“Holey Trinity” golf classic: Last year St. Mochta’s parish fundraising committee held their first Golf Classic featuring the ubiquitously named “Holy-hole in-one” . The big attraction of the event was the prize of a new Mercedes sports car for anyone who managed to achieve a hole in one.

Huntstown young people design calendar: In an innovative approach to introduce young people to the working of the Huntstown Community Youth Project (HYCP) local youth officer, John Kingsley Onwumereh recently came up with a most unusual idea to get local young people to examine their local community.

Building a well in Ghana: Community Voice previously reported the work of local man John Todd in visiting Ghana as part of an environmental project run by Earthwatch and his employer Cadbury-Schweppes. During his two week visit last year, John who is an engineer, undertook research on a number of environmental projects aimed at assisting the local population whose main livelihood comes from growing and harvesting cocoa.

Playing chess in Huntstown: One of the surprisingly popular activities now being developed in Huntstown Community Centre is in fact chess with a new children’s chess club taking place in the centre every Wednesday evening. Organised by the centre’s activities co-ordinator, Diane Treanor, the club is attracting members from the age of 6 years and upwards.