PolskaÉire Festival 2016
The festival is only few days away so get ready! Watch this short video promoting the PolskaEire Festival 2016!
https://www.facebook.com/PLinIreland/videos/618768091622401/
For more information and full programme, click here.
International Children’s Day
Polish – Irish Educational Association invites all to attend the International Children Day as part of PolskaÉire Festival organised jointly by Polish Embassy and Irish Government.
This year it is bigger, better and with our Irish partners: Port of Arklow Sea Scout Group, 9th Wicklow &Arklow Town Football Club!
The event will take place at C.B.S. Arklow premises between 12 am-2 pm on 22 May and will include:
- arts and crafts for kids
- physical activities for kids
- two bands (one from Aklow and one from Kraków providing live music)
- face painting and bouncing castles
- a barbecue
- delicious food provided by the Polish bakery
Click the link below and see how it was a year ago!
https://www.facebook.com/pieaarklow/videos/1644496285821711/
Two Cultures – One Place: Stand Up Comedy & Polish Folk
Let’s join PolskaÉire Festival in Arklow for this one special night at Christy’s Arklow where an Irish comedian Peadar de Burca and Polish folk band Tadirindum will perform.
Tickets just €5 and can be purchased in Christy’s Arklow, M&C Polski Sklep, Blueprint Print & Design Arklow, John Swan Diamond Studio Arklow and on the door before the event.
Peadar de Burca is from Galway but lives and works in Poland. He is an Irish actor, play writer and columnist writing for Polish Gazeta Wyborcza since March 2010. He leads the series “I love Silesia as much as Ireland”, which describes his own thoughts on the Polish customs and contain live comments on surrounding reality. He is also a regular contributor to Elle Poland. His wife is Polish and they live in Gliwice.
Open Day in Arklow Further Education and Training Centre
Come and see the range of full time and part time programmes on offer in your local education and training centre:
- Wednesday 18th May 2016, from 11 am to 3 pm
- Tuesday 7th June 2016, from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm
What can arklow further education and training centre offer you?
- Opportunity to Upskill and Retrain on a Range of Part time and Full time programmes
- Complete components and /or Certificates at level 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications from QQI and/or the Department of Education and Skills
- Subsidised Crèche places may be available
- Build Self Confidence, Self Esteem, Have Fun, Enjoy Learning and Meet New People
- Gain a Sense of Achievement and Broaden your Horizons
For more information, contact the centre on 0402 39680 or email: guidancearklow@kwetb.ie
Congratulations to Fabian Doyle on winning a Sunflower Hero Award!
Chamber Member – Fabian Doyle has received an award for his outstanding contribution to Hospice care in Wicklow. Fabian has helped out at numerous Wicklow Hospice events with both his own time and the time and expertise of his company Soverign Security. The company provides a high-tech control room which remotely monitors the security and safety of people, organisations and lone worker activity countrywide.
Wicklow in Revolt
The new book on County Wicklow 1913-1923 is now available from James Charlton, Easons or direct from Jim Rees. It’s €25, but is 240 pages packed with info and photos. This will become more valuable with each passing year. There have only been 250 printed, a reprint will probably take place but to be on the safe side, get it now. A must anyone interested in the War of Independence and Wicklow’s surprisingly important role in it.
Junior Eurovision Éire 2016
The search is on for the voice and the song to represent Ireland in Malta in the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Last year Ireland entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the very first time. After months of auditions, followed by 5 weeks of a televised selection process, 13 year old Aimee Banks from Moycullen, Co. Galway was chosen to sing for Ireland in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Now it’s time to find a new song and singer to fly the Irish flag in Malta this November.
The auditions are open to children who will be aged 9-14 on 20th November 2016. Applicants may be a solo singer or a group of maximum six children.
For more information and to apply, click here.
