find like-minded people who care about food and nature. There’s a range of experience in a community garden, from none at all to years and years of greening fingers. You’ll always go home having learnt something new about food, the environment, gardening and of course humans.

ladies potting up

Linking up with local Education Training Boards, community gardens often run free, fun or accredited training courses that might include beginners gardening, preserving, cooking skills, recycling, composting stonewalling or landscaping. Trips to other gardens (on invite), talks or events often take place too.

Sweet peas and guests

Are your green fingers getting twitchy? The Community Garden Network (CGN) is a voluntary organisation that supports community gardening in Ireland and Northern Ireland. They’ve started to map all the gardens on their website so if you’re looking for a garden close to you, take a look there first. Alternatively why not start one up? The CGN offer advice and virtual support and meet two or three times every year in different counties around the island.

For more information www.cgn.ie or Facebook

We are grateful to Dee Sewell for this Post. Dee is owner of Greenside Up, a social enterprise in Carlow where she works as a community garden tutor and volunteers with a new 2 acre Carlow community garden. Dee is one of the founding members and a coordinator of the Community Garden Network set up in 2011 to offer support to community gardens in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Fun Corner

Food and Fun in Kerry

Posted on May 18, 2015 by irelandc

The oldest food fair in Ireland takes place in June, with the freshest food ideas and a whole lot more.

Outdoor foody fun from barbeques to food foraging on The Cow’s Lawn, to a food trail through the old heritage town of Listowel, on the Wild Atlantic Way. Are you ready to taste some fun…?

At the launch of the 21st Listowel Food Fair on Thursday which takes place 18-21 June in Listowel. The highlights of this year's festival are a tribute to Kathy Buckley, cook to three US Presidents (Coolidge, Hoover and Roosevelt), the inaugural All Ireland Craft Beer Competition, a food duel, the Best Emerging Artisan Producer Awards and the All Ireland Food Photography Competition. Full details: www.listowelfoodfair.ie Photo: Don MacMonagle Further info: Sharon Noonan 087 099 5741

A Bunch of Fresh Chefs

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Extra Food+Hungry Folk+Your Time=Fulfilment

Posted on February 16, 2015 by irelandc

Got some time and energy to spare? The good food people over at Foodcloud need volunteers to help rescue unwanted food, and get it to those who need it, and maybe a few little jobs in between…so if you like to roll up your sleeves and maybe wear a funny hat or tee-shirt, they would love to hear from you.

And just to show how professional they are over there, you’ll even get training…next session takes place on Wednesday 25th of February, and is the last one for a while! Email niamh@foodcloud.ie

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Extra Food+Hungry Folk+Your Time=Fulfilment

Posted on February 16, 2015 by irelandc

And just to show how professional they are over there, you’ll even get training…next session takes place on Wednesday 25th of February, and is the last one for a while! Email niamh@foodcloud.ie

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Dub Lit Fest – Help it Happen

Posted on April 28, 2015 by irelandc

9 days, 29 venues, over 90 authors…the International Literature Festival Dublin turns Dublin into a literary festive hub from the 16th to 24th of May. Can you help? Volunteers needed for all sorts of roles, from ticketing in venues, dealing with customers, audience research, brochure distribution, and many more. Volunteering at these events will be as rewarding and interesting as the inspiring events themselves.

Volunteer @ International Literary Festival Dublin

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Crisis Response Volunteers

Posted on June 5, 2017 by irelandc

The Community Crisis Response Team are on call from 5pm to 6am each day, every day. They respond to those in mental distress who make contact directly, or when alerted by a concerned passer-by, a friend or family member.

Team members have appropriate training, and also carry out patrols, and community awareness outreach. Operating for some time now in the Limerick area, the organization wishes to make its wonderful service available nationwide and is calling for volunteers. Can you help?

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Brave New Pioneers of an Ancient Tradition

Posted on June 9, 2015 by irelandc

Teenagers writing and performing their poetry, who’d’ve thunk it? Stephen Murray did, a Poetry Slam Champ himself, he got the bright idea to find young poetic voices from around Ireland and have them compete in an International Slam Fest in Atlanta in July 2015, and feature on the HBO TV show Brave New Voices.

Stephen Murray – Instigator & Mentor

After competing and winning in an All Ireland contest, the fantastic four have been selected, and are rearing to go do their thing…they just need a little funding help from all you poetry lovers out there, or indeed anyone who wishes to support these verbally brilliant young performance artists.

Brave New Team Ireland

Some samples of their artistry below, where poetry does not lie quietly on the page but stands up vibrantly, and each crunchy syllable grabs you by the poetics. People of Atlanta, you is in for a treat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxf1XukYqJg – Seasons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ9LyO62Uu8 – Pitchfork Branches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9u9KoJ60cA – All Mothers and Fathers Matter

Donate here. Corporate sponsor sincerely sought. Contact Captain Melisa melissakavanaghteamireland@gmail.com

Contact: @TeamIrelandBNV https://www.facebook.com/teamireland

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Brave New Mentor

Posted on October 10, 2015 by irelandc

We are delighted to welcome a new mentor to our panel of those who seek to encourage and guide anyone who intends to dive into a new venture.

Photo by Johnny Corcoran

Don’t let the pics scare you, Christophe is a man who seeks to help, his Performer’s Backyard vlog proves this point, and we especially like the one about the Set Bag, the message quite simply is be prepared, and a few tips from an experienced head can go a long way…

Born in Paris, Christophe’s first brush with performance was as a boy-alto, aged 8, with the choir “Les Petites Enfants a la Croix Brulee” (The Little Children of the Burnt Cross). Having caught the performance bug, he later formed a Musical Trio with colleagues, while stationed in New Caledonia with the French Army. After the army, Christophe returned to Paris where he attended the prestigious Cours Simon Acting school before striking out to try his hand at many forms of performance, in France, Germany, Senegal, Ireland, Malta & UK.

Christophe Lombardi at candlelit table smoking old pipe

Gafa Sa Tur TG4

After moving to Ireland in 1997 Christophe worked for Il Florilegio circus, then auditioned for and became a member of the Society of Irish Magicians.
Specialising in Acting, Magic and Medieval Combat display, Christophe also studies Astrophysics with the Open University.

For the last five years he has been the owner-operator of Trapdoor Entertainment and has seen the company grow from strength to strength. One highlight was the successful international tour over Christmas 2012, of his self written card based magic show “A La Carte”, working with his fiancée, who designed and managed the show on tour.

2014-15 has been a developmental period for Christophe. After some further education with an incredibly talented tutor in Dublin, Christophe has been focussed on developing new projects for the 2016 season and beyond. With a stage play at the devising stage, Christophe also launched his new initiative, “The Performers’ Backyard”, which aims to work at a grass roots level to support performers of all levels, not only in a professional, but also a personal context. Primarily this work has taken the form of a vlog, but further projects are also being explored. Christophe is also currently involved in his first foray into Musical Theatre, playing as Drake in the Mullingar Musical Society’s forthcoming production of “Annie”, which opens in October.

He lives in County Westmeath, Ireland, with his actor & technician fiancée & her assistance dog, four cats, three chickens and two fish. In his rare moments of down time, he loves to cook and is learning to play the piano.

https://www.facebook.com/Christophe-Lombardi-Actor-119429314106/timeline/

Vlog Link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPoBsxHWOXOuFxw635xeeMg/featured

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Whether it’s a community coming together to revive their village, an individual getting well, a person or two or three or more who found a new way of making a living, or a simple act of kindness that made a big difference, we want to hear about them, and group them together here…whatever the tale, yours or a neighbour’s, we would love to hear from you…Contact

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Time to Tidy

The Alpha Project

Small Fish, Big Heart

Sailing Alive

Positivity Guaranteed

Positive Pedal Power

One Man Found a Dog

Mentors Corner

Magical Bog

Magical Bog

Heart and Sole

Haring Around Town

Fun Corner

Food and Fun in Kerry

Extra Food+Hungry Folk+Your Time=Fulfilment

Extra Food+Hungry Folk+Your Time=Fulfilment

Dub Lit Fest – Help it Happen

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Magical Bog

Heart and Sole

Haring Around Town

Gardening Communities

Fun Corner

Food and Fun in Kerry

Food for Thoughtfulness

Extra Food+Hungry Folk+Your Time=Fulfilment

Extra Food+Hungry Folk+Your Time=Fulfilment

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