We are extremely excited to announce that it is all systems go for our Community Hub building!

​It has taken years of work and fund raising efforts to get to this stage and the RCPA would like to thank everyone involved in this achievement.

It was a pleasure to welcome Minister Dara Calleary to join us and turn the 1st sod on this momentous day for our village of Rylane!

​We could not have achieved this goal without the invaluable assistance of IRD Duhallow, our wonderful volunteers within the RCPA committee and of course, the full unwavering support of the community. 
The dedication of all of the volunteers within the entire committee is inspiring for such a small village and together we have achieved so much in such a short space of time.

We were privileged on the day to hear speeches from two of our RCPA leadership team on the day. 

Linda Grimes - Chairperson
&
Martina Casey - Grants & Public Relations Officer

Both of these speeches, along with the speech from Minister Calleary, can be seen below.

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 Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
Mr Dara Calleary

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 Chairperson of the Rylane Community Park Association
Mrs Linda Grimes

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Grants and Public Relations Officer
Martina Casey

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 A blessing of the site by our very own
Rev. Peadar Murphy PP

​We of course had a great turnout from within the locality on the day with everyone in great spirits.
Special thanks to all the crew at IRD Duhallow for the fantastic assistance and catering on the day keeping everyone topped up with tea, sandwiches, rolls, and mince pies!

Photos from the day itself can be seen below

​We will be sure to provide any updates on the progress here once we have them in the new year
so as always watch this space!
Happy Christmas best wishes for the New Year from all at the RCPA!