Great new offer for Abu Dhabi Irish Society and Abu Dhabi Na Fianna Members with 20-25% discount in the Le Royal Meridian outlets. Check out the flyer for more details.

Abu Dhabi Irish Society

Click here to purchase tickets for the event on Friday April 20th at the Aloft Hotel in Abu Dhabi. To see what is on offer and the bands playing please visit the flyer shown in the previous message just below.

Abu Dhabi Irish Society

The Embassy of Ireland in conjunction with NY University are screening a number of Irish films over the course of the coming weekend. The lineup includes famous films such as The Wind that shakes the Barley and The Field. Should you wish to attend the screenings at New York University then please follow the details as per attached flyer which is sent on behalf of the Embassy of Ireland.

Regards,
Trevor Buckley
Abu Dhabi irish Society and Na Fianna

Check out the flyer here for more specific details of the event

Abu Dhabi Irish Society

Abu Dhabi Irish Society

Irish Dancing classes are starting at the Abu Dhabi City Golf Club. Lessons are held every Tuesday. Children’s classes are from 5pm-6pm and adult’s classes are from 6pm to 7pm.

Click here to learn more about the lessons.

Abu Dhabi Irish Society

First just a quick reminder about our annual Carol Evening on Tuesday December 13 – for more see here!

Now – are you interested in learning how to speak “as Gaeilge”? If yes, then the good news is that it will be possible to learn Irish here in the desert from January 2012 on. Our resident member and Gaeilge expert Katie Nolan will be conducting classes on a weekly basis from January 2012 on. The classes will be held every Monday night in the Citi Golf Club on 19th Street @ 7pm.

Should you wish to enroll in the class then please drop Katie an email on katienolan1@hotmail.com or contact her on 050 5429250 and inform her of your interest. If you are interested then please contact Katie before the Christmas holidays so she can plan accordingly. If you could also inform her of your level that would also be most beneficial to her!

Katie hopes to begin classes on Monday 9th January. A fee will apply for the course. This amount will be decided over the coming weeks when Katie has an indication of interest.

Classes can also be organized for children. If you have children and wish to have them learn the beautiful language then please also inform Katie.

We look forward to hearing from you soon,

Nollaig Shona,

Trevor Buckley

With the Festive Season around the corner Abu Dhabi Irish Society and Na Fianna have decided it’s time to Give a Little – Give the Gift of a brighter Christmas!

Every Christmas, Saint Vincent De Paul runs a Christmas campaign in Ireland “SVP at Christmas” to try to ensure that everyone gets the Christmas treats that we all love to have during the festive period. This year, the Irish Society and Na Fianna are hoping to run the appeal from the UAE and give to those less fortunate at home. Please double click on the below link for more information. There are three ways you can give the gift of a Brighter Christmas and create a little Magic:

Donate a Toy of Your Choice

Buy a toy: the toy must be NEW
Do not wrap the toy – we’ll only have to unwrap it and we don’t want to waste paper!

The Shoe Box Appeal

Find & Wrap an Empty Shoe Box
Decide if your gift is for a Girl or Boy, a lady or a Gentleman. Indicate this by labeling the box.
Fill your shoe box with gifts appropriate for the person your gift is for.

Food Hampers

Support the SVP Christmas Food Appeal
Donate Money to enable us to purchase non-perishable festive foods
By these donations you will be helping families and Individuals enjoy a special Christmas meal.

Any donations will be very much appreciated and will be given to a worthy cause.

We have organized the drop offs and donation times to coincide with all your Irish Society events over the festive period . Just bring along the toy, gift and/or money to one of the following venues.

Collection Points will be set up Across Abu Dhabi over the next week as below:

• Friday 9th December – City Golf Club -Irish Society Golf Outing 5-9pm
• Saturday 10th December – Children’s Christmas Party, Crown Plaza Hamdan Street 4-7pm
• Sunday 11th December- Zayed Sports City- 7-8.30pm.
• Tuesday 13th December – Christmas Carol Night, Crown Plaza Hamdan Street 7-11pm

If you need any more information about how to help with this appeal then please email me on tdmmurphy@gmail.com

Best Wishes to all for the festive season.

Tara Murphy
Abu Dhabi Na Fianna

We have reserved 16 positions on the 9 hole course and we hope to play 4 fourballs with a shotgun start @5.30pm. There is a possibility we could increase the numbers of players should there be extra demand. If you are interested in playing please email Cormac on mallon.cormac@gmail.com or on 050 5591863 before 5pm on Wednesday 7th and provide him with the name(s) of those who wish to play. This is open to everyone.

In the spririt of Christmas we have decided to make the event a charity one. The cost of the round will be around 160-180 AED per person, we are waiting for final pricing confirmation from the Golf Club. Please note the price includes a small donation towards the Irish Charirty ‘Saint Vincent de Paul’. Should numbers permit we also hope to hold a small raffle in the aftermath of the golf where all proceeds will go to the charity.

Let’s all get out on the course for one last time before we break up for the holidays and support a worthy cause while doing so.

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Trevor Buckley