Older Age Creativity

The Road of Life with Ger Wolfe

Over this summer and autumn, older people across the country will have the opportunity to take part in new creative initiatives that are being delivered by Age Friendly Ireland. Creative Ireland is funding the initiatives which respond to research on the value of creative engagement for older people’s health and wellbeing.

Music Alive's The Road of Life is the programme for the West Region

The Road of Life is a travelling roadshow of workshops that will offer older people taster music & song writing sessions. Musician Ger Wolfe will lead a mini tour of eight counties in the West region, incorporating literature and proverbs linked to older age.

The participants will have an opportunity to input to the sessions through singing and sharing stories that stir people’s memories and imagination. The sessions will incorporate a taster song writing & composition section and aim to work on ‘sketches of songs’ that might be inspired by local proverbs, expressions or stories.

A well-known Irish musician and singer-songwriter, Ger Wolfe writes and sings in Irish and English. His music regularly features on national radio and TV. Ger loves to engage musically with people, whether at universities or in village halls. Christy Moore is a fan: "Ger Wolfe’s songs always raise my spirits; his voice always, always brings me into the song.”

To hear more from Ger about “The Road of Life” Travelling Road Show Click Here

To find out more about the project please see Age Friendly Website Here

The Road of Life

with Ger Wolfe

Spaces are limited so

booking is essential with the local contact listed below

4 August Istabraq Hall, Limerick City & County Council, Merchants Quay,

Limerick V94 EH90 10.30am-12.30pm,

Catherine Bowes-Kelly 061 556571| catherine.boweskelly@limerick.ie

4 August Newcastle West: Limerick City & County Council,

Áras William Smith O’Brien, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick V42 EH73 3-5pm

Catherine Bowes-Kelly 061 556571| catherine.boweskelly@limerick.ie

5 August Ballinasloe Library, Society Street, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, H53 T320 11am-1pm

Abbie McGowan/Una Kelly 091 509551

8 August 61-64 Roches buildings Richmond Hill Cork City T23 HK46 1-3pm

Liz Madden 087-6977942 elizabeth.madden2@hse.ie

18 August Gurranebraher Churchfield Youth and Community Resource Centre, The Hut,

Gurranebraher Road, Gurranebraher. Cork City T23 R721 2-4pm

Liz Madden 087-6977942 elizabeth.madden2@hse.ie

19 August Millstreet Day Centre, Clara Road, Millstreet, Co. Cork P51 RY10

10.30am-12.30pm

Tel (029) 70926 info@millstreetdaycentre.ie

19 August Bandon Library, The Old Market, Market St Bandon, Co. Cork P72 WD58

2.30-4.30pm

bandon.library@corkcoco.ie (023) 8844830

22 August Shannon Family Resource Centre, Community Centre, Rinneanna View, Shannon, Co. Clare, V14 XV97, 11-1pm,

Adelle Aherne 061 707 600

22 August Glór, Causeway Link, Ennis, Co Clare V95 VHP0, 3-5pm

Alan Troy, 065 6845370

24 August Westside Resource Centre, Seamus Quirke Rd, Galway City, H91 C1KX, 3-5pm, Aisling Colreavy 085 821 7547

25 August Oughterard Library Main Street, Oughterard, Co Galway, H91 CC96,

11am-1pm

Karen Connolly kconnolly@galwaylibrary.ie (091) 557 002

Bernie Kelly Bkelly@galwaycoco.ie 091 509179

26 August Siamsa Tire Theatre, Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry V92 XW44 11am -1pm

Theatre: 066 7123055 or book online at www.siamsatire.com

26 August CYMS Hall, Mill Rd., Killorglin, Co Kerry V93DN1Y 3-5pm

Aidan 066 9762053 during office hours 10am-5.30pm or cymskillorglin@gmail.com

(Please note Hall closed during Puck Fair 7 -14 August, will reopen to take bookings from August 15)

30 August Ballybane Community Resource Centre, Castlepark Rd, Ballybane Rd, Galway City, H91 VP6D, 3-5pm

Aisling Colreavy 085 821 7547

31 August Nenagh Library, O'Rahilly Street, Nenagh, E45 AK50, 11-1pm,

Margaret Ryan 067 34404

31 August Clonmel Library, Emmet Street, Clonmel, E91 YW66, 3-5pm,

Anne Marie Mullins, 052 616 6129/052 616 6130