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Last Monday the 13th of June saw the first Ashbury Residents Association Neighbour of the Year/Variety Night at the GAA Pavilion.

The idea for the award came from the Chairperson of the association Mr Tommy Murphy and months of planning and rehearsals went into the evening with seventeen acts making the final line up. These acts ranged from poetry recitals to comedians, singers and one-act plays and also a special visit from the Spice Girls.

The Spice Girls backstage warming up.

Congratulations to the recipients who received the Neighbour of the Year Award on the night, which was presented by Mrs Eileen Kennedy Community Development Worker, Roscrea 2000 Ltd to Mrs Julia Shanahan, and Mr Joe Delaney, with a certificate of recognition given to Mr Patrick Conway.

Left to right: Mr Tommy Murphy (Chairperson Ashbury Residents Association), Mr Patrick Conway (Awarded the Certificate of Recognition), Mrs Julia Shanahan (Awarded the Neighbour of the Year 2005), Mr Joseph Delaney (Awarded the Neighbour of the Year 2005), Mrs Eileen Kennedy (Community Development Worker, Roscrea 2000 Ltd)

Over 200 people attended and thoroughly enjoyed the evening including Brother Cronan O’ Meara originally from Limerick street, who came home to visit his sister
and is now living in Queensland, Australia.

A view of the crowd on the night

All proceeds from the evening went towards the Ashbury Youth Development Fund. The Residents Association would like to thank everyone who attended on the night, and all the sponsors who contributed towards the raffle. But finally a special thank you to the GAA committee who allowed us the use of the hall and gave us support along the way and all the residents in Ashbury who helped to make sandwiches, cakes, and buns because without your help
the night would not have been such a great success.

The people that made it all happen The Ashbury Residents Association

Left to Right - Mrs Mary Dollard, Mrs Ann Murphy, Ms Catherine Conlon, Mr Tommy Murphy, Mr Steven Mills, Mrs Margaret Murphy and Ms Eileen O’ Meara.