Cruinniú na nog

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a FaMILY-friendly event called Cruinniú @ The Square is due to take place in Dundalk on Saturday, 10 June from 12pm to 4pm.

Cruinniú @ The Square is an afternoon of free entertainment and fun for all the family and is suitable for all ages.

Following on from last year’s successful Music @ The Square programme, there will be a live performance stage, spray painting workshops, theatre, and much more.

The live music stage will have performances from Music Generation as well as youth bands and young performers from around the county.

today, we can give the gift of recovery to more people and their families in the North-East who need our support. Will you please consider making a gift of €50, or whatever you can, to support our turas fundraising appeal? You can donate now via www.turascounselling. ie/donate

Your generosity will ensure that other people like Michael can begin their journey back to a healthy, happy life, free from addiction. thank you so much for your support.

Donate to turas: www.turascounselling. ie/donate or fundraising@turascounselling.ie and be sure to dress for the weather, as this is an outdoor event. For more information, please visit Cruinniú na nÓg (creativeireland. gov.ie) thankfully all three managed to complete the distance in excellent fashion. Jim Doyle was first of our intrepid trio home in 10hrs and 52 secs finishing 561th in the male category. Kevin’s time was 10hrs, 17mins and 41 secs finishing 878th in the Masculino category and Jacinta completed the event in 11hrs, 9mins and 23 secs and was the 125th female finisher.

Contact turas: 59 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. 042 933 8221. info@turascounselling.ie; www. turascounselling.ie.

MaD Youth Theatre and Dundalk Youth Centre will perform their Táin March theatre event, including an interactive piece with the audience.

Meanwhile, Creative Spark will host handson spray-painting workshops (water-based, of course), and the group’s Mobile FabLab will offer workshops in all things related to 3D printing and digital fabrication.

Please note that spray painting and FabLab workshops must be booked in advance on the Louth Cruinniú na nÓg website.

CuChuLAINN Cycl-ing Club were keenly following the progress of three of its members, Jacinta Black, Kevin Black and Jim Doyle, as they took on the grueling 225km distance event at the Mallorca 312 recently. this endurance event has become extremely popular in recent years and attracts upwards of 8000 participants across its three different distances (312km/ 225km/167km). the 225km crosses the northern part of the island and includes almost 4000m of climbing. To put that in perspective that is the equivalent cycling up 7 Slieve Foyes stacked on top of each other. to make matters worse there are cut-off times that participants must stay within along the route or they will be eliminated.

CuChulainn’s Couch to 50km. CuChulainn has also been busy with its couch to 50km programme over the past few weeks, which is aimed at encouraging individuals to join the growing ranks of leisure cyclists and take on a challenge of preparing for and completing their first 50km distance. A comprehensive programme it covers safety aspects of cycling solo or in groups, basic bike checks and road side repairs in a fun environment. It is a programme that leisure club members love to support and many join the weekly spins perhaps reliving their own recent experiences of taking up cycling as an adult. the culmination of the couch to 50 programme is the 50km route of the club’s annual tour of Louth event on the 4th June.