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Mayor to Launch South Dublin County's Annual Health and Wellbeing Week

Mayor to Launch South Dublin County's Annual Health and Wellbeing Week

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06/09/2018

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Mayor to Launch South Dublin County’s Annual Health and Wellbeing Week

The Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Mark Ward, will officially launch South Dublin County’s Health and Wellbeing Week 2018 on Monday 10th September at 11am in Adamstown Youth & Community Centre.

Health and Wellbeing Week highlights the ongoing work that agencies, community, and voluntary groups organise throughout the year, with the aim of promoting active lifestyles and improving the health and wellbeing of those working and living in South Dublin County.

Health and Wellbeing Week offers a wide range of activities and programmes aimed at residents of all ages in the county. This year, there are over 60 free events taking place around the county.

In October 2016, the National Network of Healthy Cities and Counties Ireland officially named South Dublin County Council as one of two new Healthy Cities and Counties.

 

South Dublin County Council are running five Flagship Events during Health and Wellbeing week:

  • Opening Ceremony at Adamstown Youth & Community Centre on Monday 10th September at 11am where schoolchildren of all ages are taking part in a fun physical activity programme alongside the official opening by the Mayor.

  • Tallaght Health Fair will take place on Tuesday 11th September from 10am to 1pm at Fettercairn Community & Youth Centre. No booking is necessary.

  • Four showings of the Film Michael Inside, written by a local school teacher and staring a local Killinarden actor Dafhyd Flynn. Booking details in brochure on www.sdcc.ie .

  • Moodwatchers Seminar with Shane Martin, a psychologist dedicated to teaching the very best of self-help psychology that empowers people to enhance the quality of their lives. This will take place in Rua Red on Tuesday 11th September at 10am. Booking through ncarton@sdublincoco.ie.

  • The week will finish on Sunday 16th September with a “Team James” Run for Fun fundraising event, for Barretstown, beginning at 11am in Corkagh Park. To register visit www.popupraces.ie

  

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Health and Well-Being Contact:

Cathy Purdy

M: 0868202595

E: cpurdy@sdublincoco.ie

 

Media Contact:

Niall Noonan

M: 086 464 6172

E: nnoonan@sdublincoco.ie

 

Note to Editor

 

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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