Local Notes: Golf Club's young star player, Gaelscoil open morning, One Town One Voice and new parish pastoral council
At the 61st BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) a BT Social & Behavioural Educator of Excellence Award was presented by Legal Council for BT Therese Gunning to Elizabeth Glancy, Roscommon Community College.
Roscommon Golf Club’s young star player Olivia Costello finished second in the Andalucia Cup in Spain last weekend. Olivia led after the first round when she posted a five under 66 but in more difficult conditions scoring wasn’t as good as the weekend progressed. Rounds of 75 and 74 on Friday and Saturday left Olivia as the joint leader before Sunday’s final round. However Spanish player Nagore Martinez Salcedo coped best on Sunday to card a two under par 69 to finish on level par 284 for the tournament. Olivia had a 74 on Sunday to finish on five over 289. To finish second in such a high-quality tournament with a field of over 100 players bodes well for the rest of 2025 and the club wishes her the very best as the year takes shape over the next few months.
Thomas Higgins was in Chile last week to represent Ireland in the South American Championship, and he finished with an excellent two under par round of 70 but was down the field overall.
There has been no action on the course over the past week because of the bad weather. However, the thaw should see a return to normal this week. The 2025 drive-in will take place on Sunday, February 9th at 1.30 p.m.. More details in the next few weeks. New members always welcome. Contact Paulie Hoare for more details 086-2986765.
Sincere thanks to all parishioners for their generosity towards the recent Christmas collection for the support of parish clergy. It is much appreciated.
Justin Harkin, Diocesan Director of Pastoral & Faith Dev. Services, will speak at Masses this weekend on the formation of a new Parish Pastoral Council for Roscommon as the term of the outgoing council has expired. Nomination of new members will follow. Thanks to all who served on Roscommon PPC for a term or more.
Gaelscoil de hÍde will be hosting an open morning on Saturday, January 25th from 10.30 a.m. - 12 noon. Parents of children considering enrolling in the school for September ‘25 or ‘26 are very welcome to attend along with their children. Come and see what Gaelscoil de hÍde has to offer your child. Fáilte roimh gach duine.
Roscommon Town ICA Guild will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 14th at 8 p.m. in Hannon’s Hotel. Looking forward to seeing all members there and new members are always welcome.
Would you be willing to provide companionship or make friendly calls to an older person in your community? The commitment is one hour per week. ALONE is seeking volunteers. Full training and support provided. If interested, please sign up on https://alone.ie/volunteers/ for more information, contact Helena: Helena.madden@alone.ie / 086 0145829.
You may have heard the amazing One Town One Voice community choir before Christmas singing Christmas carols around Roscommon Town. This is a very informal singing group. It doesn't matter if you can sing or not, once you sing with a group, no one will hear you. The group meets every Tuesday evening to sing, chat and have fun. If this sounds like something you would like to do, come along next Tuesday evening to the South Roscommon Family Resource Centre (F42N971) at 7 p.m.. There are no auditions, and you will not be asked to sing on your own (unless you want to of course) Everybody welcome.
A special mass of remembrance for all the deceased students of the Convent of Mercy School, Christian Brothers and Roscommon Community College (Roscommon Vocational School) Roscommon will be held in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon on Saturday, February 1st at 3 p.m.. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Roscommon Twinning brings you French Oral Classes from January 9th for TY, Fifth- and Sixth-Year students. Call 087 7589040 for more information CEILI DANCING Ceile Daning takes place in Cloonycolgan Community Centre, Donamon each Tuesday at 8.30 p.m. under the guidance of Kevin Kelly. Traditional Irish dances are taught from beginners to completion. Everyone is welcome. Beginners get special attention.
Roscommon Gaels 25 cards drive winners from January 7th: 1st, Leo Tully; 2nd, Peggy Moran; joint 3rd, Gerry Kelly and David Gibbons; 4th, Liam Corcoran; free game, Denis Healy.
Card League Winners - October to Deccember 2024, joint winner, Noel Maguire and Vincent Pearse; 2nd, Martin Brehony, 3rd, Frank Naughton.
