Category Archives: Events

04 Dec 2024

Santa Is Coming To Town (Roebuck), Sat 14th

Yes, the Man in Red is back baby. Santa and his trusty elves will be back to visit all the little Robuckians on Saturday 14th December. He will start at about 4pm and finish at about 5:30pm. (This map which his elves (slackers) haven’t updated since 2021 gives a rough idea of where he’ll be at what time.)

There’ll be a mulled wine/ tasty things little gathering on the Green afterwards. All welcome, so please come along.

This year he won’t be travelling by bike. He hurt his knee while mucking out the reindeer stables so his physio told him to take a break from the cycling for a while.

13 Sep 2024

Hospice Coffee Morning

We’re having an in-person, on-the-Green, Coffee Morning this year on Saturday 21st September. That’s tomorrow week. From 10:00am to 12:00pm down on our beautifully landscaped Green.

We hope you can all come along for tea, coffee, nibbles and a chat. We’d love to see you there. Bring some money for the collection bucket!

If you can’t make it in person, we’ve set up an online payment facility so you can donate online. You can do that below. All donations are very gratefully received by the Hospices. The final amount will also be topped-up by the Residents’ Association, as is always the case each year.

(This collection is now ended.)

19 Jun 2024

Summer Party ’24!

We’re holding our annual summer partay on Roebuck Green (the green in front of the shops) this Saturday (22nd June), from 5pm to 7pm. The theme this year is SUN! Yes, we’re being very optimistic, but it’s all about “manifesting” these days, isn’t it? So come dressed in your best summery sunny outfits, sun hats and sunglasses. Eat a burger, have a drink, and chat with your neighbours. All ages and stages welcome.

A collection will be held in aid of Rosemount Family Resource Centre, and Barretstown Children’s Charity. The money collected will be split equally. Cold hard cash on the day will be very welcome as well as contributions made online.

19 Apr 2024

Clean-up Weekend

We had a very successful spring clean-up weekend last weekend (13th and 14th April). Residents from all across Roebuck came out over the weekend to tackle untidy and overgrown areas. Thanks to all who participated. We had a very large number of bags of green waste for the Council to remove on Monday morning.

You may have also noticed the Council has planted some new trees in the verges around our area in response to our request. If one of these new trees is outside your house, please take on the responsibility of keeping it watered.

17 Dec 2023

Santa Has Left The Building

After a whistle-stop tour of Roebuck yesterday evening, Santa is now on his way back to the North Pole to check on the elves. Apparently there’s union talk in the air. (You can tell they’re trouble just by looking at them, see below.) We’re eagerly awaiting his return on the 25th, and we’ll see him again in person next year.

Thanks to everyone who helped out – from the organisers, to the bike-lenders, to the mulled wine servers etc. You’re all on the nice list this year.

16 Dec 2023

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Santa is back for a bike tour today at 4 p.m. and not a tornado in sight! Santa and his helpers will be giving selection boxes to all the good little Roebuckians (coal for the naughty ones!).

He will follow the same route as the last couple of years – you can see that below. The elves have advised us that this schedule is approximate, but it gives you an idea of when to expect him. He is hoping to get to the Green for a mulled wine, or two, at 5 p.m. with the adults and children, so it would be great if people could congregate in the center/junctions as indicated on the map to help him get around in good time.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at this lovely Christmas event.

26 Oct 2023

Roebuck Rave – This Saturday

It’s that time of the year again – time to dust off your favourite costume, buy in industrial quantities of teeth-rotters, and get ready for the hordes of witches, zombies, Harry Potters, and Wednesday Adams to arrive at your door. Yes, it’s Halloween in Roebuck again.

This year we’re having a “Roebuck Rave” on the Green. Entertainment will be provided by a spooktacular magician. Prepare to be amazed, spellbound and enthralled. Fantastical props will be provided by PropMeUP.

This Saturday, 28th October, 6pm to 7:30pm, on The Green in front of the shops.

Nibbles will be provided, and we’ll be having a collection in aid of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We know how difficult it is to carry cash in a costume, so we have created a handy online donation facility below.

Update 10/11/23: This collection is now closed. We raised an amazing €890. The Association is topping that up by €110, bringing the total to be donated to UNRWA to €1,000. Thank you to everyone who donated.

21 Sep 2023

Hospice Coffee Morning Collection

We’re having an in-person, on-the-Green, Coffee Morning this year on Thursday 28th September. That’s next Thursday. From 10:00am to 12:00pm down on our beautifully landscaped Green.

We hope you can all come along for tea, coffee, nibbles and a chat. We’d love to see you there. Bring some money for the collection bucket!

If you can’t make it in person, we’ve set up an online payment facility so you can donate online. You can do that below. All donations are very gratefully received by the Hospices. The final amount will also be topped-up by the Residents’ Association, as is always the case each year.

Update: This collection has now closed. We raised an incredible €1,750, and the Association will top that up by €250. So the final total is €2,000 to go to this very worthy cause. Thanks to everyone who donated.