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Remember Us was set up by Nora Roban in 1998. When asked why, Nora replied “The answer is simple. My son Paul has special needs. It is absolutely vital for people with special needs to develop their social skills and self-esteem early in life, to help integrate into society. I instinctively knew that (more…)
On 26th February 2016 Remember Us were lucky to become the proud owners of no 5 Balbriggan Retail Park and on Saturday 15th December they held their Christmas party in their new base. This marked a major milestone for the club who have been operating for 20 years been fundraising (more…)
Remembers us parents and volunteers started the Christmas season off to a great start with a party night in the Bracken Court Hotel on Friday night. Rock n roll bingo, play your cards right, buffet and disco was the other of the night. Everyone had a great night. A massive thank you to our (more…)
The Remember us Fashion Show in conjunction with The North Fingal Women in Business was a roaring success. 60 Remember us members ranging in age from 6 right up to adulthood made it a night to remember. They were awesome !!! Confidence was raised and the smiles said it (more…)
Cllr Tony Murphy is being joined once again this year by a group of brave walkers who will walk almost 180k on their penultimate stage on the Camino. Each year Tony has walked with group of people to walk a stage of the Camino to help raise funds for “Remember Us” Balbriggan. (more…)
Well what a Summer Remember Us members had. Members participated in a six week Summer programme with a wide variety of activities that took them to places like the Kildare Open Farm, Clara Lara in Wicklow, Crystal Maze in Nobber, Visual arts Centre and Delta Gardens in Carlow, Historical (more…)
Work is progressing and now we can see the formation of all our rooms. Hand over date as of now is the end of September. On the ground floor we will have an office, a recreational room for our teen and adult members with a pool table, air hockey, football table, games table, laptop (more…)
A very tough and hard fought game at the 6th Balbriggan Summerfest Charity Football Match which once again saw Balbriggan Locals vs. Gardai. The game was all go from start to finish with the locals taking the trophy with 4 goals against the Gardaí 3. Proceeds from this years match will go to (more…)
The annual Summerfest Charity football match is taking place this Wednesday coming 30th of May in Glebe North at 7pm. The game is traditionally played between a local Balbriggan side against a team of local Garda, and this year will be no different. This will be the sixth installment of (more…)
Over 100 cyclists turned out on Saturday morning for the Remember Us 5th Annual Charity Cycle. This year the cycle began at Ring Commons sports centre with the options of a 40km and 70km route. The sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze which gave ideal conditions as the cyclists (more…)
A great day yesterday at the Remember Us Easter fundraising extravaganza. Remember Us would like to thank everyone who came to support the event. A big call out to Bernie Davis and all the craft stalls holders, face painters/glitter tattoos, the Easter Bunny, Dennis the (more…)
Large numbers braved the cold weather to attend the St Patrick’s Day parades held across Fingal today. Fingal County Council organised parades in Swords, Blanchardstown and Balbriggan while local groups arranged parades in Skerries, Lusk and Rush. Approximately 12,000 people attended (more…)