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Southside Women’s Group taking the reins with ‘Wild West’ celebration for International Women’s Day
Southside Women’s Group taking the reins with ‘Wild West’ celebration for International Women’s Day
The Southside Women’s Group is saddling up for a community celebration with a “Wild West” theme this International Women’s Day
The much-loved International Women’s Day celebration with Southside Women’s Group is set for Wednesday, March 11, at Southill Community Hub, promising a day of community and fun with a country and western theme of “Southside Go Wild West”.
The event will feature a country and western twist, inspired by the many line dancing groups across the south side, including those based in Our Lady of Lourdes and Janesboro School.
Chairperson of Southill Women’s Group said, “ So we decided to go with a theme this year of ‘Southside Go Wild West’, where we have DJ Mark Rooney who plays some country western, but we also have men’s sheds playing the ukuleles. And we have St Mary’s men’s sheds playing traditional music for the end.”
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Guests on the day can also look forward to some line dancing with Marie Gavin and her line-dancing group, who will keep the entertainment going throughout the day, which usually attracts between 150 and 200 people.
Geraldine made sure to highlight the involvement of the wider community, letting it be known that all members of the community are welcome, announcing Back 2 Boston runner and Southill native, John Kinsella as the guest of honour to kickstart the morning of celebraiton which will run from 10:30 am to 1 pm.
“ I thought it would be nice for a change, every other year, I usually have ladies open the event, but I thought it would be nice for a man to open it this year. I believe in equality for both sexes,” said Geraldine, who studied Women’s Studies at University of Limerick, adding, “We invite the men’s sheds and stuff like that there every year, and the ladies enjoy because some of the men take the ladies up to dance and stuff.”
Ms Minogue also highlighted that the celebration goes beyond the community borders, saying, “Just because it’s the south side doesn’t mean the north side can’t come. Everybody is welcome!”
The organising committee was made up of Mary Hare, of the parish Church, Simone Dillon, Tait House, Aisling Lohan of Southill Hub, Catherine McSweeney, Southside Women’s Group and Geraldine Minogue.
The group hopes people will see the good things happening in the community. Geraldine said, “There’s so much involved in communities that people don’t see it half the time, and the work that goes on with other projects there. I would love people to see that good work goes on in the community – It’s just people don’t take the time to see what’s going on in the background.
Sometimes we forget, and if something wrong happens in the community, you always get bad press. I want to show the positivity of how good things are in Southill; they may not be perfect, but there are still good things going on here.”
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