{"id":59,"date":"2008-08-03T21:30:50","date_gmt":"2008-08-03T21:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2021-09-06T12:46:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T12:46:02","slug":"news-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"News Feeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='clearfix'>\n<div class='half'>\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"widget_sport_facebook-5\" class=\"widget widget_sport_facebook amr_widget timetable_sidebar_box timetable_clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"box_header\">Club News <\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb-page\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-href\t\t\t\t\t= \"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navantoastmasters\/\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-width \t\t\t\t\t= \"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-height\t\t\t\t\t= \"2000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-hide-cover\t\t\t\t= \"false\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-facepile\t\t\t= \"false\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-posts\t\t\t\t= \"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-hide-cta\t\t\t\t= \"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-small-header\t\t\t= \"false\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-adapt-container-width\t= \"true\" \r\n\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/facebook\">Facebook page plugin loading...<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class='half last'>\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"widget_sport_facebook-6\" class=\"widget widget_sport_facebook amr_widget timetable_sidebar_box timetable_clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"box_header\">Division C News<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb-page\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-href\t\t\t\t\t= \"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/d71divisionc\/\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-width \t\t\t\t\t= \"1000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-height\t\t\t\t\t= \"2000\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-hide-cover\t\t\t\t= \"false\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-facepile\t\t\t= \"false\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-posts\t\t\t\t= \"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-hide-cta\t\t\t\t= \"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-small-header\t\t\t= \"false\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-adapt-container-width\t= \"true\" \r\n\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/facebook\">Facebook page plugin loading...<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Our Newsletter Archive\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/issue-1.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Newsletter -  Issue 1<br\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Issue-2.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Newsletter -  Issue 2<br\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Issue3-final.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Newsletter - Issue 3<br\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Issue-4-Final.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Newsletter - Issue 4<br\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>======================================================================<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to\u00a0\u00a0our President Cathy for steering the ship so admirably throughout the season and being instrumental in the club achieving Presidents Distinguished Status.<\/p>\n<p>Special mention to Michael McCann for all of the last minute interventions.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to our outgoing committee members for all their hard work over the year.<\/p>\n<p>We wish the incoming committee all the best for next season.<\/p>\n<p>We start back on Wednesday 5<sup>th<\/sup> September, enjoy the summer. <span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_840\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-a-Break.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-840\" data-attachment-id=\"840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/home-2\/taking-a-break\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-a-Break.png?fit=710%2C527&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"710,527\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Taking a Break\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Back on 5th September&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-a-Break.png?fit=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-a-Break.png?fit=710%2C527&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-840\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-a-Break-300x223.png?resize=300%2C223\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-a-Break.png?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-a-Break.png?w=710&amp;ssl=1 710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back on 5th September<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our penultimate meeting of the year\u2026.. and what a night\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our President (Captain) Cathy Reilly and her Team for steering the good ship Navan Toastmaster to Presidents Distinguished Club Status.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations also to Kate Horton on a brilliant Icebreaker, John Grealish on a magnificent Stage 7 speech and to Manus Tiernan who achieved his Advanced Communicator Bronze &#8221; Well done to all.<\/p>\n<p>Manus\u2019s speech completes the last point we needed as a club\u00a0to achieve Presidents Distinguished Club Status for the incoming year.<\/p>\n<p>Kieran O&#8217;Sullivan our hardworking VPE was voted Toastmaster of the year 2018. Kieran will be presented with his award at our dinner on Wed\u00a0 20th June.&#8217; Congratulations to all\u2026What a year\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our next Meeting is scheduled for\u00a0June 6th\u00a0at 8:00 Pm\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It promises to be a lively night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All are Welcome<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Meeting\u00a02nd May\u00a0 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had\u00a03 special\u00a0speeches on the night,\u00a0a Stage (10) from\u00a0Patricia &#8211; very inspirational, an Interpretive reading speech (5) &#8220;I have a Dream&#8221; which brought us right back in time to 1963.<br \/>\nand an Icebreaker from Joe.<\/p>\n<p>All speeches were brilliantly presented and very entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>We welcomed 2 new members and 2 guests<\/p>\n<p>Join us at our next meeting on the\u00a016th May\u00a0&#8211; All visitors welcome.<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Meeting\u00a018th April 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had\u00a02\u00a0key\u00a0\u00a0Speeches on the night, a Stage (10) from Philip and &#8220;A dramatic talk&#8221; from Manus<\/p>\n<p>Great Table topics from our President Cathy &#8211; very entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>All Club Officers gave an overview of their role in preparation for the election of a new Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at our next meeting on the\u00a02nd May\u00a0&#8211; All visitors welcome.<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>International Club Speech and Evaluation\u00a0 Contest 4th April 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We held our club International Speech and Evaluation contests.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Cathy Reilly on winning the Speech contest and to<\/p>\n<p>Peter Finnegan a worthy winner in the Evaluation Contest.<\/p>\n<p>Peter and\u00a0Cathy now go forward to represent the Club in the Area final in\u00a0 Dunboyne\u00a0 Castle Hotel\u00a0 <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT109_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><span style=\"color: #005a95;\">next Monday<\/span><\/span> night <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT110_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><span style=\"color: #005a95;\">April 9th<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>We wish them well.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at our next meeting on the 18th April &#8211; All visitors welcome.<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_819\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-819\" data-attachment-id=\"819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/20180404_220034\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?fit=4608%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A520F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1522879234&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Club Speech Contest Winner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cathy Reilly winning the Navan Club Speech contest&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-819\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_220034.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathy Reilly\u00a0Winner of Navan Toastmasters <br \/>Club\u00a0Speech Contest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/20180404_215937\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?fit=4608%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A520F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1522879177&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180404_215937\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/20180404_215937.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peter Finnegan Winner of Navan Toastmasters<br \/>\nClub Evaluation Contest<\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Meeting on the\u00a021st\u00a0March <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had 4 magnificent Speeches one of which was an IceBreaker on the NEW Toastmasters &#8220;Pathways&#8221; module.<\/p>\n<p>Great Table topics 2 new Guests, an action packed enjoyable night.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at our next meeting on the 4th April &#8211; All visitors welcome.<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This Meeting is our Club International Speech and Evaluation Contest<\/p>\n<p>======================================================================<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Meeting on the 7th\u00a0March &#8211; Where has the Time gone&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a Fun packed night with\u00a03 Speeches, Great Table Topics and a brilliant poem by Tom.<\/p>\n<p>A most enjoyable Night for all of the members and Guests present.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at our next meeting on the 21st March &#8211; All visitors welcome.<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>======================================================================<\/p>\n<p>At Navan Toastmasters meeting on Wednesday night, we had a talk about the new Pathways Programme which will revolutionize the way things are done in toastmasters.<\/p>\n<p>We also had two speeches. Philip Brady did a stage 8 speech which required him to use visual aids, Sheila Dennehy did her stage 6 in which she had to use Vocal Variety.<br \/>\nour next meeting will be on the 7<sup>th<\/sup> of March in the Ardboyne Hotel at 8.00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>All are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Area Tall Tales competition took place on 7th February. It was a fun filled action packed night<\/p>\n<p>The winner was Joe Armstrong from Navan Toastmasters with a tale that was so outlandish and exaggerated that it\u00a0could be true!!!<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to all the Clubs who supported the event and made it a special night.<br \/>\nJoe Armstrong being presented with his winners certificate and gift by Area 16 Director,<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Finnegan and Navan Toastmasters President, Catherine Reilly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/dsc02252\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?fit=4896%2C3672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX220&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518047073&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.89&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC02252\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02252.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_796\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-796\" data-attachment-id=\"796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/dsc02254\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?fit=4896%2C3672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX220&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518047499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC02254\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;joe being presented with the winners Plaque by the President of Navan Toastmasters Catherine Reilly&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DSC02254.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe being presented with the winners Plaque by the President of Navan Toastmasters Catherine Reilly<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our next Meeting is scheduled for\u00a0February 21st\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>It promises to be a lively night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All are Welcome<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe Armstrong &#8211; winning the Navan Club Tall Tales Competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_777\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-777\" data-attachment-id=\"777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/img_1219-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1-e1516405112455.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1516224856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1219\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1-e1516405112455.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1-e1516405112455.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-777 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1-e1516405112455-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1-e1516405112455.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1-e1516405112455.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_1219-1-e1516405112455.jpg?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Armstrong winning the club Tall Tales Competition and being presented with his Certificate by the Club President Catherine Reilly<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joe goes on to represent our Club at the Area Finals on the 7th February. We wish him well.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all our contestants for a medley of brilliant Tall Tales&#8230; Its hard to pick a winner &#8211; but<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;there is no show like a Joe Show&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>======================================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our next Meeting is scheduled for January 17th where we will have our Club &#8220;Tall Tales&#8221; Competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It promises to be a lively night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All are welcome.<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>======================================================================<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Our Meeting on the 15th\u00a0November &#8211; What a night&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was a Fun packed night with 4 Speeches, Great Table Topics with &#8220;Mice&#8221; as a common theme&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Hilariously Funny all round<\/p>\n<p>Join us at our next meeting on the 6th December &#8211; All visitors welcome.<span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>======================================================================<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>1st November who can believe it?&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was a night of celebrating many achievements,<\/p>\n<p>Philip Brady celebrating his well-earned Navan Toastmaster of the year award<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Reilly (our President) winning the Area Contest for Humorous Speech<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_753\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-753\" data-attachment-id=\"753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/dsc02119\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?fit=4896%2C3672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX220&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1509581003&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC02119\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cathy presenting Toastmaster of the Year award to Philip Brady&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-753\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02119.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathy presenting Toastmaster of the Year award to Philip Brady<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_754\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02122.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754\" data-attachment-id=\"754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/news-archive\/dsc02122\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/DSC02122.jpg?fit=4896%2C3672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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&#8220;Trophy&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In between we had 4 wonderful speeches, 2 X Icebreakers from Kora and Constance and a wonderful Stage 5 from Sheila.<\/p>\n<p>Manus gave a Speech from the Entertaining Speaker series and It was worth the admission. Twisting, spiraling and forking\u00a0in all directions just like a Tree.<\/p>\n<p>Well\u00a0done to all for participating.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to our next meeting on the 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November all are welcome especially Guests <span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v5\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>===================================================================================<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Read Our Newsletter Archive\u00a0 &nbsp; ====================================================================== Congratulations to\u00a0\u00a0our President Cathy for steering the ship so admirably throughout the season and being instrumental in the club achieving Presidents Distinguished Status. Special mention to Michael McCann for all of the last minute interventions. 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