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Health Matters

Jul 1, 2018

Health Matters - Summer 2018 Edition The Summer 2018 edition of Health Matters; the HSE national staff magazine, is now available. Health Matters has a focus on staff stories, features, news and lifestyle. Check out page 12 in the ‘You Section’, which features an article on Prosper Fingal entitled “From The Margins To The Mainstream”. Read the magazine below. Back to Notice...

‘Making a Difference’ Awards

May 29, 2018

‘Making a Difference’ Awards  - May 2018 Students at five secondary schools across Fingal have been honoured by Prosper Fingal in the inaugural ‘Making a Difference’ Awards. Prosper Fingal has established the awards as part of its 40th Anniversary celebrations taking place this year.  The initiative, which will run annually, recognises students who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to promoting inclusion and challenging disadvantage.  Winning students are selected by a process within schools. Read more at the Independent.ie. We have added some images along with a list of the winners from each awards ceremony below. Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan Winner: Sarah McKenna St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush Winner: Jack Hussey Skerries Community College Winner: Liam Byrne Fingal Community College, Swords Winners: Barry Laffey, Conor Fox, Alexandra Starbuck, Eve Mongey, Vilte Bivainyte and Karolina Czajkowska. Portmarnock Community School Winners: Samantha Cole, Ava Fitzpatrick-O’Donovan, Sara De Carolis, Caoimhe O’Reilly, Diana Filip, Caitlin Murphy, Ailise Dalton, Jacqueline Lane, Aoibheann Crean-Lynch, Jade Woods, Will Mulligan, Jordan Hollywood, Aaron Cullen, Adam Doyle, Zach Whelan and Lily Yu. Back to Notice...

Reeling in the Prosper Fingal Years

Apr 16, 2018

Reeling in the Prosper Fingal Years –  16th & 17th April 2018 On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th April, a group of service users from the Prosper Fingal Rush service called the ‘Prosper Players’, together with 15 Transition Year students from St. Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush staged the ‘Reeling in the Prosper Fingal Years’ show; a 40th Anniversary celebration at the Millbank Theatre.  The evening was a celebration of Prosper Fingal’s 40 years in the community.  The show took a trip down memory lane telling the audience about the Prosper story; from its early beginnings with parents and friends in 1978 to the present day.  The show was a journey through music, song, dance and poetry and it highlighted the importance of inclusion within our community.  The audience were encouraged to sing along, as the words for each song performed appeared on a screen behind the cast. Throughout the performances, wonderful pictures of service users from Prosper Fingal appeared on the screen celebrating all of their achievements and personal journeys.  Candles were also placed on the stage in remembrance of service users who have passed away. This was the sixth year for the Rush service to collaborate with the Transition Year students from St. Josephs under the wonderful musical direction of Judy McGann and direction from Prosper Fingal’s Niamh Carroll.  Two students who were involved in last year’s production returned for a second year to perform with the live band.  From backstage crew to front of house, all of the Rush staff contributed in making this show a great success.  A big thank you goes to the Millbank...

Alice in Wonderland

Mar 20, 2018

Alice in Wonderland, Skerries and Balbriggan Services - 20th, 22nd & 23rd March 2018 In March 2018, three fantastic performances of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ were staged in the Little Theatre, Skerries by a cast from Skerries and Balbriggan services, Prosper Fingal.  As Prosper Fingal is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, the show made some references to the celebrations.  The show was an adaptation of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ but it was written by and for the cast.  The service users came to drama each week with ideas and songs that they wanted as part of the show and staff wrote these parts in for them.  This meant that the cast loved being part of the show and enjoyed all of the practice sessions as well as the performances.  The practice sessions were organised by the Skerries and Balbriggan staff teams in the Little Theatre.  The show was person-centred with each service user having full involvement.  This is the second year that Skerries and Balbriggan have successfully joined forces for drama.  There was a full house for each performance and the feedback from those who attended has been really positive.  Michelle Conway, Prosper Fingal thanked the cast, staff and the wider community for all their support. Read more on the Independent.ie. Back to Notice...

40th Anniversary

Jan 28, 2018

Prosper Fingal’s 40th Anniversary - 2018 This year, Prosper Fingal celebrates its 40th Anniversary.  We invite you to take a look at our 40th Anniversary video which shows how the company has grown from very humble beginnings and become a confident and leading service provider to adults with an intellectual disability.  We have organised several different events and projects to mark this milestone achievement. These include the following: Making a Difference Award Reeling in the Prosper Fingal Years Alice in Wonderland Below is some new signage that we have placed on our buildings to mark our 40th Anniversary. Back to Notice...