On Thursday 18th December 2025 Active Age for All held their annual Christmas Carols fund raiser in the community centre for St Francis Hospice.

It was very well attended and we were splendidly entertained by the Bright Sparks crèche childrens’ choir; the Active Age singing group with Muireann and the ‘No Name Band’ of Willie, Maurice, Brian and Fran. Non-alcoholic mulled wine, mince pies and lots of other goodies were served as everyone joined in with the singing.

Due to peoples generosity we had a huge array of prizes for the raffle; we actually ran out of raffle tickets but DPCC came to the rescue with extras. The first prize was a 32’’ Sony TV which was won by Sybil Harte-Weir, that was a nice start to Christmas Sybil!

As always the staff of DPCC excelled themselves in helping with every aspect of the event, a BIG THANK YOU to them all for helping to make the day such a success.

This year we raised €1500 for the Hospice, a wonderful foundation which provides palliative care for people, both in their own homes or in a dedicated centre or hospital, providing comfort and dignity for both patient and family at end of life.

Many thanks to the AAfA committee, DPCC and all who attended for making a real contribution to the true Christmas spirit.