This will be the third year The Donkey Sanctuary will be going along to Pet Expo 2009 at the RDS in Dublin – 9-11th October 2009. We have found this exhibition works very well in promoting responsible ownership for homes that choose to have a family pet. Our own Sanctuary donkeys, Moses and Finn, who normally live adjacent to the Visitor Information Centre here in Liscarroll, will be travelling up to join in the fun with all the other animals – loving the extra fuss and attention.

Donkeys at Liscarroll are enjoying all the fuss as visitors partake in our Easter Egg Hunt.

Tinsel, our naughty foal has hidden eleven of our wooden Easter eggs all around the sanctuary. On the back of each egg is a letter, find them all to crack the secret message and earn a chocolate treat!

We are inviting runners, joggers or walkers to enter the 2009 Women's Mini Marathon to help raise money for The Donkey Sanctuary.

For the third year in a row two donkeys from the Donkey Sanctuary in Liscarroll have helped turn on the Christmas lights at County Cork. In the past both Moses and Lucky Lady have gone along, but this year it was the turn of Finn to take Lucky Lady's place as she has now stepped down from her public duties.

On Wednesday it was our big day here at the Sanctuary. Over 100 children from Liscarroll National School came along and gave us a beautiful rendering of Christmas carols followed by a blessing by Father O’Mahony to the donkeys and all present.

Each year we welcome the festive season to the Sanctuary with our Christmas Crib in one of the barns from Monday 8th December 2008 through to Tuesday 6th January 2009 and we will be announcing the winners of the Christmas raffle on Wednesday 10th December.