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SIX-DAY RETREATS
Opening day: registration from 5 pm. Supper: 6 pm. Opening session: 7 pm. Sunday: Departure after 1 pm lunch. Bookings deposit €100 (non-refundable). Balance due two weeks prior to event.
Weekend and one-day events:
See the individual event for times and cost. Full payment in advance is required to secure a place.
GIFT Vouchers
Gift vouchers available. Bank transfer available online. Paypal. Please contact the Secretary for details. Card payment facility 404 8189. Times for telephone payment: 10.30am—1.30pm, Monday to Friday.
SCHOOL RETREATS
take place from Sept. to May. We welcome students from 6th class up to Leaving Certificate. We welcome students of all faiths and none. The Facilitators have a variety of youth work backgrounds, and some have completed the ‘Shekina’ course in Maynooth for youth ministry. Through reflection, discussion, meditation, etc., we hope to nurture faith and hope within our young people. Early booking is advised.
Secondary Schools: 9.30am —2.30pm. Cost: €20 per person includes refreshments at breaks. Students can bring a packed lunch, or we can provide homemade soup for €3 per student.
Primary schools:: 9.30am —1.00 pm. Cost: €15 per student (incl. fruit juice and biscuits at break). Dates can be secured by deposit over phone. Early booking is advised.
THE CENTRE is equipped with a new sound-system, free wi-fi, flip-charts, data projectors, projection screens, CD players, etc. Free parking at rear of Retreat Centre for participants. Extensive gardens with ancient trees, long walks, and a Labyrinth.
Giftshop: Books; also a range of gifts: pottery, wood carvings, photo-cards, and ’Tallaght crosses’—all handmade in this Centre; candles, incense, etc.
How to get here: From the terminus of the Luas (Red Line), a 10-15 minute walk. If you are travelling by bus from the city, the most convenient numbers are the 65 from College Green, and the 27 or 77A from Dame St. If you are travelling by car, leave the M50 at junction 11. Take the N81 towards ‘Tallaght and Blessington’. Turn right at the first small roundabout, and left at the next. Continue for about a mile, passing Lidl on your left. Go straight through a set of traffic lights and after about 100 metres take the first right. After another 100 metres you will see the entrance on your left. If you need further directions on how to get here ring us, or ask us to email or post them to you. Eircode D24 KA40 will take you to our door when entered into smartphone.
The Secretary Dominican Retreat Centre Tallaght Village,
D24 KA40 Tel: (01) 404 8189/ 404 8123
dominicanretreats@gmail.com
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