Laragh Glendalough Notes Week Beg 5th Dec 2022

Brockagh Christmas Carboot Sun 11th

Every year our Car Boot has a special day for Christmas celebrating everything festive so if you want more decorations or some last minute gifts come along and shop with great bargains to be had. Open to the public from 10am to 3pm.Tea, coffee and food snacks are available. Free parking and customer toilet facilities.

The barrier will be locked from 6pm Saturday evening until 8am Sunday morning. You can contact us by phone 0404 45600 (Wed-Fri 9am to 2pm) or email carbootbrockagh@gmail.com. All stallholders must pre book their space or no entry on the day.

Christmas Carol Evening

‘Pause for a while in the week before Christmas, and come and join our Celebration of Old and New Christmas Carols on Tuesday 20th December in St Kevins Church at 8pm.

A time to share our tradition of bringing in the feast of Christmas with song.

A time to remember old friends and make new ones, with a cuppa and mince pies afterwards.

We look forward to seeing you there, the St. Kevin’s Choir.

Tae kwon-Do for Youths and Adults

Teens and adults will enjoy Taekwon-Do, a Korean art of self-defence. Benefits include improving confidence, respect, discipline, awareness, concentration, channeling aggression, balance, coordination, speed, reactions, fitness and health. Call Master Kenneth Wheatley on 087-2547347 for further information. Classes are on Tuesdays evenings (Seniors & Teens) in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh.

Tae kwon-Do for Children                                                                                                    

Children will enjoy Taekwon-Do, a Korean art of self-defence. Benefits include improving confidence, respect, discipline, awareness, concentration, channeling aggression, balance, coordination, speed, reactions, fitness and health. Call Master Kenneth Wheatley on 087-2547347 for further information. Classes are on Tuesday evenings in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh. 

Active Retirement Laragh

The active retirement group meets every Tuesday morning from 11am – 12pm in the Brockagh Centre. So if you fancy a chat, a cuppa and some light exercise, dancing and music come along on Tuesdays. If anyone would like to offer their services or share their skills with the group please contact us by calling Denise on 0404 45600, email brockaghoffice@gmail.com or drop in to the centre.

Bright Stars Baby & Toddler Group

We have a  special person himself  ‘SANTA’ will be visiting our Wednesday morning at ‘Bright Stars’ December 14th to meet with all the children and their parents/guardians at The Brockagh Centre, please keep this date free.

Cost €4.50 per family. Call us on 0404 45600 if you have any questions about the group.

Annamoe Christmas Tree Lighting

Come along to Annamoe for the Christmas Tree Lighting Event at the Plantbox Coffee Dock, Dec 11th at 4pm for a Christmas celebration. Adults can buy mulled wine(non alcoholic) with mince pie for €5. Children can have hot chocolate and chocolate flavoured gingerbread men for €4 each. At 5pm we light the Christmas tree along with carol singing and beside the event will be an antique shop.

Glendalough Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan

The Glendalough Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan will be presented to the public shortly. A consultation website on the masterplan goes live on Friday, and the draft is available for inspection in local libraries and council offices.

Online consultations will run from December 5 to December 9 and the consultation closes on January 18, 2023.

Glendalough District Development Association AGM

Glendalough District Development Association AGM will be held on the Thurs 19th of January 2023 at 8.30pm in the Brockagh Resource Centre. Everyone is welcome.

Brockagh Digital Hub

Join us in our shared working hub in the beautiful valley of Laragh & Glendalough with free parking, window views surrounding your work space and tea/coffee facilities.

We have a mixture of Hot Desks, Dedicated (Weekly/Monthly) Desks, Pod and Meeting rooms available with High Speed Broadband Connection. Register now as a Member on our connectedhubs.ie site. The second phase of the National Voucher Scheme is due to be launched at the end of September. You must register as a member on the connected hubs site to avail of these free vouchers when they’re launched. All bookings to be made through connectedhubs.ie. Brockagh Hub is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. For more information or enquiries please email brockaghhub@gmail.com or if you would like to speak with a staff member phone us Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm 0404 45600.