Keeping an eye on elderly of our town

THE elderly people of Balbriggan have been urged to ‘reconnect’, thanks to a project spearheaded by the local branch of Specsavers and the local GAA community. As part of the initiative, Specsavers Balbriggan provided a €500 bursary fund to O’Dwyer’s GAA club to organise a trip to the Dublin versus Laois Allianz League game at Parnell Park recently.

The initiative was to give people who may have fallen out of the habit of going to GAA games in recent years the opportunity to enjoy a day out watching their favourite sport.

David Rooney, Club Development & Planning Officer at O’Dwyer’s GAA club, said: “I would like to thank all the staff at Specsavers Balbriggan for organising a great day trip to Parnell Park.

“It was a great day out and one which our community members will remember,” he added.

Specsavers Balbriggan Store Director, Brian Brodigan, said the community was important to the branch and the excursion was a way to “help those who may have been shielding during the pandemic and to encourage them to re-connect with the wider society”.