Wednesday, 08 February 2012
Useful contacts in the community

The following contacts represent some of the important services - social and voluntary organisations - which may be of service.

  • Peoples Resource Centre - Old Carrick School,
  • Lord Edward St. Ph 046 9247161
  • Meals on Wheels - Meals are delivered to the sick and elderly.
    Contact  Noelene Dunne 9240037
  • Kells Lourdes Invalid Committee. the Commitee raise funds to bring invalids to Lourdes every September. Contact Clarisse Flanagan 9240827.
  • Kells Active Retirement Association - Meetings in Edmund Rice Centre Wedns 3-5pm. Contact
  • Kells Pioneers. Contact Brian Curran 0868144495
  • AA Support Group. Fridays in Edmund Rice Centre 8.30pm.
    Contact Parish Office.
  • St. Colmcille's Nursing Home. Contact  9249733

    • McAuley Centre 9240448. (day care)

    • ALPS - Offers personal development and many interesting programmes. Contact Auriel 0'Neill at VEC, Bective st
    • Kells Musical and Dramatic Society. All aspects of drama, Panto, Music and Dance. Contact John Grant 9241316.
    • Kells Heritage Festival week. Annually first week in July.
      Contact Jess Olohan 9240986.
    • Kells Heritage Centre, Headfort Place (old courthouse)
      Multi-media exhibition, gift shop, coffee shop and Tourist Information Centre. Ph 9247840.
    • Kells Holiday Hostel, the Carrick Kells. Ph 9240683
    • Kells ICA - every Wedns in Parish Hall at 8.30pm.
    • Gaeil Colmcille GAA Club. Football and hurling, ladies and gents teams. Ph Victor Duffy 9240848.
    • Round Towers Parish Juvenile Football Club.
      Contact Maggie Morgan 9249224.
    • Kells Badminton Club. Contact Patricia Wiseman 9240370 or Patricia 0'Doherty 9241306.
    • Kells Girl Guides. Contact Dympna Smith 9240117, Maureen Dillon 92341118.
    • Brainwave (the Irish Epilepsy Association)  1 Roden Place, Dundalk 042 9337585. It is estimated that 1 in 200 in Ireland have Epilepsy.
    • Services for the Elderly
      Provides a household maintenance and repair
      service to the elderly and disabled in Co. Meath. SMSE is a project funded by Fas and includes plumbing repairs, disabled access,
      roofing maintenance, carpentry, attic insulation, house cleaning. Further details from SMSE Ltd, Enterprise Centre, Trim 9437282, freephone 1800 909 000.

    • VTOS

      VTOS provided free second chance education for adults over 21 years who have been in receipt of a Social Welfare payment or credit for at least 6 months. Junior Cert, Leaving Cert and FETAC. Ph 9073084 or Contact VTOS, Meath V.E.C. Abbey Rd, Navan.

    • Gamblers Anonymous. -   Is gambling ruining your life? Phone 01 8721133.     

    • Kells Arch Club. Social Club for adults with intellectual disabilities. Meetings Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm in Gaekic Centre. Ph Rosanne 097 2633793.

    • Weight Watchers: Contact Louise Walsh
      087 9665735

    • Pride of Place Committee: A Group of volunteers who gave their time to keeping the appearance of the town and its environs free of litter. Ph Kay Deignan 9240326

           If you would like your Club or Sporting   
           Organisation to be included in this page,
           contact Martin at the Parish Office 9240213 

           

     

     

     
     

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