Activities - St Patrick's Church Dalkey

Book Club

We will be reading Fresh Water forThe next meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd April at 7.30pm. We will be discussing Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin. Flowers by Valerie Perrin

We have also set the date for the following meeting which will take place on Thursday 4th June.at 7.30pm. The book chosen is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Contact: Deirdre Deverell 086 803 4531

Film Socials

Dramatic Society

It has been an exciting beginning to 2026 for our society and members, the success of which we hope will continue throughout the year ahead.

Our congratulations go to the cast and crew of our two plays that were entered into the Bray One-Act Drama Festival in January. We achieved four awards, including one for Best Group. Joan Gregg won Best Director for her submission, ‘A Visit from Miss Prothero’; her cast of Seymour and Claire Cresswell deservedly won Best Actor and Actress respectively! Congratulations also go to Keith Thompson & Len Nealon for being nominated for Best Actor and Supporting Actor in ‘A Bench at The Edge’. Everyone is justifiably proud of our achievement.

In the meantime, we have cast our spring production, which will be held in Dalkey Town Hall from 22nd – 25th April, nightly at 7.30pm. As it is the 17th anniversary of the death of Dalkey-native Hugh Leonard, we chose to perform a trio of his plays, ‘A View from The Obelisk’, ‘Roman Fever’, and ‘Pizzaz’, directed by Tara Murphy and assisted by Karen O’Brien, Judith Elmes and Nadia Quick respectively. This will be an exciting evening’s entertainment, as each play contains mysterious content, all reflecting on personal relationships and their ramifications.

Tickets for the Town Hall can be purchased from gr8events.ie or at the venue during the run. We will look forward to seeing you there!

Flowers Guild

When you think of a Church your mind naturally goes to flowers; step forward St. Patrick’s Flower Guild. A rather grand title for an enthusiastic group of amateur arrangers. None of us are professional arrangers but we use our own style to welcome worshippers each Sunday. The commitment is small, arrangers are only called on twice per year. For festivals; Christmas, Easter, Harvest, the team works together. Once finished we gather over coffee and biscuits to admire the work. Pop in and have a peek… we’d love you to join us. We look after new recruits so you won’t be left on your own until you feel ready. If you’d like to help, give your name to the Parish Office and we’ll get in touch!

Cubs, Scouts and Beavers

In 1956 the Rector, Rev Desmond Murray, opened a scout troop. As a former Merchant Navy Chaplain he suggested Sea Scouts would be appropriate for our location beside Bulloch Harbour. The group is open to boys and girls and there are sections for various age groups: Beaver Scouts 6 – 8 years old, Cub Scouts 9 – 11, Sea Scouts 12 – 15, Venture Scouts 15 – 17 and Rover Scouts 18 – 25. A wide range of fun activities, hikes, camps and expeditions on land and kayaking, rowing and sailing afloat, is co-ordinated by a team of enthusiastic adult volunteer leaders. New youth members and more volunteer leaders are always welcome. More information may be obtained from their website www.dalkeyseascouts.ie

Annual Summer Fete and Dog Show

Over 70 years of community tradition – and still going strong!
We’re getting ready for another fantastic Parish Fete on Saturday 10th May, and we’d love your support to make it a success! It’s a day filled with fun, food, community spirit, and plenty to enjoy for all ages.
Join us for:
 Games & Raffle
 Bargain Stalls
 The Dog Show
 Lunches & Treats
 Bouncy Castle & Family Fun
 Books, Plants, Clothes & More!
We Still Need Your Help!
We’re looking for:
 Stall volunteers
 Helpers on the day
 Donations – now more than ever!
Donations Welcome from 5th–8th May

The Parish Hall will be open Monday to Thursday (5th–8th May) from 9am to 5pm, or by arrangement – just contact Ali on 085 158 3733.

If you need to drop things earlier, let us know and we’ll do our best to help!

We’re collecting:

 Toys
 Bottles
 Good-as-new Adult & Children’s Clothes (no underwear please!)
 Gifts
 Bric-a-Brac
 Cakes & Deli Items
 Clean, good-quality dog accessories (leads, bowls, toys, etc.)
 Adult & Children’s Books

Would your company like to sponsor a stall or make a donation? We’d love to hear from you!

Supporting the fete is a great way to give back to the community and be part of a special local tradition.

Indoor Bowling Club

We play on Tuesday evenings at 1930 from October through to April. We then stop for the summer. Our team recently won the prestigious inter club McIlwane cup. We are always happy to have new members. Contact Ken Grace 087 221 8997

The Friday Art Group

A Group of friends with a shared interest in Art, meet in the Northover Hall on Friday afternoons 2.30 to 5.00 during school terms and on Friday mornings 10 am to 12.30 during school holidays. The group of amateur artists works in watercolours / oils / pastels or acrylics without an instructor. Each person brings their current piece to work on and enjoy the company and a chat over a tea / coffee break. New members are welcome. Contact Ed Taylor 087 258 1949

St. Patrick’s Parish Craft Group

All types of creativity are in evidence at the weekly meeting of our active Craft Group. Meetings are on Tuesdays at 3pm during “term time” in the upper room in the Northover Hall. Industry is punctuated with talk and always with a welcome break for tea and biscuits. New skills are taught (…and learnt) with patience and good humour, and on a more serious note the group regularly supports charitable initiatives, financially and otherwise. New members are always very welcome.

For further information, please contact Carolyn Peare 086 809 2321.

Choir

The St Patrick’s church choir sings at the regular 10.15 service on Sunday mornings, and at the annual Christmas carol service. The choir’s repertoire ranges from hymns and psalms to anthems and liturgical settings, and embraces a wide range of musical periods and styles. All are welcome – and encouraged! – to take part, whether or not you have sung in a choir before. An ability to read music is helpful, but not obligatory, and all sheet music is provided.

The choir rehearses every Wednesday at 19.30-20.30 from September to the end of June, so if you are interested in joining, feel free to come along any time. As we practice new music every week, new members are welcome to join at any point during the year (though please note there are no Wednesday rehearsals in July or August). You can also contact the organist and choir director, Eleanor Jones-McAuley, at 086 151 0899.

“O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth!” (Psalm 96:1)

Dalkey Interchurch Migrant Support Group

A group of parishioners from the Catholic, Church of Ireland and Quaker communities in the area, got together in 2017 to support refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Ireland seeking safety and protection. Members of the group have provided advice, educational supports such as courses and laptops, clothes and bicycles, bringing children and families on trips to beauty spots or the zoo, entertainment and social activities such as social evenings at Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. We are giving friendship and moral support to help them to settle into life in Ireland. In March 2024 we hosted a lunch for 26 migrants in the Northover Hall. Our guests travelled from Mosney, Bray and Balseskin Direct Provision Centres and brought some delicious food such as jollof rice and chicken to supplement food provided by our group members. Our visitors enjoyed a tour of the church with some spontaneous singing of hymns. The group usually meets in Dalkey once a month and would greatly welcome new members to help in the work. If you would like to get involved or simply to know more about what we are doing, then please write to DalkeyIMSG@gmail.com or to donate go to https://www.idonate.ie/crowdfunder/MigrantSupport