Set your alarm, Grab the people from your pod and pop down to the marshes shopping centre for a sunrise screening at The Big Drive-Inn of the goonies fundraiser for darkness into light Dundalk and SOSAD Dundalk.
€10 charge per car at the gate, no tickets necessary

The Patrick Kavanagh Centre are delighted to announce a very special bilingual evening of music & poetry as part of our CULTURE NIGHT celebration in the refurbished Patrick Kavanagh Centre on Friday 18th September. We will host performances from Culture Night TRAILBLAZER the composer Michael Gallen, legendary Irish band Scullion alongside the poet Caitríona NiChléirchín amongst other guests.

The event will be broadcast live online by our virtual event partners StreamFox.

Some of the events include:

Clones Film Festival Drive-In Movies with Clones Film Festival
Ceol Connected Sensory Songs: Under the Wishing Tree
Coiste Gaeilge Comhairle Contae MhuineacháinMuineachán Le Céile
Patrick Kavanagh Centre Heritage, Poetry and Arts Live from Inniskeen
Garage TheatreOutdoor Music with Grainne Duffy and Paul Sherry
Iontas Community and Arts Centre Ìontas CommUNITY Online Seisiún
Monaghan County MuseumThe Song Sisters and Band Perform Seventies and Eighties Hits
Monaghan Youth TheatreAn Extract from Firebringer: The Comedy Musical
Tin Church Noctilucent

For a full listing and details of events on Culture Night 2020, visit: culturenight.ie/events

Congratulations to the dedicated voluntary Committee who will officially open Monaghan’s first Children’s Toy Library in the Workhouse this Friday, 25th September!

A Toy Library lends toys, puzzles and games appropriate for children at different stages of their development.

Carrickmacross Toy Library was formed by local parents and is a not-for-profit Registered Charity.

Initially aimed at children from 0 to 6 years, parents will pay a small Membership Fee, which will contribute towards repairing broken toys and purchasing new toys.

For more information, or to sign-up for Membership, contact Carrickmacross Toy Library at:
Facebook: Carrickmacross Toy Library
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Age Friendly Ireland in partnership with Libraries Ireland are running a pilot peer to peer training programme to help older people access online library resources. Those who take part will avail of free one-on-one peer to peer tutoring focused on how to use the library online. The tutoring will be delivered remotely by phone and online, and the aim is for the tutoring sessions to begin on the week commencing 28th September 2020.

If you are interested, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as soon as possible. Limited spaces available.

Join us for this Virtual Author Visit from Louise O'Neill as she discusses her latest book 'After The Silence' as well as her amazing back catalogue. Louise will be in conversation with Mary Mc Ardle.

See Carickmacross Library Facebook page for more details: www.facebook.com/CarrickmacrossLibrary

National Seminar on Reverse Vending Machine 11th November via Zoom

Carrick Emmets 39th Annual Christmas Day Swim

In aid of a Carrickmacross family; Mark & Sharon Baldwin and their sons Kurt (15) and Axel (7), who both have Muscular Dystrophy.

All funds raised will go directly to the family to purchase much needed equipment and other resources to meet the boys needs.

All donations no matter how small are greatly appreciated.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/carrick-emmets-annual-christmas-day-swim/donate

This years GOAL mile  will be taking place virtually. Walk/jog/run a mile between December 24th-26th, or any time over the Christmas period. 

See their Facebook page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/GOALGlobal