Roscrea's return to the 80's raises over €10,000 for the Share a Dream Foundation

Roscrea returned to the 1980's earlier this summer to raise money for charity and over €10k was raised by the very successful and fun nostalgic event courtesy of the legendary Twilight Disco.

People in Tipperary and Offaly will remember with great fondness the wonderful nights of the Twilight Disco - where dreams were made, hearts were broken and the memories were made.

In May the Roscrea Friends Community, a group set up to organise charity events in the midlands, held its first event, 'We're Bringing Back The 80s' - an 80s themed night - on May 10th in The Central Bar on Market Square in Roscrea.

Pictured above are children from Dromakeenan National School and below are children from Loughmore NS in the Dreamland Centre

Since the Twilight 80s fundraising event in May, over 70 children from various schools and groups from in and around the Roscrea area have visited the Share a Dream Foundation's 'Dreamland Centre' in Limerick.

The event successfully raised €10,852.37 and all proceeds raised went to the Share a Dream charity and have facilitated these visits from the children of Roscrea and contribute to the ongoing amazing work the charity carries out natioally.

Pictured below are pupils from Roscrea's Sacred Heart National School with Mickey Mouse in the Share a Dream Foundation's Dreamland Centre and pictured above are local children taking to the skies in the flight simulator at the centre - proceeds from the 1980's Twilight Disco night in Roscrea funded the visit

The event organising group consisted of John Brophy, Antoinette Peyaud, Paul O'Dwyer, Ger O'Meara, Tara Rowen, Sharon Whelan, Conor Arrigan and Carmel Kenny.

The group are extremely grateful to the generous support and kindness from the local businesses and people of the Roscrea area.