Local Notes: Examinations, Rosary Rally, Clothes Collection
Romona and Roxy Moylan with Holly Donoghue at the Tulsk Hooley to mark the opening of Tulsk GAA’s Club's new training pitch. Pic: Gerard O’Loughlin
Sincere thanks are extended to everyone who supported Tulsk GAA’s Club’s weekend of celebrations for the official opening of the new training pitch. Many club members, young and not so young took part in all the various activities over the weekend. The pitch opening was the culmination of many years of hard work on and off the field. The club also extends a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the club's numerous fundraisers over recent years toward the pitch development - without such generosity the development simply could not have happened. The weekend began on Friday night with a welcoming reception in Dec’s Bar, Castleplunkett. Then on Saturday, May 30th from 10 a.m. there were a series of underage games and blitzes, led by the club’s minor board. This was followed by the official opening of the club’s new training pitch and ancillary facilities. Later, one of the most eagerly awaited events of the entire weekend took place as the Tulsk GAA Over 40’s Legends game took place. Later that evening, a special reunion of past players, hosted by John Quinn, took place in a specially erected marquee. Then on Sunday, a special camogie game was followed by the Northern League Final, followed in turn, by a ladies football match with an U-12 girls league match concluding the action on the field of play. Later on Sunday night, again in the marquee, there was a GAA ‘Night with the Stars’ with a guest panel featuring Mark Landers, Kelly Hopkins (Feeney), Trina Murray, former Westmeath GAA player Dessie Dolan and the legendary Paddy Joe Burke, moderated by Shannonside FM’s big match commentator and Tulsk native, Willie Hegarty. The final event of the weekend, yesterday (Bank Holiday Monday) was ‘The Brown Bull of Pooley’ with over €5,000 in cash prizes won on the day.
The best wishes of the entire local community are extended to local students about to sit their Leaving and Junior Cycle exams.
Prayers were recited at weekend masses for the late Padraig Hester, Valeview and John Kelly of Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, a brother of Frances Kelly, Glenview. The sympathies of the local community are extended to the family and friends of the deceased.
The annual mass at Ogulla Shrine will take place on Friday, June 26th at 7 p.m.. The Mass is a traditional highlight in the calendar of the local community and this year will be no exception. In anticipation of the mass, volunteers are required for a clean-up of the shrine on Friday, June 19th from 8 p.m.. All help would be greatly appreciated.
Well done to Grace Jones and the Roscommon junior team who defeated Tyrone on a scoreline of 2-8 to 1-6 in Ballyforan at the weekend in the All-Ireland junior camogie championships.
To coincide with the All-Ireland Rosary Rally in Knock, there will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary and prayer of Consecration followed by Benediction in the Church of St.’s Eithne and Fidelma, Tulsk on this Saturday, June 6th from 4.30 p.m.. All local residents are warmly invited to attend this special occasion.
Well done to Tulsk GAA club’s PB Networks sponsored men's team who won their North and West intermediate final on Sunday with a comprehensive win over Kilmore. The match was played in conjunction with the club’s ‘Hooley Weekend’. The club’s first team meanwhile take on St Dominic's this weekend in the O'Rourke Cup. See fixtures for details.
Thanks are extended to the many local residents who supported Tulsk National School’s endeavours by collecting blue tokens in Tesco’s Community Fund fundraising campaign, which closed last Sunday, May 31st.
The Apostolic Workers group will hold the annual Display Day this Sunday, June 7th in Fourmilehouse Community Centre. Doors open at 12 noon with concelebrated Mass with Bishop Kevin Doran at 2 p.m.. For more details, contact Mary Lee on 087 135 3780.
Well done to all the local athletes who represented Tulsk in the county athletics finals on Saturday at the St. Faithleach’s GAA grounds, Ballyleague. The regional finals will now take place on Saturday, July 18that the TUS Athlone Athletics track while the national finals will take place on the weekend of August 22nd and 23rd at the SETU Carlow Athletics track.
A clothes collection in aid of Clooneyquin National School will take place today (Tuesday, June 2nd). The support of local residents would be greatly appreciated.
The next meeting of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society will take place on Tuesday, June 9th in the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre from 8 p.m. with a lecture by Paul Connolly, which will begin after the normal business of the meeting, from 8.30 p.m. All members are invited to attend the meeting – new members are welcome. Names are still being taken for the Society’s trip to Wales from August 19th to 23rd. For more on the trip, which is being led by Dr. Kieran O’Conor, contact Jim Ganly on 087-795 5014 or PRO Darragh Kelly on 086-173 1517.
Tulsk National School Parents Association is holding a ‘Cash for Clobber’ clothes collection fundraiser in aid of the local National School on this Thursday, June 4th. Bags may be dropped to the school on the morning of the collection.
The annual social inclusion GAA outing takes place on Saturday, July 4th with visits to Dan O’Hara’s Cottage in Clifden and Glengowla Mines in Oughterard. The touring party will depart from Tulsk GAA grounds at 7 a.m. returning later that evening. The cost of the trip is €95 which is all inclusive of bus tour, tickets, breakfast and evening meal. All enquiries to Sean Mannion on 086-8388756, Mary Flanagan on 086-0600197, Kathleen Dixon on 087-4122348 or Darragh Kelly on 086-1731517.
The annual Cemetery Masses will be held as follows: Rathmoyle, Sunday, June 7th at 10 a.m.; Killina, Saturday, July 4th at 8 p.m.; Tulsk, Sunday, July 5th at 11.30 a.m.; Kilcooley, Sunday, July 12th at 11.30 a.m.
