Bray Lions Club

Over the years, Bray Lions Club are very fortunate to have received a lot of media coverage from the local press.
The Bray People Newspaper has also published some of its stories online since 2000, and below are the articles available on their website.
All the stories below are from the Bray People unless otherwise stated.


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• Jan 2019 -- Three Calls a Week for Rapid Response

• Jan 2019 -- Images of New Year's Day (Front Page of the Irish Times)

• Dec 2018 -- Lions Seek Brave Volunteers for New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2018 -- Generous Donations to Bray Lions Christmas Food Appeal

• Nov 2018 -- Lions Present Dr Barry McCleary with Melvin Jones Fellowship

• Mar 2018 -- Ardmore Rovers raise Euro 3,500 for Laura Lynn with help from Bray Lions Club

• Feb 2018 -- Voices of Bray present Euro 3,500 Cheque to Bray Lions Club

• Jan 2018 -- Knights Deliver 100 Christmas Dinners with help from Bray Lions Club

• Jan 2018 -- Starting the New Year with a Splash

• Jan 2018 -- These Brave Souls took to the Sea on New Year's Day (TheJournal.ie)

• Dec 2017 -- Bray Charities 35th Annual New Year's Day Sea Swim (Wicklow News)

• Dec 2017 -- New Year's Charity Sea Swim

• Dec 2017 -- 35th Annual Swim in Brrr-ay

• Dec 2017 -- Make a Splash over the Festive Season

• Dec 2017 -- Bray Lions Club Auction raises Euro 5,000 for charity

• Dec 2017 -- Rachel is chosen as Bray Lions Club Young Ambassador

• Nov 2017 -- Bargains on the Block at Lions Club Charity Auction

• Nov 2017 -- Bray Lions Search for Young Ambassador

• Nov 2017 -- Karl is new President of Bray Lions Club

• Aug 2017 -- Over 100 Turn Out To Make Dignity Packs

• J uly 2017 -- Help Sought To Make 850 Dignity Packs

• July 2017 -- Bray Lions Club Honoured

• Jun 2017 -- Wicklow Student helping the Homeless with Dignity Packs (Newstalk)

• Jun 2017 -- Bray Lions Club Golf Tournament

• May 2017 -- Children Get Some Lessons From The Past

• May 2017 -- Almost 4,000 People Welcome the Dawn

• Apr 2017 -- Sea Swim Cheques Presented to Five Local Charities

• Apr 2017 -- Drink Water and Raise Money for Bray Lions Club

• Jan 2017 -- Molly Went To The Finals

• Jan 2017 -- 'I Have Part Of Me Back, I Can Do What I Want And What I Need'

• Jan 2017 -- Delayed Agony At The Seafront

• Jan 2017 -- New Year's Sea Swim Postponed

• Dec 2016 -- Molly to Distribute 100 'Dignity Packs'

• Dec 2016 -- Take the Plunge this Christmas

• Dec 2016 -- New Year's Day Swim for Charities

• Nov 2016 -- Concert to Help Get Neassa on the Road

• Oct 2016 -- Lions Provide 'Amazing Lifeline' for St. Kieran's School with Bus

• Oct 2016 -- Lions Reflect on Community Work at Annual Charter Dinner

• Sept 2016 -- Diabetes Screening

• Sept 2016 -- Bray Lions Club Charity Golf Day

• July 2016 -- Charity Cliff Walk

• July 2016 -- Euro 25,000 for Marino Special School Playground

• June 2016 -- Cliff Walk for Marino School and Open Door

• June 2016 -- Fundraising for Specially Adapted Car for Neassa

• Mar 2016 -- Cheques handed over after 2016 Sea Swim

• Mar 2016 -- 'Full Irish' Quiz in aid of Ardmore Rovers FC

• Jan 2016 -- 150 Take the Plunge at Sea Swim 2016

• Dec 2015 -- Icy Festive Splash for Brrr-ave Souls

• Dec 2015 -- Bray Lions help with Old-Folks Christmas Dinners

• Nov 2015 -- Julia is Young Ambassador for Bray Lions

• Nov 2015 -- Drug Awareness Month supported by Bray Lions

• Sept 2015 -- Bray Lions supports Wicklow County Council Environmental Awareness

• June 2015 -- Charity 'Dine in the Dark' organised by Bray Lions for Cardiac First Responders

• May 2015 -- Lions invite you to 'Dine in the Dark'

• May 2015 -- Secondary School Debating Contest held by Bray Lions Club

• May 2015 -- Register for 'Darkness into Light' supported by Bray Lions Club

• May 2015 -- Great Bray Pub Quiz Raises Euro 7,500

• Apr 2015 -- Bray Lions Sponsor Junior Football Team

• Mar 2015 -- Sea Swim Raises Euro 8,684

• Mar 2015 -- Bray Lions Present Euro 3,000 to AsIAm.ie Founder Adam Harris (Wicklow Voice)

• Mar 2015 -- Sugarloaf Lions Quiz for Open Door Supported by Bray Lions Club

• Feb 2015 -- Fitzsimons Family's Last Call at The Strand Hotel, Home of the New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Jan 2015 -- A Bracing Swim for Charity

• Jan 2015 -- TD Simon Harris takes part in Bray Lions Club Swim (The Irish Times)

• Jan 2015 -- Hardy Souls Dip Their Toes Into A Chilly 2015 (Irish Independent)

• Jan 2015 -- Minister Braves Cold for Charity Swim (The Herald)

• Jan 2015 -- TD takes a Dip in the Irish Sea for Charity (Journal.ie)

• Jan 2015 -- Bray Charities Se Swim 2015 (Picture This)

• Dec 2014 -- New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2014 -- Bray Charities Sea Swim (Wicklow Voice)

• Dec 2014 -- Christmas Food Appeal (Wicklow Voice)

• Dec 2014 -- Tiglin Homeless Outreach Bus Sponsored by Bray Lions

• Nov 2014 -- Bray Lions Bray Quiz Series for AsIAm.ie Continues

• Nov 2014 -- Bray Lions Club Peace Poster Competition

• Nov 2014 -- Lions Great Bray Quiz Series for AsIAm.ie Begins

• Jun 2014 -- Bray Lions Sending 32 Senior Citizens for Holiday in Trabolgan

• Apr 2014 -- Launch of Bray 'Darkness Into Light' (Wicklow Voice)

• Mar 2014 -- Bray Lions' Secretary Karl O Broin is St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshall

• Mar 2014 -- Ambassadors Visiting Bray Primary Schools as part of Lions Project

• Feb 2014 -- Message in a Bottle Lanched by Bray Lions Club

• Feb 2014 -- Bray Lions Swim Going Ahead (East Coast FM News)

• Feb 2014 -- Lions Sea Swim Rescheduled (Wicklow Voice)

• Jan 2014 -- Bray Lions Sea Swim Rescheduled due to Poor Weather

• Nov 2013 -- Bray Lions Christmas Food Appeal (WicklowNews.net)

• Sept 2013 -- Bray Lions Seek Young Ambassador for the Coming Year

• May 2013 -- Bray Lions Club Secretary Karl O Broin Named Bray Person of the Year (Bray Chamber)

• May 2013 -- Carrick-On-Suir Lions Honour Bray Lions Ambassador (The Nationalist - South Tipp Today)

• May 2013 -- Hoteliers Take Bray Challenge (Hospitality E-News)

• Mar 2013 -- St. Fergal's School Host Polish Ambassador in Lions Project

• Feb 2013 -- Bank of Ireland Staff Donate Euro 2,500 as part of 'Better Bray Challenge'

• Feb 2013 -- Bray Lions Ambassador Adam Harris Named Young Ambassador for GB & Ireland

• Feb 2013 -- Kenyan Ambassador visits Ravenswell as part of 'Windows on the World'

• Jan 2013 -- App to 'Fight' Suicide sponsored by Bray Lions Club

• Jan 2013 -- Bray Lions Club Sponsors Suicide Prevention App (Irish Examiner)

• Jan 2013 -- Bray Lions Club Young Ambassador Adam to represent Ireland in UK competition

• Dec 2012 -- Over Euro 265,000 Raised As 30th Annual Swim Approaches

• Dec 2012 -- Taking the Plunge on New Year's Day

• Dec 2012 -- Classmates Cheer as Michael Walks Into School for the First Time

• Nov 2012 -- Drug Awareness Art Competition sponsored by Bray Lions Club

• Nov 2012 -- Bray Head Clean Up for Better Bray

• Oct 2012 -- 'Better Bray Challenge' Invites Organisations to Set a New Goal

• Oct 2012 -- Lions Prowl for New Ambassador

• Sept 2012 -- Bray Lions Club celebrate 25 Year Anniversary

• J uly 2012 -- Making Bray Better for Special Needs - Better Bray Challenge

• J uly 2012 -- 'Windows on the World' Certificates for schools

• July 2012 -- Glen Mill Golf Club Supports Michael's Bid to Walk

• May 2012 -- Michael Tiron's Family Say A Big Thank You

• May 2012 -- Community Response Ensures Michael's Operation Will Happen

• May 2012 -- Tourism Takes on Bray Challenge (Hospitality E-News)

• May 2012 -- Great Response to Better Bray Challenge

• May 2012 -- Loreto Talent Show for Michael

• May 2012 -- St Kilian's Win Lions School Debating Final

• May 2012 -- Better Bray Challenge Launched by Bray Lions (East Coast FM News)

• May 2012 -- Bray Lions Launch 'Better Bray Challenge'

• May 2012 -- Bray Lions Table Quiz for Open Door

• Apr 2012 -- Robbie's 30th Birthday Raises Funds for 'Michael's Hope for Independence'

• Apr 2012 -- St Kilian's Win Lions School Debating Semi-Final

• Apr 2012 -- Ravenswell Dress Up for World Book Day in Aid of Michael Tiron

• Mar 2012 -- Coffee Morning Launches 'Micheal's Hope for Independence'

• Feb 2012 -- Boy (11) Crosses Atlantic in a Bid to Walk (Irish Independent)

• Feb 2012 -- Euro 60,000 Operation Can Help Michael To Walk

• Feb 2012 -- 'The Martin Codyre Fund' Table Quiz Raises Euro 3,950

• Feb 2012 -- New Year's Day Sea Swim Raises Euro 18,600

• Jan 2012 -- Bray Charity Sea Swim Today (East Coast FM News)

• Dec 2011 -- Annual Bray Charity Swim Tomorrow (East Coast FM News)

• Dec 2011 -- Big Dippers Wanted for Annual Sea Swim

• Dec 2011 -- Family to Swim in Memory of their Father, Peter Dixon

• Nov 2011 -- Dream Auction raises Euro 5,800

• Nov 2011 -- Drug Awareness Month Sponsored by Bray Lions

• Nov 2011 -- Adam Harris named Bray Lions Young Ambassador of the Year

• Oct 2011 -- Lions Organise Earlsbrook House Nursing Home Race Night for Age Action

• Oct 2011 -- Lions BBQ for Wicklow Hospice Raises Euro 3,100

• Sept 2011 -- Bray Lions looking for New Young Ambassador

• Aug 2011 -- 230 Guests at Lions BBQ for Wicklow Hospice

• Jun 2011 -- All Invited to Lions Mambo Fun Canoe Race

• May 2011 -- Lions Student of the Year Award in Loreto College

• Apr 2011 -- Pres College wins Lions School Debating Competition

• Apr 2011 -- Previous Bray Endeavour Award Winner Bray Lions Club

• Mar 2011 -- Vampire Depictions Wins Lions 'Windows' Prize

• Mar 2011 -- Romanian Ambassador visits Scoil Chualann as part of Lions Project

• Feb 2011 -- New Year's Day Sea Swim Raises Euro 17,500 for St. Vincent De Paul

• Feb 2011 -- Pupils Wilkommen the German Ambassador in Lions 'Windows' Project

• Jan 2011 -- Bray Lions Charity Swim (Wicklow Daily Photo)

• Jan 2011 -- Swimmers Help St Vincent de Paul Stay Afloat

• Dec 2010 -- Octogenarian Briget Leads Troops for Annual New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2010 -- 5th Annual Lions Dream Auction raises Euro 6,500, and Euro 38,000 since its inception

• Sept 2010 -- Life Member of Bray Lions Joe Duggan Donates Euro 6,000

• July 2010 -- Bray Lions Chernobyl Children's Project

• July 2010 -- Bray Town Council Outgoing Cathaoirleach Remembers Busy Year

• Jun 2010 -- 3rd Annual Lions Mambo Canoe Race raises Euro 2,000 for St. Catherine's Special School

• Jun 2010 -- Canoeists wanted for Lions Charity Race

• Jun 2010 -- Lions Annual Charter Handover Dinner

• Jun 2010 -- St Kilian's Student of the Year Sponsored by Bray Lions

• Feb 2010 -- Chinese New Year Celebrations in Bray

• Feb 2010 -- Town transformed into Mini United Nations by Bray Lions Project

• Feb 2010 -- 'Windows on the World' project opens students' eyes

• Dec 2009 -- Sea Swim Postponed Due to Weather (RTE News)

• Dec 2009 -- Not Too Late for New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2009 -- Numbers Seeking Christmas Dinners Double

• Dec 2009 -- Christmas for Lions President Frank Corr

• Dec 2009 -- Upcoming New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Nov 2009 -- Bray Enterprise Centre awaits Government Finance from Upcoming Budget

• Nov 2009 -- Lions Currach Raffle raises Euro 2,800 for Young Group

• July 2009 -- Working Groups Established after 150 People Attend Lions Meeting

• July 2009 -- Organisations Unite for Lions 'Yes We Can' Meeting

• July 2009 -- New Lions Club President Frank Corr

• July 2009 -- Lions Club Organise 'Yes We Can' Action Meeting to Promote Business

• Jan 2009 -- Sea Swim Charity Cheques totalling Euro 17,500

• Jan 2009 -- Sea Swim on YouTube

• Jan 2009 -- New Year's Day Sea Swim - Chiller!

• Dec 2008 -- 200 To Take Part In Sea Swim Tomorrow

• Dec 2008 -- New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2008 -- Hundreds Plan Seasonal Splash (BreakingNews.ie)

• Dec 2008 -- Hundreds to Mark Charity Swim (Irish Times)

• Nov 2008 -- Maeve Hanan Wins Lions Young Ambassador Role

• Nov 2008 -- Sean Dave Batutay Wins Lions Peace Poster Competition

• Nov 2008 -- Bray Drug Awareness Month Sponsored by Bray Lions

• July 2008 -- Lions Mambo Canoe Race for St. Catherine's Special School

• Jun 2008 -- Sugarloaf Lions Hit 40 Year Having Helped To Found Bray Lions Club

• Jun 2008 -- Lions BBQ for Barnacoyle Autism Centre

• Jun 2008 -- Tributes are paid to Bray Lions Club by Bray Town Council

• Jun 2008 -- New Lions Club President Norman Heagney

• Apr 2008 -- Bray Lions Club host Diabetes Screening

• Mar 2008 -- St. Patrick's Festival Prize Winners

• Mar 2008 -- Children's 'Bray in Bygone Days' Shop Window Display organised by Bray Lions Club

• Feb 2008 -- 'ICE' Can Save Lives

• Jan 2008 -- New Year's Day Swim

• Jan 2008 -- Bray Lions Club Christmas Food Appeal

• Jan 2008 -- Christmas Dinners Delivered

• Dec 2007 -- New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2007 -- Hundreds to take Icy Plunge (BreakingNews.ie)

• Dec 2007 -- Hundreds to Take Icy Dip (Irish Times)

• Dec 2007 -- Bray Lions Hosting Christmas Food Appeal

• Nov 2007 -- Bray Drug Awareness Art Competition Sponsored by Bray Lions Club

• Oct 2007 -- Lions Launch New Friends' Scheme

• Sept 2007 -- 4th Annual Lions Fundraiser for Crumlin Children's Hospital

• Aug 2007 -- Gemma Plunkett wins Lions Young Ambassador Title

• July 2007 -- Bray Lions Chernobyl Children's Project

• July 2007 -- Bray Lions Club Chernobyl Children's Party in Tesco

• Jun 2007 -- Sea Scouts & Bray Lions Clean Dargle River

• Jun 2007 -- St Kilian's Win Lions School Debating Competition

• May 2007 -- Bray Lions Club 20th Anniversary Charter Dinner

• May 2007 -- A Sweeping Success - Bray Lions Clean Up Operation

• Apr 2007 -- Bray Lions launch National Spring Clean with Minister Dick Roche

• Feb 2007 -- Bray Lions Club President Jerry Teehan

• Dec 2006 -- Volunteers Sought for Annual New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2006 -- Another Busy Christmas for Meals on Wheels Crew

• Dec 2006 -- Lions Christmas Food Appeal

• Nov 2006 -- Lions Dream Auction raises Euro 6,000

• Nov 2006 -- Drug Awareness Art Competition Sponsored by Bray Lions

• Sept 2006 -- Wine Night raises Euro 1,000 for Padraic Moran's Special Olympics Bid

• July 2006 -- Bray Lions Facilitate Student Exchange

• July 2006 -- Bray Lions Celebrate Chernobyl Project's 10th Anniversary

• July 2006 -- Bray Lions Club Family Fun Day at the Seaside

• Jun 2006 -- Bray Lions Club Senior Citizens' Holiday

• Jun 2006 -- Lions Host Fun Day in Bray

• Jun 2006 -- Lions Student of the Year Awards

• May 2006 -- Loreto Win Lions School Debating Contest

• May 2006 -- Lion Eimear Hogan & the School Debates

• Mar 2006 -- Bray Lions Pakistan Earthquake Appeal 3

• Feb 2006 -- Bray Lions Pakistan Earthquake Appeal 2

• Feb 2006 -- Bray Lions Pakistan Earthquake Appeal 1

• Dec 2005 -- New Year's Day Sea Swim

• Dec 2005 -- Lions Christmas Food Appeal

• Nov 2005 -- Bray Lions Take 45 Children to the Circus

• Nov 2005 -- Lions Raise Euro 82,000 for Newman UCD Scholarship to fight Diabetes

• Nov 2005 -- Bray Lions Roaring for Almost 20 Years

• Oct 2005 -- Bray Lions Club Peace Poster Winners

• July 2005 -- Bray Lions Chernobyl Children's Project

• July 2005 -- Lions Dancethon for Crumlin Children's Hospital

• July 2005 -- Lions Family Fun Day on Bray Seafront

• July 2005 -- Bray Lions Chernobyl Children's Project

• Jun 2005 -- Bray Lions voted Lions Club of the Year

• Jun 2005 -- Lions School Debating Final

• Jun 2005 -- Anne Blount become Bray Lions Club's First Lady President

• Jun 2005 -- Lions Ceili Night raises Euro 1,000 for Order of Malta Ambulance

• May 2005 -- Bray Lions Book Sale raises Euro 1,500

• May 2005 -- Bray Lions to hold Book Sale

• May 2005 -- Bray Lions Clean Sweep

• May 2005 -- Bray Lions Arranges a Clean Sweep

• May 2005 -- A Clean Sweep for Bray Proposed - Bray Clean Up Project

• Mar 2005 -- Bray Lions First Lady President - Anne Blount

• Nov 2004 -- Drugs taken to Task at Annual Seminar sponsored by Bray Lions Club

• Nov 2004 -- Bray Lions raise Euro 186,000 for Loughlinstown Hospital

• Aug 2004 -- Lions BBQ for 700 People in aid of Loughlinstown Hospital in Ardmore Studios

• July 2004 -- Sugarloaf Lionesses Golf Event in Aid of Bray Lions Club Loughlinstown Appeal

• July 2004 -- Bray Lions Fundraising for Retinal Scanner for Loughlinstown Hospital

• July 2004 -- Lions Chernobyl Children's Project

• Jun 2004 -- Lions Organise Family Fun Day on the Seafront

• Dec 2003 -- Bray's Annual New Year's Charity Swim

• Nov 2003 -- Collections in aid of Knight's Food Appeal aided by Bray Lions

• Feb 2003 -- Charity Swim is a Euro 12,500 success

• Nov 2002 -- Demand for Festive Food Appeal 'is as great as ever'

• Jan 2002 -- Remembering the Elderly at Christmas

• Dec 2001 -- Support sought for Lions Food Appeal

• Oct 2001 -- Bray Lions Visit the Big Top

• Dec 2000 -- Bray lad Bryan takes top Lions Club Youth Award

• Oct 2000 -- 200 Entries for Drug Awareness Contest

• Aug 2000 -- Chernobyl Children's Party at Tesco

• Jun 2000 -- Special Olympians Return with their Heads Held High

• May 2000 -- Lakers to Make a Splash at Special Olympics

• Apr 2000 -- Lions Help Special Athletes

• Mar 2000 -- Athletes get Help from 'The Insiders'