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Awards & Enrolment Night For Thurles Order Of Malta Cadets

Order of Malta, Thurles Cadets Enrolment & Awards night

Mr Thomas Bourke (Cadet Leader Thurles Order of Malta) reports:-

Pictured Back Row (L-R): Thomas Bourke, Kaitlyn Ryan, Bill O’Dwyer, Mark Drohan, Jack Ryan, Dennis Jordan.
Pictured Front Row (L-R): Jaela Burke, Dayle O’Dwyer, Aaron Maxwell, Abigaile Hayes, Greg Drohan, Jayden Cronin, Faith Butler.

The Thurles Order of Malta Cadet Unit held their Annual Awards & Enrolment night on Friday 28th February 2020 last.

Ten new cadets received their Basic First Aid certificates and were officially enrolled into the Thurles Cadet Unit.

Existing cadets received certificates and badges in recognition of their achievements throughout the year and their years of service to the Order of Malta.

Training is now fully underway for competitions, same which will take place in April of this year.

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Help Required By Thurles Order of Malta Ambulance Corps.

Mr Gerard Fogarty, (Deputy Officer in charge – Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Thurles), sends us the following reminder and request for assistance.

“Our Annual “Easter Bag Packing” in Dunnes Stores, Thurles Shopping Centre, will take place this Thursday, April 18th: Friday, April 19th, 10:00am9:00pm and on Saturday, April 20th, 10:00am6:00pm.

Anyone available to extend help for an hour or two, please do text us to 087 2390111.

Available Shifts

Available shifts to those who would like to assist are as follows:-

Holy Thursday :- 10:00am – 12:00 noon; 12:00 noon – 2:00pm; 2:00pm – 4:00pm; 4:00pm – 6:00pm; and 6:00pm – 9:00pm.
Good Friday :- 10:00am – 12:00 noon; 12:00 noon – 2:00pm; 2:00pm – 4.00pm; 4:00pm – 6:00pm and 6:00pm – 9:00pm.
Easter Saturday :- 10:00am – 12:00 noon; 12:00 noon – 2:00pm: 2:00pm – 4:00pm and 4:00pm – 6:00pm.

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Charity Speed Dating – Restart Your Heart

“I love it when strangers smile at me and I smile back, and we have that nice stranger smiling moment.”

“If there’s no love in the world,… let’s make some.”

“So, things are not good on ‘the romantic front’ presently, I hear you say?”  Well, fear not, all is not totally lost; as Mr Gerard Fogarty (Deputy Officer in charge – Order of Malta Ireland Ambulance Corps, Thurles),  now reports.

Allow us to Restart Your Heart”, with our charity speed-dating event in Hickey’s Bar, Cathedral Street, Thurles on Friday, February 15th.

Get that ‘loving feeling’ with kick-off at 7.30pm.

Note: Spread the “St. Valentine’s Weekend Cheer” by inviting all of your single friends. Register online to restartomac@gmail.com to ensure your place.

Let Friday night next, take you into those early hours with an exciting live music line-up, from local talent’s Niall O’Shaughnessy, Barry MacLoughlin, JP Dempsey, Philly Purcell and Eddie MacCormac.

Music will start at 9.30pm.

Admission for dating and music €15. Admission for music only €10.

Total proceeds will go to Order of Malta Ireland Ambulance Corps Thurles, whose volunteers provide patient transport, first aid courses, and first-aid for events all across Mid-Tipperary.

Of course this event raises the inevitable, important, question, “If love is blind, why are gifts of lingerie so popular on St. Valentine’s day?”Facebooktwitterlinkedinmail

Thurles Order of Malta – Anniversary Reunion Gala Dinner

Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Thurles are issuing an invitation to all of their former members to attend this year’s Anniversary Reunion Gala Dinner.

Mr Gerard Fogarty, (Deputy Officer in charge – Thurles Unit)  sends us the following report.

Celebrating 70 years, and 50 years of the Cadet Corps in Thurles, we are cordially inviting members, past members and friends to join our Gala Dinner Dance Reunion on Saturday 13th October, 2018 in the Anner Hotel, Dublin Road, Thurles.
Drinks Reception at 7.00 p.m., followed by a four-course meal and music by ‘Small Fish’ until late.

Guest of Honour for the evening will be the National Director of the Ambulance Corps, Commander John Wright K.M.

A special concession ‘Bed & Breakfast’  rate can be obtained from the Anner Hotel, by telephoning (0504) 21799.

Tickets are also available by telephoning: 087 2390 111, or by E-mail: thurles@orderofmalta.ie, or from the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps, Training Centre, situated at Boheravoroon, Thurles, Wednesday’s at 8.00 p.m.Facebooktwitterlinkedinmail

New Ambulance For Thurles Order of Malta.

Mr Gerard Fogarty, Deputy Officer In Charge, Thurles Order of Malta Ambulance Corps, reports:-

Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Thurles are proud to launch their new road ambulance this month.

The Ford Transit, kindly donated by the National Ambulance Service, will replace the ageing Mercedes Sprinter, which has given the unit in Thurles many years of great service.

As with their other road ambulances, it is fitted with all of the state-of-the-art pre-hospital emergency care equipment and medications required by their personnel (Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency First Responders) providing the primarily care to cater for all major emergencies. The equipment provided includes:- automated external defibrillator, electrocardiogram heart monitor, terrestrial digital radio, wheelchair/stretcher lift, adjustable stretcher, emergency extrication equipment etc.

The Unit’s fleet of three road ambulances, minibus and off-road ambulance are well-known around Thurles through their involvement in busy work schedules; providing emergency medical support at national and local events including Semple stadium and Thurles Racecourse, while providing transport to sick and special needs passengers, thus ensuring visits to hospital, while also supporting necessary social visits.

Thurles Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Members would like to thank the generous parishioners of Holycross, Ballycahill, and Thurles for their kind support of Annual Church Gate Collections Appeal over the last two weekends.

All funds collected directly contribute to the ongoing maintenance costs of the strong volunteer-operated ambulance fleet.Facebooktwitterlinkedinmail