BANTRACHT NA TUAITHE Limerick Federation ICA Notes Week ending Feb 21st

BAUMANN CUP FOR ART:-
Art: Painting – “My Favourite Place” Unmounted (Watercolours) – No Size Restrictions.
Entries must not be mounted or framed.
Entry Fee: €5 – Please make cheques payable to ICA Contests
Closing Date March 25^th 2013
Please send entry marked “Baumann Art” to ICA Central Office, 58 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4and on a separate piece of paper state your name, address, telephone numbers, email address, Guild and Federation.
Stamped Self Addressed envelope for return.
ELEANORA GIBBON CUP FOR DRAMA:-
Theme: “Your Version of ICA Bootcamp”
15 minute empty stage to empty stage
Tables/chairs/hand held props/musical instruments only
Entry Fee: 20
Entry Closing Date April 15^th 2013
Please send entries marked “Eleanora Gibbon Drama” to Central Office and on a separate piece of paper state your name, address, telephone numbers, email address, Guild and Federation.
National Final: May 2013.
BAUMANN SHIELD FOR MUSIC:-
Theme: two Songs with “Parts of the Body” in the song
Group of 4 – 10 singers (need not all be from same Guild)
Accompanist need not be an ICA Member but all singers must be paid up members.
No backing tracks allowed.
Costumes will not gain marks.
Entry Closing Date - March 25^th 2013
Send entry plus contact details to Central Office
No entry fee.
National Final - April/May 2013 Date to be confirmed.
If you wish to enter  As Gaeilge then the Theme is “Songs from your School days” and you can enter for The Eleanora Gibbon Shield for Music and all other entry details are the same as above.
ICA BOOK OF HOME AND FAMILY :
Members from all over Ireland are collecting tips, skills, cherished “how tos” and every single nugget of wisdom that we can pass on to the next generation. These will all make up the new book of Home and Family which ICA plans to publish later this year. If you have any ideas on budgeting, stock management , planning and organisation then write them all down and send them to Central Office, 58 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Or email admin@ica.ie If you have tips on keeping the house well, cooking, cleaning and maintaining appliances  or any ideas on that little bit of magic that helps to make a house a home then send them on for inclusion in the book.
CORRECTION:-
All those travelling to Belfast please take note that the correct charge for the stay in An Grianán is €130 and this money will be collected at Federation Meeting.
FÓGRAÍ:-
Feb27th Spring Federation Meeting
Poster Competition and egg cosy craft competition
Items for Adapt House will also be collected
March2nd Recruitment Day
March19th Gardening Talk and Oíche Gaelach