Santa’s Grotto At Christmas Market
Corofin Youth Club in conjunction with Corofin Tourism Association will hold a family fun day at the Pairc Finne Sports Hall on this Sunday December 22nd from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. The youth club has arranged for a visit by Santa to their specially constructed grotto and in addition to meeting the great man there will be fun and games and face-painting for all of the younger people. Meanwhile the Farmer’s Market Committee of the Corofin Tourism Association will hold a Christmas Market at the same venue where adults can enjoy a glass of mulled wine and browse through the many food and craft stalls in search of some unique last minute purchases for Christmas.
Recent Death
The death occurred at the week-end of Mrs Bridget Coughlan of Church Street, Corofin and formerly of Ennistymon. Funeral service was held at the Foundation’s Ministry, Elevation Business Park, Ennis on Tuesday after which she was interred at the New Cemetery, Ennistymon.
Hero’s Visit
There was big thrill for the young hurlers of the parish when they received a surprise visit from three of the victorious Clare hurling stars to their training session at Pairc Finne on Thursday night last. Tony Kelly, David McInerney and Conor McGrath met the local u-8 and u-10 hurlers and demonstrated a range of skills to the young players as well as signing autographs which will be treasured for years to come.
Dramatic Entertainment
Corofin Dramatic Society received a great reaction to their performances of ‘The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley’ at GLOR Theatre in Ennis last week. Playing to full houses on both nights the local group extracted all of the laughter from this hilarious situation comedy, which was directed by Pat O’Reilly, to the great enjoyment of the audience. The group have yet to decide if there will be any additional performances of this play in the New Year. Meanwhile rehearsals are on-going for ‘The Electric Ballroom’ under the direction of John Clancy which will be the Corofin entry for the 2014 drama festival circuit.
Race Nite
The annual Race Nite organised by Corofin GAA Club will be held this year at Crowley’s Bar, Corofin on Friday night next December 27th. The club has been busy in recent weeks in generating sponsorship for the event as well as ensuring the sale of horses for all races on the card. The Race Nite is a real fun night out and coming as it does in the middle of the festive season a big crowd is expected to attend on the night.