Get down to Balbriggan for all the fun at the annual Breakaway Festival until Sunday

Malahide Toastmasters meet at the Malahide Golf Club at 8pm. Meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month with new members always welcome. For further information, come along or telephone 8450923.

Flower arranging classes at Skerries Mills every Wednesday at 10.30am. Newcomers always welcome.

Clan Fingal Probus club for retired business people and professionals meets at the Harp Inn, Swords, from 10.30am-12.30pm. Meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month for discussions, interesting talks, outings, etc. New members always welcome. For information contact Ted Corbett at 8452894 or Victor Fyfe at 8424964.

The Balbriggan Buion Realt na Mara troop meet every Wednesday from 7pm to 8.30pm at the scout den at Market Green in Balbriggan.

Kinsealy CCE holds set dancing classes at the hall beside Kinsealy Church every Wednesday. Junior classes take place from 8pm to 9pm and adult classes are held between 9pm and 10pm.

Donabate Citizens’ Information Centre is open 10am-12.30pm at St Patrick’s Hall premises. Tel 8406877. The service is freen and confidential and deals with queries on a wide range of subjects including Social Welfare, health services, family law, tax and consumer affairs.

Mixed adult swimming lessons or deep-end swim and sauna every Wednesday night from 9pm to 10pm at ALSAA pool from 9pm to 10pm. No membership required. All levels catered for. Contact 8405554 or 8402802 for further information.

Balbriggan Creative Writer’s Group meet every Wednesday at Balbriggan library from 10.30am to 12noon. Also on Saturdays at Ardgillan Castle from 10.30am to 12noon. new members always welcome.

Violin classes from 5.30pm to 7.15pm at O’Dwyer’s clubhouse, Drogheda Road, Balbriggan. Contact 8412998 for information.

Portmarnock Badminton Club meets at Portmarnock Community School 7-11pm. New members of league standard welcome. Contact Anna Bracken at 8463635 for information.

‘Total Fitness’ aerobics, given by instructor and model Marie Staunton, at St. Margaret's GAA clubhouse from 8-9pm. Open to men and women. Contact Terri Shanahan at 8351279 for further information.

Goodman School of Irish Dancing meets at St. Patrick's Hall, Donabate. 4-5pm.

CCE Balbriggan classes at the Balbriggan Combined Clubs. Tin whistle: children, 7-8.30pm. Adults, 8.30-9pm. Set dancing for adults 9 - 11pm. Information from Theresa O'Neill at 8412100.

Bridge game commences at 10.15am in Ardgillan Castle. New players welcome. Contact 8492212 for information.

Step aerobics at St. Patrick's Hall, Donabate. 7.30-8.30pm and 8.30-9.30pm. Contact Sandra at 8435150 for information.

Weekly prayer meeting for people of 16-35 years. St. Joseph's Carmelite Convent. Commences 8pm. Organised by the Youth 2,000 group.

St. Joseph's Bridge club meets at the old lecture room, St. Ita's Hospital at 7.30pm. Contact Margaret Doyle at 8435017.

THURSDAY, JUNE 08

Swords Community Games training every Thursday at the Jacko Field on the Brackenstown Road. Open to all children aged six and over. For further information contact: Anne McCarthy at 8408043 or Bernie Walsh at 8401377.

Fingal Money Advice Bureau Service holds an outreach clinic at Lusk Health Centre from 10am to 12.30pm. For appointment contact Frank Conlon at 8901102.

Balbriggan Drop-In Centre hosts an after-school social club for secondary school students between the ages of 13 and 17 from 4pm and 7pm

Yoga classes at Balbriggan Town Hall. 8-9.30pm.

‘Parents Empowering Themselves’ (PET) self-help group meets at Enterprise House, Balbriggan. 8-10pm. Contact Monica at 8415479 or Mandy at 8415141 for information.

Piano accordion from 7.45-8.45pm at O’Dwyer’s clubhouse, Drogheda Road, Balbriggan. Contact 8412998 for information.

Malahide Bridge Club novices night. Club meets at Broomfield. For information, ring Anne Doyle at 8460265 or Margaret Cure at 8452142.

St. Cronan’s Bridge Club meets at St. Cronan’s, Swords. 7.30pm. New members welcome, some experience necessary.

Swords ICA meets each week at 8.30pm in Colaiste Choilm CBS, Dublin Road, Swords. New members always welcome.

Fingal Youth Theatre meets at Loughshinny Community Centre at 8pm. New members always welcome - no stage experience necessary.

Tae Kwon Do at St. Patrick's Hall, Donabate. 8-9.30pm.

Portmarnock Junior Chess Club meets at Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Club. For further information contact Ronan Dunne at 8461324.

Set dancing at St. Patrick's Hall, Ballyboughal. Commences 8.15pm with beginners at 7.45pm.

Balbriggan Swimming Club sessions at Gormanston College pool from 10-11am. Contact 8415516 for further details.

Bingo at Swords Celtic clubhouse, Balheary Road. Commences 8.30pm.

Community Garda clinic at Donabate Credit Union. 11.30am-12.30pm

Skerries Over ‘60s club meets at the Old School from 2.30pm. New members welcome - contact Eileen at 8491716.

Children's Irish dancing classes at Balscadden hall, Balbriggan. 1.45-4pm.

Malahide Camera Club are meeting at Maud Plunkett’s, Grove Road, Malahide between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Beginners and more experienced photographers always welcome.

FRIDAY, JUNE 09

Swords Inter-Parish Jubilee committee is conducting a celebration of Christianity with an Ecumenical sevice at St Colmcille’s Well (opposite Old Schoolhouse restaurant) at 7.30pm.

Bingo every Friday evening from 8.45pm at the Balbriggan Combined Clubs Community Centre.

Lusk Citizens’ Information Service is open from 10am to 12.30pm at the Health Centre, Main Street. Tel 8040014.

Fingal chapter of Business Network International meets weekly for a business breakfast at Kittyhawks restaurant, Old Airport Road. 7am to 8.30am sharp. (Only one member per trade/profession) Contact 086 8383900 for information.

Junior disco at Glebe North FC every Friday from 7pm to 9pm. Admission is £1.50 and all are welcome.

Rinceoil (featuring Ros Eo CCÉ and Scoil Rince Fingal) meets at Rush Community Centre. Members learn/play fiddle, bodhrán, tin whistle and guitar. Rinceoil meets each week at 8.30pm, new members welcome.

Speech and drama classes for children aged five years and up at Coláiste Choilm CBS, Swords. 4.15pm. Information from Gráinne at 4513174.

Anne McFadden School of Dancing every Friday at Naul Community Hall. Up to 10 from 3.15pm to 4.15pm and over 10s from 4.15pm to 5.30pm. All are welcome.

‘Dancing for Pleasure’ for adults at the Hitching Post, Leixlip. 8.30pm-12.30am. Contact Swords man Pat Lynam at 087 407171 for information.

‘Friday Day Centre’ open at St. Patrick's Hall, Donabate, for the over 55s. 10.30am-12 noon. All welcome.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10

O’Connor’s Golf Society, Ballyboughal, is holding its next outing at Beaverstown Golf Club in Donabate. Tee off 12noon.

Children’s old time sequin and ballroom dancing classes take place at the Balbriggan Combined Clubs Community Centre from 12noon till 1pm. Admission £1.50.

Malahide CCE holds traditional Irish music classes every week from 9.30am to 1pm at Oliver Plunkett’s national school. Tin whistle, flute, fiddle, bodhrán, drums, piano and box accordion. Contact Chris Duff at 8460359, Oliver Sheedy at 8453864 or Ambrose Jameson at 8461710.

Adult dancing at Glebe North clubhouse from 9pm to 12pm every week. Admission is £3 and refreshments are served.

The Book Discussion Group meets every Saturday at Skerries Mills from 11am to 2.30pm. All are welcome,

Dance classes for children and teenagers at St Patrick’s Hall in Donabate from 8-9.30pm. £2 per weekly class. Further information from Orla Penrose at 8436542.

Disco at Swords Celtic FC clubhouse from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Admission is £2. Open to children under 15. Held weekly.

The ‘Remember Us’ social club and youth group for children with special needs meets at Glebe North football club from 2pm to 4pm. Open to children from all over North Fingal. For information contact chairperson Nora Roban at 8411470 or Mena Gormley at 8414593.

Balscadden Youth Club meets at St. Mary’s Hall, Balscadden, Balbriggan, from 7-9pm. Open to those aged 11 and over. Membership £3.

Portmarnock Badminton Club meets at Portmarnock Community School 7-11pm. New members of league standard welcome. Contact Anna Bracken at 8463635 for information.

Nursery training at Fingallians GAA club. 10-11am. Boys and girls, 5-8 years.

Children's Rights Information Bureau (CRIB) is open at Unit 16, Railway Street, Balbriggan, from 2-4pm. Contact 8413475 for information.

Kinsealy Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann classes at Kinsealy national school from 9am to 1pm. Contact Secretary Mary Egan at 8451456 for information.

SUNDAY, JUNE 11

Balbriggan Senior Citizens group is holding its social Sunday at its High Street premises from 4pm to 7pm.

Fingal Arts Centre hosts a crafts fair from 12noon until 5.30pm.

The M’Lady Fingal competition, part of the Balbriggan Breakaway Festival, takes place in the Milestonn Inn. Compere for the evening will be Joe Duffy.

Skerries Community Choir at Skerries Mills 1-2pm.

Traditional Irish music every Sunday at Skerries Mill from 12noon to 2pm. All are welcome.

Fingal Traditional Music Club meets at St Patrick’s Hall in Ballyboughal. For further information contact Dave O’Connor at 8433691.

Swimming at Gormanston College pool. Children: beginners and improvers - 4.15pm, 5pm and 5.45pm. Lifesaving club 6.30pm. Adults: beginners and improvers - 8.30-9.30pm. Contact Maria or Roy at 8494426 for information.

Adult lane swim session from 9.30-10.30pm - suitable for recreational swimming, life savers and masters - at Gormanston College pool. Contact Roy Lalor, Skerries, at 8494426 for information.

Brackenstown Adult Scene of Education (BASE) weekly members' draw takes place at 10pm in the Manor Inn, Swords.

Fingal Orienteers. Orienteering at Ardgillan Castle, Balbriggan. 11am to 1pm. Come and try it! Telephone T. Burke (secretary) at 046 74711.

MONDAY, JUNE 12

Chernobyl Children Rush is holding a golf classic at Balbriggan Golf Club. Entry costs £200 for a team of four which will cover the round of golf, a meal and prizes. Tee-boxes can be sponsored for £100. Further information is available by contacting Alec Hoare at 8437288 or Balbriggan Golf Club at 8412229.

Swords Toastmasters meet upstairs at the Harp pub, Swords, at 8.15pm. Meeting every second Monday. New members welcome.

Malahide Active Retirement Association meets at St Sylvester’s GAA Club, Church Road, on the second and fourth Monday of every month.

Malahide CCE hold a weekly session for older members. Beineers welcome. Contact Oliver Sheedy at 8453864 and Victor Byrne at 8461610.

Ladies only swimming lessons every Monday from 10am to 11am at ALSAA. No membership required. All levels catered for. Contact Marie at 8402380.

St. Margaret’s ICA guild meets on the first Monday of every month at the GAA complex at 8pm. New members always welcome.

Balrothery Ladies Club meets at Balrothery National School at 8.30pm. New members always welcome.

Table quiz at the Harp bar, Swords, in aid of St. Francis’ Hospice, Raheny. Takes place each week.

Set-dancing classes at O’Dwyer’s clubhouse, Drogheda Road, Balbriggan, from 8pm to 9.30pm. Contact 8412998 for information.

Portmarnock Badminton Club meets at Portmarnock Community School 7-11pm. New members of league standard welcome. Contact Anna Bracken at 8463635 for information.

Skerries Marian Musical and Dramatic Society meets every Monday and Wednesday at 8pm at Skerries Library.

Step aerobics at St. Patrick's Hall, Donabate. 7-8pm. Contact Sandra at 8435150 for information.

Rush Céilí and Set Dance classes at Rush Community Centre. Commences 9pm. All welcome - telephone 8438897 or 8439063 for information.

Balbriggan Swimming Club session at Gormanston College pool from 10am-11am. Contact 8415516 for information.

Set and céilí classes at O'Dwyer's clubhouse, Balbriggan. Juveniles 8-9pm, adults 8-9.30pm. New members and beginners welcome.

Total Fitness sessions, given by model and qualified instructor Marie Staunton, at the St. Margaret's GFC clubhouse gym 8-9pm. Contact Terri Shanahan at 8351279 for further information.

Irish dance classes at the scout den, Balheary, Swords. For information contact Mary McElroy at 8377897.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13

Swords Aikido Club meets every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm at Fingal Community College, Swords. Beginners welcome. Contact Ray Butcher at 086 8315319.

East Coast Toastmasters meet at Bayer Diagnostics, Malahide Road, Swords, from 6pm to 7.45pm in the conference room. Meetings every second Tuesday and new members are always welcome. For further information contact Paul Kennedy 8132297.

Balbriggan Drop-In Centre hosts an after-school social club for secondary school students between the ages of 13 and 17 from 6pm and 8pm

Fingal MABS holds a money advice bureau at Balbriggan Health Centre every Tuesday from 9.30am to 11.30am.

Malahide Chess Club meetings: junior section meets 6.45-7.45pm at St. Andrew’s national school, Church Road - contact Tom O’Sullivan at 8453502; senior section meets 8pm at St. Sylvester’s GAA club - contact Vincent Bissett at 8453609.

Tin whistle classes at O’Dwyer’s clubhouse, Balbriggan, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Contact 8412998 for information.

Fingallians GAA club bingo at St. Cronan’s Hall, Brackenstown. Commences 8.30pm. Great prizes. Lotto draw during bingo at 9,15pm. Envelopes must be in by 9pm.

Rolestown ICA meets at Rolestown hall, 8pm. New members welcome, contact Miriam Scahill at 8404181 for information.

Balbriggan Creative Writers’ Group evening class at the ‘After Dark’ nightclub at the Cardy Marina premises on the harbour. Commences 7.30pm, all welcome.

Whist takes place at St Patrick’s Hall, Ballyboughal, at 9pm. Further information from 8433309

Tae Kwando at St. Patrick's Hall, Donabate, 8-9.30pm.

‘Parental Equality’ shared parenting and joint custody support group meets from 8-10pm at 54 Middle Abbey Street. New members from Fingal invited along.

Traditional Irish music classes at St. Patrick's Hall, Donabate.

Ballyboughal church choir practice from 8-9pm. For further details contact Sheila at 8433017.

Jiu Jitsu training at St. Ita's hospital, Portrane. commences 8.30pm. Contact Joe Hughes at 8437767.

Set-dancing for adults at Balscadden hall.

Yoga at Band Room, Balbriggan town hall. Beginners 7-8.30pm; intermediates 8.30-10pm. Contact 041 33807 for information.

The Swords branch of the Dublin All-Stars Marching band meets at the Resource Centre on Seatown Road at 7.30pm. For further details phone 8400857.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

A craft fair is taking place in the Balbriggan Combined Clubs Centre. Tables are available for hire to sell homemade food, crafts, toys and gifts. For booking fees and more details, contact the centre at 8414447.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18

International Women’s Barbershop Choir. Skerries Mills 12 -2pm.

SATURDAY, JUNE 24

The Skerries Raft Race, organised by the local RNLI, takes place at South Strand.

MONDAY, JUNE 26

The Swords Parish Bethany Bereavement Support Group meets on the last Monday of every month at 42 North Street, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Any Fingal residents affected by bereavement and suffering feelings of loss, anger, guilt or loneliness, are welcome to join us. For further information, please ring the parish office at 8407277 between 10.30am and 1pm Monday to Friday or the sacristy at 8400547 between 9.30am and 10.30am Monday to Saturday.

SUNDAY, JUNE 25

The annual blessing of the graves takes place at Swords cemetery takes place at 4pm. Relatives and friends of the deceased are requested to tidy up their graves.

TUESDAY, JUNE 27

The North East Fingal Swimming Pool Committee is launching its postcard and marketing brochure as well as its Millennium Club membership offer at a reception in Skerries Sailing Club on Tuesday 27th June at 8.30pm

SUNDAY, JULY 12

Balbriggan Senior Citizens group is holding its annual outing. Members will be heading towards the Domen Hotel in Carlow. All are welcome.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

Donabate-Portrane Scouts is marking its jubilee year with a golf classic at Donabate Golf Club. Team of four costs £100 per team. For further information contact John Keogh at 8436940 or 6729783.

SUNDAY, JULY 16

Ring Commons Sports Centre is holding its annual field day.

WED, JULY 19 - SUN, JULY 23

Donabate-Portrane Summer Festival. Watch this space for all the details.

FRIDAY, AUG 4 - AUG 31

Ceramics by Paddy and Richard Weston.

Events may be subject to change on Bank Holiday Mondays.

MONDAY, SEP 04 - SUNDAY, SEP 10

Swords Heritage Festival takes place.