Closing Ceremony for Bealtaine Festival

22/05/2018

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Thursday 31 May 2018

Red Cow Inn, Clondalkin

On Thursday 31 May at 4.00 pm in the Red Cow Inn, Clondalkin Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cllr Paul Gogarty will close the Bealtaine Festival, the festival celebrating Creativity in Older Age. Bealtaine is co-ordinated by Age and Opportunity, the national organisation working to promote greater participation by older people in society. The name "Bealtaine" comes from the ancient Celtic festival of that name celebrating springtime, freshness and renewal. There was over 150 events organised for the month and for the majority of the events we had full participation.

 The Bealtaine Competition was entitled “Use your imagination to submit an entry to show how creative you are”. This was organised by the Social Inclusion Unit and it allowed residents of the County to utilise their skills and talents. This was a huge success with entries from all over the county. The awards will be presented at the closing Ceremony.

For further information please contact:

Maria Finn, Social Inclusion Officer, Social Inclusion Unit, Community Services Department, South Dublin County Council.

Tel: 086 3803060/01 4149270 or email mfinn@sdublincoco.ie

ENDS

South Dublin County is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.

South Dublin County Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial supports. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.

 Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dun Laoghaire.

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  Bealtaine Dancing
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  Bealtaine Festival