The running community is full of amazing stories and people who have overcome serious obstacles to become the runners that they are today. When we hear stories like this on the television and in the newspaper we don’t realise that there are equally incredible stories within the group of people that we meet. (more…)
Congratulations to all of the Winners of the Balbriggan Town Council St. Patrick’s Day Trophies. Trophies were presente to the most outstanding groups. Each of the groups did a fantastic job representing their respective groups and we hope you are all very proud. Another great St Patrick’s day in Balbriggan…. (more…)
Signs of spring are appearing by the day, daffodils are flowering, buds on the trees are starting to appear and the evenings are getting longer. Mother nature is focusing on giving life and just the smallest sign is a sign of awakening and hope… (more…)
The people of Balbriggan took to the streets today to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with the annual parade. The parade kicked into gear starting from Drogheda Street and making it’s way south along the main street. The street was awash with a sea of green and the revelers marched along with great energy and a spring in their step. (more…)
The Crowds came out in force to see this years St Patrick’s Day Parade in Balbriggan. Congratulations to the organisers, the participants and the people of the town for making it a hugely successful event! See if you can spot yourself in the crowd and if you have family abroad! (more…)
Balbriggan Cancer Support Group would like to thank their sponsors Progressive Credit Union, Tayto Park. SIG Irl, Clarion Hotel group, Balbriggan.info and White Hart Inn. We would especially like to thank the stewards, the event went like clockwork the time and effort the stewards give is amazing and without them we would not have an event at all. (more…)
A BIG Congratulations to all the runners and walkers who took part in the third annual Balbriggan Cancer Support Group run which featured a 10km and 21km course. With so many runners and walkers taking part the atmosphere was electric and the organisers couldn’t have asked for better support for this event which has seen numbers grow year on year (more…)
The Ladies Committee at Glebe North have been running the ever popular dance in Glebe North FC at Market Green, Balbriggan every Saturday night from 9:00pm till Midnight for the last 15 years. New friendships are formed and old friends catch up as they take to the floor to show off their moves. (more…)
Back in January we brought you the story about a group of youths from Balbriggan’s Youth service (Foroige) who had undertaken an eight week project which will involve restoring a car and making it road worthy. The project is aimed to engage with young people while providing the opportunity to gain practical knowledge and skills in car restoration. (more…)
A new event for 2014, Balbriggan Summerfest Family Fortunes turned out to be great hit. Four families – The McGrath’s, The Howard’s, The Harford’s and The Pyne’s – battled it out for a collection of great prizes. Compere Ciaran Baneham did a great job of keeping the contestants on course with his usual wit and charm and Mitchell and the Crew entertained the audience during the break. (more…)
The Balbriggan Lions Club have made a donation to the town’s newest media outlet Radio Balbriggan. The community station will be going live online in the next few weeks & will aim to offer the diverse strands of Balbriggan’s global population a new choice in music & chat from across the World. (more…)
The opening took place of Libero’s restaurant in Balbriggan tonight and staff have been working very hard over the last few weeks to make this a success. The restaurant which will open seven days a week from lunch till late with a menu that offers a wide range of cuisine from fish, chicken, pork and steaks and a range of Italian specials and of course some nice wines to tempt the palate. (more…)
