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Pictured with Wicklow St Patrick's Day Committee members Tara Gargan
John Cantillon and Claire Gallagher are the Mayor of Eichenzell Joanne's Rothmund and Andrea Harms from the Eichenzell Town Twinning Committee
THE Wicklow St Patrick’s Day Committee and the Town Twinning Committee have agreed to join forces to strengthen the links with twin towns in Germany
Twinning aims to help to develop a better understanding of other nationalities and cultures
partnerships with international communities have led to lifelong friendships
and to business exchanges and commercial opportunities
Wicklow District is twinned with Eichenzell in Germany
Montigny-Le-Bretonneux in France and Porthmadog in Wales
A delegation from Eichenzell visited Wicklow town for this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade
and invited members of the St Patrick’s Day Committee over to Germany in June to partake in the 200th birthday celebrations of the Fulda district
the Committee members gave a presentation to Wicklow Municipal District in July
when it was decided to establish a committee to forge closer ties with Wicklow’s twin towns
Speaking at last Monday’s meeting of Wicklow Municipal District
said a meeting between both groups was held the prior Wednesday
and they both agreed to come together as the one body
“A date for December 14 has been set for the AGM and after that it’s up to them to take it over
and they are examining different sporting and education mixes
Students in Wicklow taking German classes could link up with a Zoom pal in Eichenzell,” said Cllr O’Brien
He added that he had also been invited over to Eichenzell for October 20
and it was his understanding that the invitation was open to all the elected members
Cllr John Snell was disappointed not have been able to attend the meeting because of the short notice for which it was organised
“We were all very interested but the meeting was called very hastily
and if I had known that I probably would have been able to attend
“In the years past some of us felt that the town twinning had gone a bit stale and we weren’t getting any regular reports
We wanted to get this new impetus off on the right foot
“There is funding there for twinning and it’s tax payers money
We need to be able to stand over every decision made
Collectively it’s money we have to account for.”
Cllr Shay Cullen was a recent visitor to Wurzburg as part of a Wicklow County Council delegation
and during the trip he also paid a visit to Eichenzell
“To be honest I was a little bit embarrassed at the way they looked after us
Usually on St Patrick’s Day in Wicklow we see them briefly on the float
I’d like sure for the next St Patrick’s Day visit that we have an itinerary organised in advance of the parade to show them what our own District has to offer
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Eichenzell (af) – Um Pfarrer Bruno Kant zum 107
hatten sich am Sonntagvormittag zahlreiche Gratulanten den Weg gemacht
Neben den Messdienern und Kommunionkindern
waren auch Vertreter von Verwaltungs- und Gemeinderat
der Löschenröder Ortsvorsteher und natürlich Bürgermeister Johannes Rothmund zu Gast
und Wunderkerzen wurde Pfarrer Kant am Sonntag überrascht
sagte Lydia Heil und begann in einer kurzen persönlichen Rede den Pfarrer hochleben zu lassen und ihm Danke zu sagen
Über die vielen lieben Worte und das Kommen der Messdiener und Kommunionkinder
die mit großen Luftballons die Zahl 107 in der Hand hielten
aber ich möchte mich für die Gratulation bedanken“
dass es eine Gabe sei 107 Jahre alt zu werden
Das hohe Alter scheint in der Familie zu liegen: Sein Bruder wird dieses Jahr im Mai 105 Jahre alt und  von seiner älteren Schwester musste er im vergangenen Jahr Abschied nehmen
Auch Bürgermeister Rothmund ließ es sich nicht nehmen
im Namen der Gemeinde seine Glückwünsche zu überbringen
Viel Gesundheit und ganz viel Kraft wünschten auch Ortsvorsteher Holger Breithecker
sowie in Vertretung des Landrats die Kreisbeigeordnete Daniela Böschen und aus dem Verwaltungsrat der Auferstehungskirche Löschenrod Matthias Langstein
Auch Pfarrer Christian Schwierz gratulierte
Zum Ende hin sangen alle Gratulanten gemeinsam noch „Viel Glück und viel Segen“
legte Pfarrer Kant 1934 am Städtischen Gymnasium in Danzig das Abitur ab und begann an der Staatlichen Akademie Braunsberg und der Universität Freiburg im Breisgau seine philosophisch-theologischen Studien
Durch den Kriegsausbruch erfuhren diese eine mehrjährige Unterbrechung
Kriegsbedingt war der Jubilar zeitweise berufstätig
Erst nach der Rückkehr aus russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft 1948 konnte er sein Theologiestudium in Fulda wieder aufnehmen
Johannes Baptist Dietz im Fuldaer Dom zum Priester geweiht
Danach wirkte er als Kaplan in Blankenau und Schwarzbach sowie ab 1955 in der Pfarrei St
Juni 1960 wurde Kant die Pfarrei Marbach übertragen
Als weltoffener Seelsorger hat er sich stets auch intensiv um die Belange der politischen Gemeinde bemüht
Von 1971 an nahm Kant zehn Jahre das Amt des stellvertretenden Dechanten des damaligen Dekanats Hünfeld wahr
Von Ende 1981 bis zur Vollendung seines 70
Lebensjahres 1986 wirkte er als Dechant dieses Dekanats
Ab 1974 war er auch viele Jahre Dekanatspräses des Cäcilienverbandes
übernahm er bereitwillig die Seelsorge in Löschenrod
37 members of Wicklow Male Voice Choir will travel over to Eichenzell in Germany this June
alongside members of the Wicklow Twinning committee
and sought some financial aid from Wicklow Municipal District for the trip
Twinning arrangements between towns and areas in different countries help to develop a better understanding of other nationalities and cultures
and Wicklow town is twinned with Eichenzell
as well as Montigny-Le-Bretonneux in France and Montigny-Le-Bretonneux in France
At April’s monthly meeting of Wicklow Municipal District
the elected members were informed that up to 37 members of Wicklow Male Voice Choir will join the Wicklow Twinning Committee as they head over to Eichenzell from June 20 to June 22
While the choir will subsidise some of the costs
they still have their accommodation to pay for
The flight costs are exasperated by the large costs involved in flying all of their instruments over
while they are also required to bring two professionals along with them
The choir hasn’t made the trip over to Eichenzell since 2011 and in June are due to perform at an Irish night taking place at the cultural centre
They have also been invited to an official reception where they will be representing Wicklow
Everyone knows how positively I feel about twinning
It opens up so many doors to different local community groups
It’s a coming together pf peoples from different countries
I have to say Eichenzell give a lot back to us in Wicklow as well
I know there is a delegation from Eichenzell who are meant to be coming over to Wicklow for the regatta and Taste of Wicklow
so if we had any funds in the twinning budget to assist the male voice choir
Cllr John Snell commented: “The choir mainly consists of senior citizens who have contributed a life-time to doing their best and what is right
It’s not just Wicklow town they will be representing
It was agreed to provide the choir with €2,000 from the twinning budget to assist with the costs of the trip
Councillors see opportunities for language exchanges
employment and sports events with better connections
Mayor of Eichenzell Johannes Rothmund with Claire Gallagher of the Wicklow and District St Patrick's Day Committee
A water and light show hosted by the Mayor of Fulda
The Committee presented a gift to Mayor Johannes acknowledging the continued friendships between both town
Myles BuchananWicklow PeopleFri 29 Jul 2022 at 13:53WICKLOW Municipal District intends to establish a committee to strengthen the links between Wicklow town and its Twin Towns in Germany
The Wicklow St Patrick’s Day Committee carried out a presentation at the start of July’s monthly Municipal District meeting
having been invited over to Eichenzell to partake in the 200th birthday celebrations of the area of Fulda
Geoff Kane and Tara Gargan of the Wicklow St Patrick’s Day Committee spoke in the Council Chamber of just how seriously the citizens of Eichenzell take being twinned with Wicklow town
Signs for Wicklow town are evident in the town centre and all entrances to the town
Cllr Irene Winters recalled when efforts were first made to twin Wicklow town with Eichenzell back in 2009
and was keen to enhance the links between both towns
“We need to encourage as much interaction as possible
It’s a beautiful town with so much to offer
They are looking for young people to live there
and have reduced childcare costs to encourage people
They are also involved a lot in renewable energy
“They are engaged with us both culturally and economically
They want to engage with the people of our community
and we want to engage with their community
“The interest they have in the whole twinning area was mind blowing
and to be honest it took me by surprise,” he said
“I don’t want this to just be about twinning between Wicklow town and Eichenzell
We need to make it bigger than just the town
“The whole school area and exchanges is something we need to go after
They will get so much from coming over here
as will our kids culturally going over there.”
Cllr John Snell also felt there was more that could be done to capitalise on twinning opportunities
“We are in an ideal position to put something together and work on it collectively
“We have kids in our District looking to speak French and German
and there are also German kids looking to learn English
“There are also loads of sporting clubs who would be interested as well
Employment opportunities is something else we need to look into.”
He also praised the Wicklow St Patrick’s Day Committee for hosting the German visitors during St Patrick’s Day celebrations this year
“I have to commend the Committee for the amount of effort they put into hosting our visitors
We see them on the band stand during the parade and that’s it
There is no connection and that’s something we are going to work on
“It would be beautiful to host some of our own visitors for the Wicklow Regatta 2023.”
The committee members were invited over to Eichenzell by visiting dignitaries who were over in Wicklow back in Arch enjoying the St Patrick’s Day Parade
During their visit they met with the Mayor of Eichenzell
and the head of the Eichenzell town twinning group Brigit Kompel
The group of Wicklow guests were brought on a guided tour of the sympathetically renovated Town Hall in Eichenzell Castle
during which they were also taken to a local community area
which is currently being run by a local hiking group
and features the availability of solar charge points for cyclists
as well as picnic tables and a serving area to facilitate community events
Later that same evening Deputy Chair of the Eichenzell Twinning Committee
brought the Wicklow delegation to dinner at a community Bier Garden
which supports people with intellectual disabilities
Later in their trip they were brought to visit Point Alpha
which was the former Iron Curtain crossing point between East and West Germany
Andrea also brought the group on a walking tour of the city of Fulda
They also visited the site of 200th year anniversary celebrations taking place in Castle Fasanerie
which ended with a spectacular water and light show
Crafted knitwear from Shuttle Knit Ireland
was presented to the hosts as a gift of thanks for all their hospitality
Cllr Gail Dunne commented: “Anyone who has been over there will be able to tell you how beautiful it is
“I was over there in 2009 where they had a function for the twinning with Wicklow town
It’s something we need to look at from a budgetary perspective
but it would be the best money we ever spent as a Council.”
Cllr Mary Kavanagh suggested involving host families providing visitors from Wicklow’s twin towns with accommodation
“More people would be encouraged to open their doors to people because it will be reciprocated
There is currently €6,000 set aside in the Wicklow Municipal District budget for twinning
A Committee will be formed to enhance Wicklow’s status as a Twin Town
which will be led by the Wicklow St Patrick’s Day Committee
Cathaoirleach of Wicklow Municipal District
“It can’t be a box ticking exercise and schools and clubs are something we need to look at
It needs much bigger input from all of us.”
Coláiste Chill Mhantáin Transition Year students who were awarded certificates by an adjudication panel for Strongest Pitch
Strongest Research and Strongest Teamwork following a five-week Young Entrepreneur Bootcamp which took place in the school
Staff and students of Coláiste Chill Mhantáin with the group of German visitors from Eichenzell
who represented Estonia in the Model Council Debate at Dublin City Hall
who has been selected as a member of the Ireland U20 extended training squad for Ultimate Frisbee
Wicklow PeopleWed 29 Mar 2023 at 02:30COLÁISTE CHILL MHANTÁIN
we hosted our foreign language partners from Eichenzell
which is twinned with the municipal district of Wicklow
and Andrea Stifft Harms as our liaisons to drive further links between Eichenzell and CCM
thanked them immensely for visiting our school and gave a synopsis of school life in CCM
The German department arranged for an excellent presentation on Wicklow town by First year German students Luka Bennett and Emma Bank
Sixth year German students Rían Byrne (Headboy) and Simon St
John gave examples of the German Leaving Certificate Oral
with a performance of a roleplay and picture sequence assisted by our own German language assistant Lena Kuehn
The music department provided a music performance of ‘Danny Boy’ on guitar by Rory Hannon
along with a modern piece from “The Last of Us” video game/TV series by Adam Clarke and
We finished the tour of the school with an indoor hurling show by TY German students
Our esteemed guests enjoyed a turn at some hurling which now seems to be a tradition of visiting politicians to Ireland
We enjoyed showing a peek into school life in CCM and look forward to building further links with Eichenzell into the future
which was greatly enjoyed by the CCM senior management team and our guests
First year students were given the opportunity to attend The Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford as part of the history course
They were transported back in time to see Neolithic and Bronze Age Ireland
Refectory and Crannógs while investigating how people lived during these times
The students were also allowed to sit inside a Viking boat
Well done to everyone involved and thanks to the History department for arranging it
gave a presentation to all Fifth year students and any Sixth year student who is still undecided regarding college or career choice
Jean presented to the students an overview of the 130 undergraduate courses on offer at UCD
She encouraged the students to register their details on the ‘MyUCD.ie’ webpage to receive alerts and notifications of upcoming events inclusive of open days
as well as information sessions specific to particular programmes and courses
She explained how students can book a campus tour
and she informed them about the variety of scholarships that are on offer to them through UCD
Jean highlighted to the students the access routes for entry to UCD through the HEAR
Jean showed a number of videos to the students which demonstrated the wide variety of extracurricular activities and societies that UCD offer prospective and current students
To view the UCD undergraduate prospectus and details of upcoming events
as well as information pertaining to UCD scholarships
Nine Fifth year CCM students travelled up to UCD early on Tuesday morning
to take part in the UCD Student Experience Day
The first half of the day allowed the students to experience taster lectures across a wide variety of subjects that they were interested in
sport and exercise science and quantum physics
Students then enjoyed a campus tour of UCD from current UCD students
this allowed them to see all the facilities on offer which they were impressed with
This was followed by lunch in the student restaurant
students sat in on an information session regarding pathways into UCD
They learned about scholarships and bursaries on offer and received detailed information regarding student support available in UCD
such was the Model Council Debate at Dublin City Hall on Tuesday
on ‘Accelerating the EU’s renewable energy transition’
Of the twenty-seven council members taking part
represented by Evan Fitzpatrick and Kate Saunders from CCM
were vocal in proposing a modernisation fund to help with and ensure equity among all council members in their endeavours to transition
It was an excellent event chaired by Martina Fitzgerald and opened officially by MEP Maria Walsh
The students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to negotiate and network with other delegates over lunch
Thank you also to Aldrin Omaña who kept up Estonia’s presence on social media throughout the day
The proposal was passed by a strong majority at the end of the debate
well done to all the schools and students involved
TY students finished their five-week Young Entrepreneur Bootcamp training last week
five teams of students presented their business ideas to a panel of four adjudicators
Team ‘Jel’ successfully presented their business plan for a bike attachment designed for carrying sports equipment and was awarded a Certificate for the Strongest Pitch
Team ‘Solar Energize’ presented their business idea for a solar-powered phone case and was awarded a Certificate for the Strongest Research
Team ‘Feet Fryers’ presented their business plan for a battery-powered insole
and they were awarded a Certificate for the Strongest Teamwork
A huge congratulations to all TY students who participated in this event
The hard work of the CCM Community Garden team is beginning to take shape
This venture has been supported by management
the Leaving Certificate Applied students in collaboration with Hazel Joly and Joly’s Garden Centre
SNAs and staff of G53 and the Sodexo staff among many others
Students have worked tirelessly to construct and instate new raised beds
dig and plant as well as landscape and plan for the outer garden area
It is anticipated that CCM Community Garden will be an outdoor hub that promotes wellbeing
fosters social connection and brings members of the CCM community together through a shared vision
The initiative to date has certainly achieved this
The team is always looking for new members to share their enthusiasm
or students willing to be part of this can contact the school or email carolinewallace@wicklowvec.ie
The Green Schools committee is running a poster competition among all year groups
Our school is currently on the water theme flag this year
and the committee would like to invite students to submit a poster based on the water theme
The water theme flag focuses on raising awareness of water conservation and how we can protect and save water on a daily basis
The deadline for this competition is Thursday
and prizes will be awarded for the best submissions on Friday
Reminder–Green Schools meeting every Wednesday at 11:00 in F55 for anyone who would still like to join the committee
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tá airgead á bhailiú aige chun scoil a thógáil dos na leanaí Palaistíneach
Ceoldráma: D’fhreastail lucht na cheadbhliana agus Oidí Emma
Donál agus Rebekah ar cheoldráma i mBaile Átha Cliath an tseachtain seo caite
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Bíonn an grúpa ag obair go dian i gcónaí agus cinnte go raibh sé tuillte acu
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leanfaidh siad ar aghaidh leis ar feadh cúpla seachtain
Cinnte tá siad ag baint sult as agus is maith an rud é go bhfuil rud éigin tairbheach á dhéanamh acu dá bpobal áitiúil
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