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Ask Alan for details Wishing the Community a Very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from Albert, Family and Staff New Link 2 THE NEW LINK AS ANOTHER YEAR ENDS CONTENTS Page Social Services 40th Anniversary ...................3 Maybe it's because of the very mild weather after the wonderful sunny November 1963 by Denis Ranaghan ..............5 summer, but it's hard to believe that Christmas is almost upon us. A Christmas Story by Tony Rooney .................6 Dr. O’Cleirigh Medical Matters .......................7 And what a year it has been! On the positive side, there's no doubt but the St. Andrew’s Resource Centre / Cyber Links ......................................................9 great weather was a tonic for us all. It made the Summer Activities and the Boom Years Ahead for Dublin Dockland South Docks Festival go even better! by George P. Kearns ................................10-11 Hospice Coffee Morning ...............................11 Then there was the drama of the resignation of Pope Benedict and the election Christmas in Seville Place by Paul Graham ..13 of Pope Francis. The pope has captured the attention of the world and even the Tony & Emer O’Neill’s Wedding ...................14 most cynical have been captivated by his simplicity and obvious compassion. Liffey Wanderers History Part 7 ..................15 Questions and Answers with an Here in St Andrew's we've been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Social Irish Clown .....................................................16 Service Centre. We had a big birthday party in September when President Show for Local Artist by Glenn Reilly ...........17 Ringsend College News ...........................18-19 Michael D. Higgins, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, and Lord Mayor Oisin Childcare News .............................................20 Quinn joined us for the opening of our latest project, the Junction. Dear Editor / Alex Kearns Photo Award ......21 Picture Board by Fr. Ivan Tonge ...............22-23 Anniversaries are times for celebration. Birthdays are occasions for recalling Bloomsday Picture Special .......................24-25 happy times and for sharing with family and friends. And we have much to Richard O’Mahony 100th Birthday ..............26 celebrate in this area, not least the fun and sharing that goes with being a Taylor Anthony Doyle’s 1st Birthday ............27 close-knit community. Bullrunning by Ann Currn ............................27 Return Journey Home (Part 3) The success over 40 years is a tribute to the commitment, energy and talent of by Sonny Kinsella .........................................29 many people – staff and volunteers – who have given tirelessly to the Computer Training at St. Andrew’s ..............30 community. Talk About Youth .....................................31-33 Social Services 40th Anniversary .................34 At this point, we can look back and see the pattern of the years. Why did St. Junction Launch ............................................35 Andrew's thrive when so many other organisations lost focus or drive? Great Gloucester Street Sports and Recreation ...36-37 people were the key to this, but there's more to the story. Inspiration Day ...................................................38 A Winter’s Tale by Monica Moffatt ..............39 Greenore/Rostrevor 25th Anniversary ....40-41 There is the extent to which the many services and activities are rooted in Conor Roche PARC .......................................43 strong Christian values - compassion, solidarity, respect for the person – St. Andrew’s Day Centre / Debts Which which have driven people to do more and to do better. These values point to You Cannot Pay by Lorraine Clifford ...........44 the importance of addressing the needs of the whole person, spiritual and Generation Euro Student Award .................45 material, and treating all with dignity. The Neighbours by Anne Losty Byrne ..........47 Information Services .....................................48 So as we thank those who helped to build up our services, we thank God for St. Andrew’s Adult Education ......................49 the spirit of service and mission with which He has sustained those who have Memories .................................................50-51 been part of this continuing story. Docker’s Memories ...................................52-53 Tributes / Loving Memory ........................54-56 It's also important to recognise that there have been setbacks and Bill Tilly’s Christmas Lights ............................57 disappointments too. Past performance is no guarantee of future success, as Sea Voyage by Lyrics Murphy .......................58 the ads say! And the Centre faces some extreme challenges in maintaining its Seaman’s Mass 2013 ......................................59 services in the face of financial pressure. Yoseikan News ..............................................61 Notice Board .................................................62 But hope is a powerful antidote to fear and discouragement. Hope is Praying Hands by Michael McDermott ........63 particularly relevant to this time of year, Advent, a time of patient expectation. City Quay News .............................................64 The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem is an event that shines light in the darkness Westland Row Parish News ..........................65 across the centuries. Mass Times City Quay & Westland Row .......66 The New Link is published by St. Andrews May that light guide and comfort us all now and in Resource Centre. Extracts from the the future. magazine may be quoted or published on condition that acknowledgement is given to the New Link. Views expressed in this magazine are the contributors’ own Happy Christmas! and do not reflect the views of St. Andrews Resource Centre. EDITOR: PATRICK McGAULEY PHOTOS: PADDY GIBSON, NOEL WATSON COVER DESIGN: NOEL WATSON. SECRETARY: BILL RYAN. THE NEW LINK, ST. ANDREWS RESOURCE CENTRE, 114-116 PEARSE STREET. Telephone: 677 1930. Fax: 671 5734. Email: [email protected] ARTICLES: The New Link Magazine would like to hear your news and views. Send in any newsworthy stories or photos. The New Link tries to publish all appropriate information submitted, but may be precluded by space constraints. ADVERTISING: Appearance of an advertisement in The New Link does not imply endorsement of the product or service advertised, either by the magazine or St. Andrew’s. The New Link will not knowingly carry false or misleading advertising. New Link 3 YOUR LABOUR TEAM WISHES YOU A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR Cllr Gerry Ashe Cllr. Maria Parodi Cllr. Dermot Lacey m: 087 295 9571 m: 087 682 1420 m: 087 264 6960 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ruairi Quinn TD Kevin Humphreys TD t: 01 618 3434 t: 01 618 3224 [email protected] [email protected] New Link 4 NOVEMBER 1963 by Denis J. Ranaghan ovember; outside my house the wind is “blowing a hooligan” as we used to say aNt sea and the rain is coming down stair rods. It is a dark, wintery, November day and it is on days like this my mind drifts back to better weather in finer climes. And today I think of the little port of Lyttleton in the South Island of Denis J. Ranaghan New Zealand. At that time I was aboard a passenger liner called Ceramic docked at Lyttleton Harbour. the Ceramic that also carried a part cargo in her large holds and we were loading a cargo of mostly frozen lamb and ASSASSINATED IN DALLAS. We all know what some beef. But best of all it was nearing mid-summer in the happened then and since so I will not dwell on the events of Antipodes and in the local park the leaves of the that day and the aftermath. It does not seem fifty years ago pohutukawa trees were turning bright red. These were also this month, it does seem like yesterday. I can still see the known as the New Zealand Christmas trees and beautiful shocked members of the crew chatting in little groups and they were. scanning newspapers. It was the main topic of Unfortunately we wouldn’t spend Christmas in New conversations for many a day. And of course even today Zealand as the Ceramic was sailing in a few days to finish pundits and bar flies will still debate “what would have loading a part cargo of wool, Royal Mail parcels and a full happened if Kennedy hadn’t been killed?” complement of passengers in Auckland to begin the long We sailed from Auckland on the 23rd of December; voyage back to London. And we would arrive there in mid there had been a great flurry to sail as the port of Auckland winter just four weeks after mid summer in New Zealand! was closing down the next day for the Christmas holidays. Although we were docked not far from the centre of the If we hadn’t sailed it would have been about the 26th/27th small port of Lyttleton an enterprising newsagent used to December before we got away. But sailed on time we did leave a bundle of morning newspapers at the foot of the and with a full crew, a few crew members had to be forcibly gangway. It was an honesty policy that worked because extracted from local bars and them in full uniform. everyone who took a paper always left the money on top. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were bittersweet times And if there wasn’t enough change it was tough luck and the for us, even a bit lonely although there were hundreds of newsagent made an extra few pennies. passenger and crew on board.