This meeting was held on Zoom, due to the current 8pm curfew for social events.
Our President, Eugene, paid tribute to all of the members for keeping the club running so successfully during difficult times. Particular tribute was paid to Martin and Pat for their work.
The Topics
session was ably chaired by Margaret, with members mulling over “What is a
party?” (see UK Prime Minister for possible answers), and who would we first
tell if we won the €19 million recently won in County Mayo – possibly even in “magnetic
Garrymore”!
Our first
speaker, Lorraine, introduced herself to the club with her ice-breaker speech,
“The Start is What Stops Most People”. We were entertainingly brought on
Lorraine’s journey from Carlow to Limerick, to Clare and finally to Galway.
Speaker #2,
Christoffer Eklund enthralled us with his humorous speech “Here, Have Some
Wine!” – suffice to say that all members present now know how to ensure that their
relationships always stay in the “ultra-safe zone”………….
Pat, the
final speaker of the night, brought us on a thought-provoking journey back to
the 1970s, and then to South America, where he sensitively introduced us to a
heart-felt open letter to the child of a “disappeared” couple in Argentina of
1976.
After a
20-minute break, Frances, Aisling and Jenny gave their constructive and
valuable evaluations of the night’s three speeches.
This was
followed by a beautiful Creative Corner, given by Mark, which included poetry
by Brendan Kennelly and John O’Donoghue. The themes of beginning and belonging
were particularly apt for the first month of the new year.
The word of
the night was magnetic, which was used seven times during the meeting. The lack
of ums and ahs and other filler words was very impressive, according to
Ah-counter Aisling!
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