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Peter O’Neill, Fr Ruairí O’Domhnaill, Ruby Maher from Droichead Nua Irish Figure Dancing and Reverend Isobel Jackson. (Photo by Aishling Conway Photography for The Curragh Racecourse)
The Newbridge Parishes Community Raceday, a very popular and fun family day in the racing calendar takes place at The Curragh on Sunday 21st April.
Almost €600,000 has been raised for projects benefiting the local community since the race day was launched nearly 40 years ago.
This year’s race day will celebrate diversity and inclusion, embracing the different cultures within our community, with a variety of fundraising activities taking place and funds distributed directly to community-based projects in the parish.
A variety of free family entertainment will be hosted throughout the afternoon with the Moyglare Kids Zone area packed with free activities for children and performances from local stage schools including Kildare Irish Figure Dancing, N C Performing Art, Leinster Academy of Dance, Leah Moran Stage School and Stage Academy Stage School
Exhibition games by children from various local sports clubs including Newbridge Athletic Club, Moorefield GAA, Sarsfield GAA, Milltown GAA, Newbridge Rugby Club, Cill Dara Rugby Club, Newbridge Town FC and Newbridge United FC will also take place between races on the racetrack.
The Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes) is the feature race of an eight-race card, named to honour the legendary jockey, while there are races supported by Keadeen Hotel, PG Duffy & Sons Citroen and The Treacy Group
Gates open at 12noon with the first race at 1.50pm. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.curragh.ie, early bird ticket is €15 (gate price €20), under 18s accompanied by an adult go free!
Tickets are now on sale for a fund-raising raffle to support worthy projects in the Parish are on sale after masses this week and from the Parish Centre in Newbridge, while they will also be available to purchase on the race day.
Raffle prizes are as follows:
1st: €500 Newbridge Travel Voucher
2nd:€400 Whitewater Shopping Centre Voucher
3rd: €200 One4All voucher
4th: Beauty hamper from Bergen’s Pharmacy
5th: Beauty Products from McGreal’s Pharmacy
6th: Beauty Products from Life Pharmacy
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