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On 28th May Star of the Sea Athletics Club held the Michelle McKiernan virtual 5KM run. Each year the club hold a 5km and Due to Covid-19 this years run was a virtual run. The run was a huge success with with 514 people taking part and raise €6,500 for Balbriggan Cancer Support Group (more…)
Young Phoebe set herself a challenge for the month of June and that challenge was to run a marathon distance of 42km. This is a mammoth task as Phoebe is only 6 years old. Phoebe completed this huge challenge on Saturday 20th June, 10 days sooner than planned and managed to (more…)
Little Livie was born on the 26th August 2019, the first born to mum Karen from Garristown and dad Keith from Donegal. Livie’s grandad Pat Vickers is from Balbriggan. Livie missed some of her development milestones so her parents contacted her GP who referred them Crumlin Children’s (more…)
Irish Guide Dog Day 2020 is like no other Guide Dog Day we have experienced. In 2019 we were out in the community meeting people and raising much needed funds. This year Guide Dog Day is Friday the 8th May and though we can’t be out to meet you again in person there are still many (more…)
The annual RIAI Simon Open Door is a partnership between the Simon Communities of Ireland and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Over €1,000,000 has been raised for the Simon Communities of Ireland by RIAI Simon Open Door in the last fifteen years of the campaign. (more…)
O’Dwyers Ladies team are going to run 1,000km in 7 days from Monday 20th to Sunday 27th April. Individual runs within 2km radius of home will be added to group tally daily. They are hoping to raise funds for Balbriggan Cancer Support Group and Jigsaw Balbriggan. (more…)
It was a great night last night as the ladies came out in force to support the Balbriggan Lourdes Pilgrimage Group. Stage 2 rang out the tunes as the ladies took to the floor. Balbriggan Lourdes Pilgrimage Group first traveled to Lourdes as a group in 1968. Now in it’s 52nd year, Balbriggan Parish (more…)
The Balbriggan/North County Dublin branch of Irish guide dogs for the blind were delighted to be a recent nominated charity to benefit from the Tesco Community Initiative. What you do is pick up a blue chip after paying for your item and drop it into the provided box at the customer (more…)
On Tuesday evening O’Dwyers presented a cheque for €2,400 to Balbriggan Senior Citizens. The money was raised from the from New Years Day Swim which saw many people heading into the freezing sea to raise money for a good cause. O’Dwyers began the Christmas day swim back in 1968 (more…)
On Saturday morning Balbriggan Lions Club presented a very generous cheque for €2,000 to Balbriggan Meals on Wheels. Balbriggan Meals on Wheels is a vital, nutritional and social service which has been provided for the community of Balbriggan since 1976, covering Balrothery, Balscadden (more…)
The Balbriggan Christmas day started back in 1968 with 12 swimmers on the King’s strand. The aim of the event was to raise money for local causes and O’Dwyers GAA club have now decided to run a swim on New Year’s day will all monies raised staying in the local area. This year’s recipient is (more…)
There was great excitement this evening as Fionn’s Parade of Lights passed through Balbriggan. Fionn’s Parade of Lights is in memory of Fionn who was taken from his family and friends far too soon last January. Fionn’s Parade of Lights will support three local charities which looked (more…)