Volunteering in Kilmihil

Volunteers

Page updated 30/10/2023

The parish is such a good place to live because of the work of volunteers. Many of you may not be aware of just how much they contribute to enhancing the life of the village; check out the Clubs and Associations & Community Services sections to see all that is offered because of volunteers.

Why not volunteer and help keep Kilmihil a vibrant and pleasant place to live. Remember:

  1. It’s a great way to meet people
  2. It doesn’t need to be a huge committment
  3. Many activities don’t need you to be superfit or a born organiser!
  4. You could learn new skills.

Here are a few of the organisations looking for volunteers, along with information about what volunteering could involve.

Kilmihil Active Retirement

Kilmihil ARA runs the senior citizens get together on a Friday morning. They urgently need new volunteers, you would be required from 10.00am to 1.30pm on Fridays approximately every 5-6 weeks? Please consider helping out to maintain this fantastic service! Contact Ann Duggan: 087 290 9995 for more information.

Kilmihil Community Development Digital Team

This website and the associated community Facebook page are run and updated by volunteers, We would love to hear from people with digital and/or writing skills who could help us update and enhance the site and pages. The website is based on WordPress and the web editor will be happy to provide a basic introduction to using the system. Once set up there would be access to the wordpress online training scheme. If you are interested email: kilmihilwebsiteinfo@gmail.com or PM the facebook page.

Kilmihil Tidy Towns

Keep an eye on the group’s Facebook page for calls to help with ad hoc litter clean ups.

They are also keen to have new input to the committee and help with items such as plant and seed propagation. Contact Angie Downes on: 087 619 6155.

Committee Secretary Needed – Kilmihil Text Alert

The role requires dedication but, since the committee tends to only meet once or twice a year, is not excessively time consuming. The Secretary attends and takes, prepares and distributes the minutes of the meetings for approval and sign off by the committee. The individual concerned should ideally have access to email.

Currently the scheme has over 160 members; membership records and subscriptions are handled by other committee members. The day to day running of the scheme is managed by An Garda Síochána. The committee is a very relaxed group and would welcome some new blood, they would be delighted if the individual would like to get even more involved and contribute to promoting the service. Contact Ann Duggan 087 290 9995 if you would like to volunteer or want more information.

St Pat’s Association Football Club

The club has 9 teams from 8 to 16 years old, including two girls teams in 12’s & 14’s age group – they would welcome more volunteers to help in coaching/fundraising etc.

Contact: Pat Daly: 086 608 6501 or Thomas Lineen: 086 267 7424.

Kilmihil Defibrillator Team

Kilmihil Community operate our defibrillator from 1800 60 32 99 24 hours a day. Time saves lives. If you can do CPR and get the de-fib within 10 minutes of a heart attack you could save someone’s life.

Volunteering involves undertaking CPR and defibrillator training and undergoing refresher training approximately every six months. Once certified you can join the rota which involves being on call along with two other community volunteers approximately every 9 weeks.

If you are interested in training for CPR and/or going on our rota contact Ann Duggan on 087 290 9995.

The Festival of Fun

As you will see from the Facebook posts FoF always have a jam packed weekend of activities and events. 2024 is the next proposed event, if you could spare an hour or two over the early August Bank Holiday weekend on Saturday, Sunday or Monday they would be forever grateful for your help. Please private message the Festival’s Facebook page to offer you help in 2024.

Kilmihil GAA Well-being Committee

A well-being committee has been established that works in conjunction with Mental Health Ireland and The Lighthouse. Members of Kilmihil GAA/LGFA committee include, Pamela Ryan, Noel Downes and Rita Downes.

The aim is to drive social connection, community wellness and cultural change by reducing stigma attached to mental health. They organise events to help strengthen our community by bringing people together while raising the awareness and sharing information on positive mental health.

Thank You – Taking part can be as important as volunteering!

Thank You from The Dan O’Halloran 2024

Thank you to all who participated, donated and helped in anyway at the recent Dan O Halloran Memorial 5k @ Kilmihil Festival of Fun The event raised €1,500 and this year’s beneficiaries are The West Clare Cancer Centre, Kilmihil Athletic Club & West Clare Sports and Fitness.

Thank You From Kilmihil Festival of Fun 2024

The 2024 Kilmihil Festival Of Fun has come to a end, thank you all so much we were blown away with the large crowds.We hope you all had as much fun as we did! A big Kilmihil THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped out & our festival committee for the outstanding efforts in the build up and throughout weekend.

Thank You from Kilmihil Active Retired – June 2024

KILMIHIL ACTIVE RETIRED ASSOCATION: wish to thank you sincerely for your contribution to their recent church gate collection. €660 was raised.

Thank You from Kilmihil Tidy Towns – February 2024

Kilmihil Tidy Towns wish to thank all who contributed to our recent church gate collection which amounted to €390. As always this is used to support the work of the staff on the Community Employment Scheme in the upkeep of the village. Many thanks to them for all their work also.

Thank You from Kilmihil GAA – January 2024

€3,000 was raised from The Light up your Wagon 2023. We’ve donated €1,000 to Milford Hospice. A massive thank you to our sponsors- Fitzpatrick’s Costcutter Kilmihil, Kilmihil Hardware Ltd, Powers Pharmacy and Aran Woollen Mills & our lucky dip prizes from Kilmihil Centra, A and M Crash Repairs and Ryan’s Garage and to John Carmody for sponsoring our event poster & printing. Thanks to all the drivers and everyone who helped on the night.

Thank You from Kilmihil National School – November 2023

Huge thank you to everyone that supported our Cake Sale at the weekend. Special thanks to all the parents, grandparents, staff and pupils that baked the tasty treats. We live in an amazing Community 

Thank You from Noel & Pauline Cooney – October 2023

The hospice coffee morning at Noel and Pauline’s house raised €1967. They had a great day again and enjoyed meeting everyone. They would like to thank all who attended, baked or donated in person on the day or in the local shops. Thank you so much.