Two years ago Swords Lions Club visited St Micheal's house in the Seatown unit of Swords. They saw at first hand what tremendous work twas being done there what a benefit it is to the community.
Swords Lions asked them what they could do to help and specifically asked for their wish list.
Lions respond to Indonesian disaster
Disaster has once again struck the coastal region of western Indonesia. A tsunami, triggered by a volcanic eruption, struck the area at approximately 9:30pm local time Saturday, December 22, killing over 350 people, wiping out hundreds of homes and businesses, and leaving many people homeless.
Tullamore Lions launch their Annual
The seventh edition of the Tullamore Annual was launched at the end of November. A Lions Club project, the annual has so far raised close on €150,000, making it the club’s biggest fundraiser.
Members of the club undertake all the work involved, except for the design and printing of the annual, which is done locally. It is a full-colour, high quality print publication of 180 pages.
Tablets for St. Audeon’s National School, Dublin
St. Audeon’s National School, Dublin was the venue for the presentation by Lion Hilary Moylan of Dublin Lions Club of 60 tablets and speakers to three schools to support the reading skills of pupils in primary schools. St Audeon’s have pioneered the use of the Accelerated Reading Programme
Lions Clubs Fund Autism Pods
Ten Lions Clubs from the Greater Dublin area and Lions Clubs Ireland have combined to fund three sensory pods for use by autistic students at Dublin City University.
The Lions Clubs who participated in the fund-raising are Ashbourne, Clontarf, Howth/Sutton,
Darren in European Young Ambassador
District 133’s Young Ambassador, Darren McDonald, became the European Young Ambassador at the EUROPA Forum in Skopje, Macedonia, on Saturday 27th October. Darren, sponsored by Carlow Lions Club, faced stiff competition from Young Ambassadors from the UK, Belgium, Macedonia, Germany, Italy and Romania.
Lions Diabetes Screening at the National Ploughing Championship
Thanks to the generosity of the NPA and Mrs. Anna May McHugh, the Lions Clubs of Ireland are carrying out their annual Diabetes Screening at the National Ploughing Championship being held this week in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. The incidence of diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate in recent years.
Visit the Lions at the National Ploughing Championship
You are invited to visit Lions Clubs pavilion at the National Ploughing Championships where Lions plan to screen 7,000 visitors for diabetes.
You will find us at: Row 32, Stand 640..
Diabetes Grows in Farming Community
Ireland’s farmers are at a growing risk of contracting diabetes, recent research has shown.
Sing with the Lions
Lion Sean Olohan, who composed a song Lions International from Wicklow says the only way to describe his trip to Las Vegas last week is ‘totally unbelievable and extremely spectactular’.
Sean who has performed to big audiences throughout Europe during his musical career but nothing
Irish Lions Club enable Guide Dog breeding
A new generation of Guide and Assistance Dogs will emerge from a breeding programme supported by Lions Clubs in Ireland.
The selective breeding programme pioneered by Irish Guide Dogs is designed to breed Guide and Assistance dogs