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our path to what we believe will bene t all communities of Kilkenny and the surrounding regions’.

From July 22nd to July 29th, Twilight held their ‘Virtual Inclusion Programme’ in Kilkenny. e participants came from across Poland, France and our local Kilkenny Community. is project was funded by the European Erasmus + programme. e programme covered the basics of camera operations, editing, publishing of videos and podcasting, and the important element sometimes forgotten; the skill of script writing. A good script is the basis for all productions, big or small. Social Media security is sometimes ignored by its users. e participants were all taken through Twilight’s ‘Seven Steps of Social Media Security’. How to stay safe online, to be very cognizant of what you post, and always be alert for ‘Fake News and Posts’.

sport programmes since 2017. An evening in KBowl, and despite the weather, a day trip to the ‘rainy southeast’ seaside resort of Tramore, which was followed by the compulsory sh and chips. Our wonderful Castle was part of the Groups itinerary, as was the Medieval mile museum and a trip up St. Canice’s Round Tower which is not for the faint hearted.

On the day before they all departed for the airport, Deputy Mayor Cllr. Martin Brett welcomed the participants to the Mayor’s Parlor and Council Chambers to present every one of the international and local students with their ‘VIP Erasmus Youths Pass Certi cate’. Prior to this presentation, Deputy Mayor Cllr. Brett gave an interesting historical account of the Town Hall, wrapping up by inviting all present to sign the venue’s visitor book.

In a recent post, Kilkenny Cllr. Maria Dullard replied, ‘another wonderful community project as Twilight work away quietly’. A statement so true that the work this Kilkenny Charity performs daily sometimes goes unnoticed by many of the institutions and organisations in the region. CEO Murty Brennan has said, ‘yes, we are aware our self-promotion is an area where we let ourselves down. We recently had one of our volunteers do a quantitative research on the number of people that our programmes have reached based on the reports we submit after each programme/project is completed. ose who were directly involved since 2016 is just short of eight thousand, and when we quanti ed those indirect participants, we were pleasantly surprised to see over eighty thousand citizens of Kilkenny and the surrounding region have experienced the bene ts of Twilight Community Group’s Activities’. He added, ‘the plans for the coming ve years are very exciting with the expansion of our International Cultural House and services. e main ethos of the Twilight Community Group is Communities are Stronger Together. A hub where men, women, boys and girls are welcome in all their Diversity. To have a fully inclusive, equal and welcoming Diverse society, we must include all our Irish Community Groups from youth, all the way up to our seniors. We welcome everyone to join our Twilight journey and we are always open to new members and volunteers to help us on e Twilight team of Krista Edelmane, Aidan Hickey, Alina Holub and Team Leader Mikolaj must be congratulated on their great work over the weeklong programme. As Twilight knows, all work and no play is not good for any programme and project. With that in mind, the ‘Football Association of Ireland’s’ regional development o cer, Mr. Will Kinsella, held a fun lled afternoon of soccer skills coaching. e FAI have endorsed the Twilight Community Group’s integration through

In the early hours of July 29th, the VIP bus departed for Dublin Airport and the curtain came down on another successful Twilight Programme.

If you, as a parent, youth or a young adult, would like to join Twilight and become a member of one of our teams travelling to another European country, now is the time to contact us for details. Teams for 2024 are now being prepared!

Email info@twilight.ie or call 056 781 3105 / 086 325 5840.