Three children from Connolly Street in Kilkenny were presented with awards from Ossory Youth for their incredible feat of climbing nine mountains in the south east over nine weeks. Twelve year olds Michael Phelan and Calem Donovan and thirteen year old Thomas Donovan took on the gruelling tasks in some of the wettest weather imaginable to complete the challenge set by them in the programme run by Ossory Youth in conjunction with the Fr. McGrath Centre. Paul Bolger, Youth worker…
Continue ReadingButts Family Festival to Mark 70th Year of Housing Estate
March 17, 2009 |
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The Butts Family Festival is to be revived to mark the 70th year of the building of the Connolly Street and Pearse Street blocks of the Corporation housing scheme. Residents, parents and young people have been meeting over the summer months at the Fr. McGrath Centre to organise a series of fun activities for families and children on the last Saturday (29th) in August. A Miss Congeniality contest for children under twelve, bouncing castles, mini Olympics, novelty races and handball…
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