Cappamore Development Association -CDA

🏆💚💛 CHAMPIONS! 💛💚🏆

Huge congratulations to our U14 hurlers on a brilliant victory today! The boys did themselves, their families and the whole parish proud with a performance full of skill, heart and determination.

A special word for our captains, Tom Earlie and Conor Ryan Tagher, who led the team superbly, and to the mentors and coaches for all the time and effort they put in throughout the season. Thanks also to the parents and supporters who travelled and cheered the lads on.

🎉 HOMECOMING PARADE TONIGHT 🎉
The team will parade from the Community Centre to O'Dwyers at 6.30pm this evening. Let's give them the welcome they deserve, so get out, bring the flags and show your support for the boys!

Well done lads, the future of Cappamore hurling is in great hands! 💚💛

A reminder that a Status Yellow wind warning is in place until 21:00. Crews in the City and County are already out dealing with weather related incidents, including this tree down.

Exercise caution on all road networks this evening and overnight as branches and other debris may be present.

A great example of what Cappamore Fire Service is already capable of when it comes to hosting and delivering training. 🚒

Over the last few weeks we’ve seen crews from across County Limerick coming to Cappamore for working-at-heights refresher training, making use of the facilities here and the experience of the local crew.

It gives a real sense of what could be possible on a larger scale. Cllr Martin Ryan has brought forward proposals for Cappamore to develop further as a dedicated firefighter training centre of excellence, building on the investment already taking place at the station.

A facility of that scale could see firefighters coming to Cappamore from across the county, the Mid-West and potentially further afield for specialist training.

Whatever comes next, it is great to see Cappamore already being used as a place where crews can come together, train and share skills.

And there’s no doubt about one thing — with crews regularly coming through the village for training, Cappamore would be hopping. 🚒👏

Drama & Performance Classes are back every Friday in Cappamore Community Hall 🎭

Open to boys and girls from 1st to 6th Class, the sessions are led by Beena and are designed to build confidence, creativity and performance skills in a fun and supportive setting.

📅 Fridays
⏰ 3.45pm–4.45pm
📍 Cappamore Community Hall
💶 €7 pay-as-you-go

New and returning members are very welcome.

To enrol, text or WhatsApp 087 649 8083.

🧺 Textile Banks Update

People may have noticed that the textile banks at local bring bank sites have gone “AWOL” recently.

Limerick City and County Council has now confirmed that, in July 2026, it decided to remove textile banks from public bring bank sites across the county because of ongoing problems with illegal dumping. Private textile banks located on public lands are also being removed.

The Council says there has been a significant reduction in dumping complaints since the banks were taken away.

You can still recycle or donate unwanted clothing and textiles through a number of options:

• Civic Amenity Sites in Mungret, Newcastle West and Kilmallock
• Local charity shops for clean clothes and household textiles
• The MyWaste Textile Locator Map: https://textilesmap.mywaste.ie/
• In-store return schemes at H&M, Primark and TK Maxx
• Oxfam Ireland / An Post PostBack service: https://www.oxfamireland.org/postback-donate-by-post-for-free
• Online resale and donation platforms
• Local community initiatives such as clothes swaps, school Halloween costume swaps and Christmas jumper exchanges

It is a pity to lose a useful local recycling service, but the level of dumping around these sites had become a serious problem according to the Council.

If we hear of any new local textile recycling options becoming available in Cappamore, we’ll share them here.

Discover the transformative benefits of Tai Chi—a gentle, flowing form of exercise that supports balance, flexibility, relaxation, and overall well-being.

This programme is designed for adults aged 55+ and is a great way to stay active in a supportive, social environment.

📍 Cappamore Community Centre
📅 Tuesdays, 29th Sep – 3rd Nov
⏰ 10am
💶 €36 total for the full programme

👉 Book your place: https://booking.limericksports.ie/ycxzzkPmPDYZ9jNymkoO

📧 Queries: [email protected]

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🚒 A potentially huge development for Cappamore.

Cappamore Development Association fully supports the proposal to develop a National Centre of Excellence for firefighter training here in Cappamore.

The proposal, estimated at €10 million, would build on the major investment already taking place at Cappamore Fire Station and could see a dedicated regional and national training facility developed in the village.

If this proposal progresses through the various stages, it would be a major development for Cappamore and the wider East Limerick area. As well as providing an important training resource for the fire service, it would bring people from across the country into Cappamore and provide a welcome boost for local shops, cafés, restaurants and other businesses.

We want to thank all of the councillors who have expressed their backing for the proposal Martin RyanGregory Conway - Fine Gael Local Election Candidate 2024Noreen StokesCllr PJ Carey, and in particular Cllr Martin Ryan for bringing the motion forward on behalf of the Cappamore retained fire crew, and Cllr Greg Conway for his work and support in helping to move the proposal forward.

There is obviously a considerable amount of work still to be done, including examining the site, funding and the wider development of the proposal, but it is an exciting opportunity for Cappamore and one that has the full backing of Cappamore Development Association.

Well done to the members of Cappamore Fire Station who have put the idea forward. We look forward to seeing how the proposal develops.

://www.live95fm.ie/news/live95-news/proposal-for-e10m-national-firefighter-training-centre-in-county-limerick-brought-to-council/

Call made for €10m national firefighter training centre in County Limerick Following Cappamore Fire Station's recent €2m upgrade, firefighters there say it could expand into a national centre of excellence.

A very busy weekend for our Responders. Our volunteers have been dispatched by NEOC ( National emergency operations centre) 4 times in the last 24 hours to emergency calls.

We'd like to say a massive thank you to Kentap Software Solutions Ltd (Patrick Kennedy) for sponsoring individual response bags for our volunteers, This ensures our volunteers have the best equipment at hand 24/7.

We'd also like to say a massive thank you to Ger Bourke and the Bourke family for sponsoring our responders vests which are vital for our presence and visibility when we go to a call.

Don't forget our upcoming quiz night this Friday 25th of September starting at 8.30pm sharp in O'Dwyers bar Cappamore. We have some wonderful prizes up for grabs.

On Friday night we will also be auctioning off two fantastic prizes which have been donated to us this week.

Harry Hunphreys has very kindly donated a flight ✈️ In his airplane taken off from Brittas and taking in the sites of Cappamore and East Limerick.

Paddy Kennedy has very kindly donated a trailer load of Ash timber for us to auction too. Perfect for keeping warm with these upcoming winter nights 🌙

Don't forget our Go Fund me is also live, Our goal is to upgrade our ageing defibrillators and boxes within our community.

https://gofund.me/3fbf3a338

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