By Peg Prenveville

All roads lead to Ballyhahill Parish Hall on this Friday and Saturday nights to see The Abha Bhán Players produce The Buds of Ballybunion. Doors open at 7. Performance at 7.30pm.

There was great excitement in Templeathea this week when little Shane Enright, aged eight years, became an Honorary Garda.  How did that happen you ask? Little Blue Heroes Foundation is a not-for-profit charity operated entirely by volunteers (no paid staff) made up of Garda members/staff, retired Garda members, their families, friends and civic minded people from communities. It aims to help families in need from local communities in Ireland who have children undergoing long-term medical treatment for serious illness. The name ‘Little Blue Heroes’ came about when they found that the vast amount of the children that they support have a strong fascination with police uniform, equipment, vehicles, Garda units, etc.. This has even led some of the children to make a wish to become an Honorary Garda and become part of the Garda family. As heroes with the battles they face, these children have become Little Blue Heroes. So they called to Shane’s house and gave him his induction kit and uniform and he will be on patrol on Friday in Newcastlewest when he will be getting his badge and medal along with some other Blue Heroes. Well done Shane. He is pictured below with his siblings Kaliyah and Aaron.