Our next meeting is Tuesday 7th November 2017.
We are planning to go to The Red Shoes in the Gate Theatre on Saturday 2nd December 2017.
The Census of Population 2016 shows that the average age of population on Ireland is 37.4 years. The figure for Navan is 33.1 years. Navan Probus Club members who are average plus 30 years of age are trying to find a way to express this with a positive statement.
We are a group of about 20 Navan residents. We are all retired or semi retired. We meet on the first Tuesday every month except for July and August. Our meeting place is the St. Columbanus Hall in Canon Row at 10-30 am.
We start with tea/coffee. We have a short formal meeting. We organize trips which usually involves hiring transport to save us the trouble of driving of driving.
Our last trip was on 20th June 2017 to Wicklow. We were surprised that our driver went by Trim, Kilcock, the M4, the M50 and the M7. To get to the Beacon Hospital exit via the M3 and M50 would normally take at least one hour, but we arrived there with five minutes to spare and our we saved having to pass through three tolls. We stopped at Avoca for a break and shopping. On then to Druids Glen Golf Club for lunch- very few there, but then green fees are about 100 Euro. On then to a nearby Garden Centre for relaxation, admiration and a few purchases. Back then the same way, avoiding Dublin traffic.
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Navan Probus Club media correspondent saw two letters with Navan connections in the “ Irish Times” on the 29th June 2017. One was from:
Rev. M BENNETT NAVAN,
Navan,
Co. Meath.
(Yes, that’s the way it was in the paper).
The letter was about empathy, in response to a recent article in the “Irish Times”. Navan Probus Club members never used this word in their verbose past. This is one of those new words that we decline to use. Not that we have anything against empathy. For our benefit this is the Oxford Dictionary meaning:
“Ability to understand and share the feelings of another.”
But be careful, don’t confuse it with “sympathy.”
The only M. BENNETT NAVAN we can find on Google lives in Navan, Ontario, Canada.
The second letter is another one from prolific letter writer, Aoife Lord, Tankardstown, Slane. Aoife, (lord of the letters) is a recent addition to that rare group (we don’t use that new word cohort) who seem to have a direct line to the “Irish Times” editor.
She has written about:
19-7-2016: Leprechaun economics.
19-7-2016: This time to “European Tribune” about a border poll.
17-8-2016: This time to Jenkers.com about the Rio Olympics.
1-9-2016: This time to the “Irish Medical Times” about the Medical Council losing credibility.
7-1-2017: Back to the” Irish Times” about refugees in Ballaghadereen.
31-1-2017: Donald Trump and the US migrant ban.
And on the 29th June 2017 she writes in response to a recent article in the “Irish Times” about the use of the word “elderly. As Navan Probus Club is made up of retired and semi retired people we invite Aoife to talk to us about “ the elderly”. We also invite Rev. M. Bennett to talk about empathy. But beware we are non political and non sectarian.
And again on 6th July 2017 Aoife writes "Sometimes I despair of the entrenched attitudes in In Northern Ireland. Why do we bother."
A Google search of Aoife Lord brings up Aoife lord of the dance, Aoife lord of the flies, Aoife lord of war.............etc, etc.
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PROBUS is the association of retired and semi retired men and women who join together in autonomous clubs throughout Britain, Ireland and the rest of the world.
The word PROBUS is an abbreviation of the words PROfessioinal and BUSiness but membership is not restricted to these two groups. It also embraces former executives of government and other orgaisations and, in fact, any person who has had some measure of responsibility in any field of endeavour.
The basic purposes of a Probus Club is to provide regular gatherings of persons who in retirement appreciate and value opportunities to meet others in similar circumstances and of a similar level of interest.
The emphasis is for Probus Clubs to be:
Simple in structure.
Free from the constraints and obligations of service clubs.
Involve members in minimum costs.
Directed primarily to provide fellowship with the opportunity for development and acquaintance.
Made up from members who are compatible with one another.
Probus is: A non sectarian and non political organisation.
The activities of Probus Clubs usually fall into this category:
A weekly or fortnightly meeting on a set day each month comprising approximately 30 minutes for coffee, 30 minutes for business, and 60 minutes to hear a guest speaker and for discussion.
Additional activities include visits between meetings to places or organisations of particular interest to members and occasional social and sports activities.
Probus members may visit another Probus Club in any part of the world.
Probus membership provides self generating goodwill, a sense of belonging and a diverse background of interests. This fellowship and cordiality evident within Probus Clubs ensures a highly successful future for Probus as a firmly established part of the community.
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