Pensioner Dolores gets tattoo for special cause

By Tamara O’Connell

A DUnDALK pensioner got her arm tattooed in a bid to raise money for the holy Family Young at heart club in Muirhevnamor.

Dolores Waller from Muirhevnamor got a tattoo of some wings with a heart and halo to help raise awareness of the club, which is looking for new members to join.

One of the organisers of the holy Family Young at heart club, niamh Morrissey from Muirhevnamor told the Dundalk Leader that she is appealing to people to come along.

“The club has been going over 20 years. Before Covid-19 hit we had 30 or 40 members but now our numbers have reduced,” said niamh.

“Unfortunately, with Covid-19 some of our members don’t want to come back as they are afraid of mixing again.

“Sadly, a few of our members passed away too during the pandemic. When we had over 30 people in the group, the hSe used to fund us.”

She added: “We are trying to get more people to come along and join us. Dolores volunteered to get a tattoo to help raise awareness.

“Dolores got the tattoo recently in the Tattoo Room at the back of Williamson’s Mall. It was sponsored she is raising money too.

“We meet every Wednesday in the Muirhevnamor Community

Centre between 2pm and 4pm every week.” niamh continued:

“We will go to the Dail on an outing on October 11. We also do bingo and quizzes and play games.

“We do different activities including crafts, meditation and mindfulness and soon we will have a cookery demonstration about how to cook one pot meals for a fiver.

“We do stuff that will help members too. We will do a raffle too soon in a bid to raise funds. If you come along, there will be tea/coffee and sandwiches and apple tart.”