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Christmas Market Weekend
The Christmas Market Weekend ran from Thursday, 1st to Sunday, 4th December 2011. The weekend was a great success with a wide range of local retailers, local food producers, local restaurants and local crafts people all showing their wares over the weekend.
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The weekend commenced with 'Passion for Fashion' on Thursday evening, featuring displays of the latest fashions & trends.
Photographs © Breda McGuigan
Friday’s event 'A Taste Of Carrickmacross’ was very popular, with members of the public being very impressed with the wide range of free food available to taste.
Photographs © Breda McGuigan
There was no shortage of ideas for Christmas gifts on Saturday at the 'Christmas Craft & Gift Fair'.
Photographs © Breda McGuigan
On Saturday night Carrickmacross was brought back in time with the 'Reeling Back the Years' exhibition. Local historians were on hand to give information on businesses and people from Carrickmacross over the years.
Photographs © Breda McGuigan
On Sunday, 'Kids Day', over 300 children welcomed Santa to the town after a kiddies cinema and disco.
Photographs © Breda McGuigan
It was a fun filled weekend in Carrickmacross and the Chamber of Commerce are delighted with the support they received and the positive reaction in the town.
Christmas Market Weekend
Carrickmacross Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Carrickmacross Market Weekend, from Thursday, 1st December to Sunday, 4th December 2011, a fun filled weekend of exploring produce, local crafts, local fashion and beauty service right on our doorstep. Its all free so come into town over the weekend and see what Carrick has to offer this Christmas. Remember, supporting local retailers is supporting local jobs!! All events will take place in a heated Marquee at The Market Square on Main Street. Everyone welcome!
Passion for Fashion
Date: Thursday, 1st December 2011
Time: 7pm to 10pm in the Marquee
Ladies & gents, come along and see local business and retailers as the offer demonstrations, advice, latest fashions, trends and much more. Find out what is hot this Christmas! Looking for gift ideas? This is the ideal place to look.
We will have display stands from the following local services:
Hairdressers, Beauticians, Nail Artists, Ladies & Gents Clothes Shops, Jewellers, Shoe Shops, Handbags & Accessories, Shops, Pharmacies, Lifestyle, Fitness, Massage, Wellbeing and many other businesses to do with fashion!
Admission is FREE so come along on Thursday evening, 1st December and bring a friend!
A Taste Of Carrickmacross
Date: Friday 2nd December
Time: 12pm to 8pm in the Marquee
A taste of local Carrickmacross food - Cafes, Restaurants & Local Producers! Looking for recipe ideas? Want to source fresh local food? Want to order a hamper for Christmas? Come along and get ideas!
We will have display stands from the following local services:
Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries, Off-Licences, Local Food Producers such as Cakes, Veg, Cheese, Meat, Bread and many other businesses to do with food.
We will also have local chefs doing free cookery demonstrations throughout the event.
Admission is FREE so come along on Friday, 2nd December and bring the family!
Christmas Craft & Gift Fair
Date: Saturday, 3rd December
Time: 12pm to 5pm in the Marquee
Christmas Craft and Gift Fair. Looking for Christmas gifts with a difference? Why not support a local business and buy a hand made gift, a local hamper, a hand made card or a voucher? Come in and have a browse around, talk to local makers and get ideas.
We will have display stands from the following local services:
Crafts People, Hand Made Jewellery Makers, Painters, Textile Artists, Designers, Card Makers and any other local business selling Christmas Gifts.
Admission is FREE so come along on Saturday 3rd December and bring the family!
Kids Day
Date: Sunday, 4 December
Time: 3pm to 5pm in the Marquee
Childrens cinema followed by disco and entertainment. All free of charge in the Marquee. A special guest from the North Pole will be there and along with local bands, will help us to turn on the Christmas lights!
Upcoming Event: Survive, Thrive & Grow!
Monaghan County Enterprise Board (www.mceb.ie) invites businessmen and women from Monaghan & beyond to Survive, Thrive & Grow! with James Burke (www.jamesburke.ie), business development expert. "Top Tips for surviving, thriving and looking to growth in a recession" Get back to business basics with expert James Burke. Identify the core essentials to concentrate on, in order to ride out the recession and to identify ways to grow. James has been the consultant advisor behaind RTE's "Fergal Quinn's Retail Therapy" and brings over 23 years of practical business experience to bear when he offers advise to small business owners. So if you are looking to re-energise your business strategy come along and get some pointers for James.
Also featuring: "Network to get work"
- Speed Networking - 2 sessions, that's at least 20 face-to-face connections
- Informal Networking Lunch
Continue to be proactive about your networking - Make some new connections, update existing contacts with your new business developments and find ways to help each other out - through the speed networking sessions and the informal networking lunch.
Venue: The Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan
Date: Wednesday, 19th October 2011
Time: 9.00am - 2.00pm
Cost: €15.00 (payable at the door - cash & cheques) includes lunch
Booking: Booking is essential.
To book your place, call, text or e-mail Ruth on
T: (from RoI ) 048 6773 8462
M: (from RoI) 0044 7811 349586
E: ruth@sort-it-now.com
In association with: 'Monaghan Women in Business' Network (www.monaghanwib.com)
Kavanagh Country Tour - Sunday, 2nd October 2011, 10am
A unique performance tour of Kavanagh Country, which takes in many local sites immortalised by Inniskeen’s most famous son, with anecdotes, historical facts, wild rumours and even the odd poem along the way.
The tour rounds off back at the Centre with a guided tour of the exhibition and
a half hour RTE video recording of Patrick Kavanagh in 1962. The tour takes approx 2.5 hours which includes a break for refreshments.
Cost per person €7. A separate charge applies for refreshments.
Patrick Kavanagh Centre
www.patrickkavanaghcountry.com
Cavan-Monaghan LEADER - Tourism Conference
Cavan-Monaghan LEADER are organising a tourism conference targeted at both small to medium tourism enterprises and those whom are currently considering the development of a tourism business. This one day conference will bring together a group of like minded speakers who have shown creativity in implementing their marketing plans and have been innovative in developing their business around the needs of their target markets. All details about this tourism conference, the speakers and booking form are available from http://t.co/ehv7V8K.
Monaghan Woman Nominated for National Women Mean Business Award
Monaghan Woman, Emma Gollogly has been nominated for the National Award, Women Mean Business 2011. Emma is a qualified Financial Advisor and Insurance broker where she works in a Family Business Gollogly Insurances, Carrickmacross. Co. Monaghan.
Emma is very much involved in Business Networking through the 7:30 Business Club and has been a member from its inception. “The 7:30 Business Club enables me to meet with other business owners, from Plumbers, Florists, Carpenters to Accountants and Solicitors!! There is a wide variety of occupations and trades involved in the group, and this allows me to obtain and share marketing and business ideas, and of course obtain all their Insurance Business!! I know our Business profile has increased in the North East with thanks to The 7:30 Business Club, and its for this reason I feel I have been nominated for this award.”
The Women Mean Business Awards are being held in Dublin’s prestigious Shelbourne Hotel on the 27th of September 2011. “I am delighted to be nominated for this National Award, we must be doing something right at Gollogly Insurances Ltd!!”
Main Street Resurfacing
Resurfacing of Main Street will start on Monday evening 15th August and will run until Thursday. Some disruption of traffic is expected.
Carrickmacross Walking Tours
The Carrickmacross Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the new Carrickmacross Walking Tour which starts on Saturday August 13th at 11am. This tour highlights the rich heritage that Carrickmacross has to offer, including the Workhouse, the Fever Hospital, Carrickmacross Lace, St. Joseph’s Church and the Harry Clarke Stained Glass Windows, St. Finbarr's Church, Essex Castle and much more.
The tour takes a little over an hour to complete and is free of charge. The Chamber committee have been planning the tour for a number of months and have selected an experienced group of Tour Guides to lead the tours. The objective of the project is to enhance tourism in Carrickmacross and also to give local people an enjoyable way to learn about the wonderful history that surrounds us.
The Tours will take place every Saturday from Easter to Halloween, departing The Court House at 11am, free of charge. If the weather is too bad for walking the tour will be given indoors as much as possible. Everyone is welcome and wear walking shoes and bring an umbrella! For more information please download our flyer>>
Easter Egg Hunt 2011
Last Easter was out first year at having the Easter Egg Hunt and it was so successful! There wasn’t a day or evening during Easter Week that there wasn’t at least 50 children (and adults!!) with their noses stuck into shop windows looking for the eggs!! It’s that time of year again and like last year we will visit the 3 local schools in the town and get the children to paint the eggs. The eggs will then will be collected and numbered and distributed around all the shops. Last year 75 shops took part and we are sure it will be the same for the 2011 Egg Hunt, although we hope they hide the eggs a little better - we really think it was too easy last year! (Only joking kids!!)
The hunt will start on Saturday, 16th April and will finish outside Bits'n'Bobs at 4pm on Easter Saturday. You can pick up entry forms in Bits’n'Bobs, Birdy's Newsagent, Keegan's Newsagent and Stationary Solutions from Saturday, 14th April. The prizes will be displayed in Bits'n'Bobs.
So get your pencils and pens at the ready for Carrick's 2nd Great Easter Egg Hunt!!! And for all you mums & dads, watch out at the shop windows there are great bargins.... all to be had in Carrickmacross this Easter.
Looking forward to seeing you all out and about.
Eggs are being donated by O'Gormans Super Valu in Carrickmacross.
Course - Tour Guiding
If you are interested in a course on Tour Guiding you may be interested in the course below:
Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark Local Tour Guide Training Programme 2011
Cavan-Monaghan LEADER in association Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark is organising the Local Tour Guide Training Programme to be delivered in the West Cavan area in the coming months. The Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark became the first cross-border Geopark in the World in 2008 and currently attracts over 200,000 people to the area every year. This course is being organised to assist communities and individuals to become more directly involved in providing guiding services to those that wish to visit and experience the Geopark annually.
Full details >>
So you want to be Social?
with Krisna De - award winning social media expert.
"5 steps to building buzz about your brand, attracting more clients & boosting your bottom line, through social networking."
Also featuring:
Case Study: The Adventure Team - Getting business through Facebook
(www.theadventureteam.co.uk)
Speed Networking
Networking Lunch
Venue: The Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan
Date: Wednesday, 2nd March
Time: 9.30am-2.00pm
Cost: €15.00 (payable at the door) includes lunch
Booking: Booking essential.
To book your place, call, text or e-mail Ruth on
T: (from RoI ) 048 6773 8462
M: (from RoI) 0044 7811 349586
E: ruth@sort-it-now.com
Christmas Gift Vouchers
Now more than ever it is so important to keep shoppers in Carrickmacross and shopping locally! The Chamber Gift Vouchers are a great incentive as most retailers in Carrickmacross accept them and there is no fee for the shopper to buy a voucher and no fee for the reatiler to accept them. This is part of the Chambers efforts to suport the local economy. So this Christmas when you think about buying a Gift Voucher as a gift please consider Chamber Gift Vouchers. Vouchers are available from Home & Gifts, O Rourke Oil, Hand Footwear and other chamber members.
LMFM to visit Carrickmacross
Radio Station LMFM will visit Carrickmacross in their outside broadcast unitl on Saturday 11th December from 12.30pm to 2pm so drop in and play a request or win a prize.
Christmas Lights in Carrickmacross.
The Christmas lights will be turned on in town on Saturday November 27th at a free musical event on Main street between 3pm and 5pm. Lots of fun for all the family so come along! Santa make even make an appearance!
Monaghan Economic Development Sub - Committee ‘Monaghan and the Green Economy’
The Monaghan Economic Development Sub-Committee has organised a presentation entitled ‘Monaghan and the Green Economy’which will bring together a few speakers on this topic to highlight research in the whole area and potential opportunities for Monaghan. This will be a good opportunity for those interested to hear how the Green Economy can benefit their area of activity.
Details as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 7 September, 2010
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: Upstairs Boardroom, MTEK1 Bldg, Monaghan
Speakers
Alan Quirke, Co-Author ‘Developing The Green Economy in Ireland’ (Forfas)
Dr Paul McArtain, Centre for Renewable Energy, DkIT
Declan Meally, Sustainable Energy Ireland
Participation is free but it is important to reserve a place in advance by emailing dcondra@monaghancoco.ie before Monday, 6 September 2010.
SUMMER SHOPPING PROMOTION!
€1000 worth of Shopping Vouchers per week for 6 Weeks.
Total Give-A-Way €6000! Free entry in all participating shops.
Promotion Starts 3rd June 2010 in conjunction with Carrickmacross Festival.
- 1st Draw: Monday, 14th June 2010. The winner was: Carmel Keenan, Lisdoonan
- 2nd Draw: Monday, 21st June 2010. The winner was: Willie Callaghan of Rathory, Ardee
- 3rd Draw: Monday, 28th June 2010. The winner was: Rose Cogan, Carrickmacross
- 4th Draw: Monday, 5th July 2010. It could be you!
- 5th Draw: Monday, 12th 2010. It could be you!
- 6th Draw: Monday, 19th July 2010. It could be you!
If you’re not in you can’t win! Simply shop in Carrickmacross to win!
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Summer Promotion Draw from 5 July 2010. Ticket pulled out by Damien Freeman, Monaghan Footballer, with Sean Lennon from Sean's Deli, Jim Hand and Staff from Bradleys Pharmacy. |
CLARE CRUSADERS ‘FOUR PROVINCES CYCLE’
The Clare Crusaders is a charity from Co. Clare that provides free therapy to 120 children with special needs. This year the Clare Crusaders Cycling Club are cycling the ‘Four Provinces of Ireland’. They will depart Ennis on Thursday, 15th July and they have chosen The Shirley Arms in Carrickmacross to be their base for Friday, 16th July!
They will be cycling 400 miles in 4 days and really appreciate it when people turn out on the street to give them support and encouragement when they arrive in a town. 30 cyclists and support crew will be arriving in Carrickmacross via Shercock at approx. 6pm on Friday, 16th July. Everyone is welcome to give the Clare Crusaders a great Carrick Cead Mile Failte and to watch out for them when they leave on the Saturday morning at 9.30am, heading for Birr.
Thanking you in advance for your support.
For more information about The Clare Crusaders, please visit their web site: www.clarecrusaders.ie.
SPRING CLEAN - CONVENT AVENUE, CARRICKMACROSS (Saturday, 1st May 2010)
Some members of Carrickmacross Chamber put on their gloves and started on a Litter Clean Up of the Convent Lake Walk last weekend. This is a beautiful resource for the town, both for local walkers and visiting anglers.
Unfortunately over the past few years this area has been neglected with rubbish dumped along the walk including; cans and bottles from parties, rubbish from the local graveyard and even a lawn mower!
"So far we have removed over 60 bin bags of rubbish from the lake walk and that's only about 1/3 of the job" said organiser Kieran Roche.
The group are looking for help, if anyone can spare an hour or two, get some fresh air and good exercise please come to the Convent Lake walk, (entrance off the Dundalk Road behind the Graveyard) on Saturday, 1st of May from 9.30am to 1pm. Bags and pickers will be supplied. This walk should be kept litter free so everyone can enjoy it, please report anyone dumping rubbish or dropping litter.
Thanks to Carrickmacross Tidy Towns for their help in removing the collected rubbish.
EASTER HUNT 2010
An Easter Egg Hunt will begin on Saturday 27th March and will finish on Easter Saturday 4th April, eggs will be painted by local school children. Eggs will be number and you must find them and fill out the entry form. Entry form available from Bits N' Bobs.
Eggs can be found in all participating shops. Look for the "Egg Hunt Here" Sign!!
A correct completed Egg Hunt forms will be placed in a draw to win one of the following fantactic prizes!
A family Weekend Break Away! Worth €500
A dining Experience in Carrickmacross to the vale of €200
A grocery Voucher to the Value of €100
Carrickmacross Vouchers to the Value of €100 (2 x €50)
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