A new innovative rugby programme for girls, supported by McDonald’s Mallow, and for boys and girls supported by Mallow RFC, delivered hundreds of fun rugby sessions over the course of the 2022/2023 school year in 15 primary schools and two secondary schools. As Anne Ronayne, McDonalds Mallow, stated: “Giving back is an essential part of the way we operate and McDonald’s Mallow is proud to support girls’ rugby in our local schools.” The programme, which is supported by Munster Rugby, provided fun rugby sessions for girls aged 6 to 16 years in the Convent Primary School, St. Mary’s Secondary School, and Davis College. It also delivered sessions to boys and girls in 14 other primary schools in and around Mallow. As Labhrás Hickey at Gaelscoil Thomáis Dáibhís in Mallow stated, the school was delighted to have Mallow Rugby Club involved in their physical education programme and every child in the school engaged in rugby drills and skills over a period of six
Creativity and imagination were central themes at last week s Speakeasy Toastmasters meeting.
Michael Cronin delivered an absorbing account of an original agent provocateur , the socialite Luisa Casati. Creator not an imitator described Luisa s unerring talent to make an impact. She was the original Lady Gaga, flamboyant, eccentric and outrageous.
Her decadent house parties in the 1920 s Europe were spectacular. Eye catching costumes which were like art installations were augmented by her grand entrances with her pet cheetahs on a leash. Pablo Picasso and Ezra Pound were enthralled by her exhibitionism.
Modern fashion designers like Alexander McQueen were influenced by her ground breaking coiture.