Local Notes: Cultural Companions, Town Team, Couch to 5k and an evening with Jim Gavin
ESB crews removing overhead power lines and poles in Boyle. Pic: Gerry Faughnan
The next King House Cultural Companions programme will feature local musician Bernard Flaherty accompanied by Paul Emmett on guitar on Wednesday, February 5th February at 2 p.m.. Bernard is an accomplished musician, singer/songwriter and is a music teacher. He was a past winner of the Keadue International Song Competition and a finalist in the Song for Sligo Competition in the mid-nineties. Paul Emmett is a professional musician who has played with many line-ups over the years and currently a member of a Kildare based band. The Cultural Companions Programme at King House is supported by the Roscommon County Council Creative Ireland Programme 2025. Tickets €5 – call 087 144 4739 to book.
The death occurred peacefully at his home on January 14th of Mr Paul Cox, Abbeytown. Boyle. He was predeceased by his father, Padraig; mother, Kitty and sister Mary (Mulhern). Paul will be sadly missed by his brothers, Cormac (Kinsale), Joseph (Portlaoise) and Ronan (Boyle); brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and a large circle of many friends. Following Requiem Mass on Saturday in St Joseph’s Church cremation took place at Lakelands Funeral Home and Crematorium Cavan.
The Annual General Meeting of Boyle Town Team will take place on February 13th at 7 p.m. in the Spool Factory, Boyle.
Tony Bambrick will host an information evening on behalf of the County Roscommon Cemeteries and Graveyards Committee on Wednesday, January 22nd 8.30 p.m. in Trojan, Elphin Street, Boyle, for all cemetery and graveyard committees in the Boyle Municipal District area. All cemetery and graveyard committees in the area can send two members as space is limited. Members of Roscommon County Council and public representatives have been asked to attend. This information evening will cover a wide range of information that will be most useful to all committees.
There was no winner of the GAA lotto jackpot this week. However there was a record number of Match 3 winners with 12 winning tickets. Winners are Neil Kennedy, Jonathon Dwyer, Sean McGuire, Patrick Roddy, Chris Ennis, Kevin Mahon, S O’Dowd, Sarah Walsh, Karen Farrell, Eamon Perry, Michael & Sheila Furey and Eamon Simons. Next jackpot will be €12,400.
There will be a re-launch of the Cootehall Community Text Alert group at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22nd in the Ardcarne Park Complex. Community Alert is a care and safety programme set up in partnership with An Garda Siochana with an emphasis on crime prevention and encouraging members of the public to look out for each other to build safer neighbourhoods. Key to the relaunch will be a fresh start with all previous phone numbers deleted so if you previously registered your phone number to receive community text alerts from An Garda Siochana then you should come along with your €10 (cash) annual registration fee to be included in the community alert scheme. The funds are needed so that each local group has to have its own insurance, pay monthly affiliation fees and pay a national monitoring company to issue text alerts on behalf of the Garda Siochana. Those new to the scheme are invited to come along and listen to the speakers, An Garda Siochana and the Muintir Na Tire Development Officer who will explain the benefits and opportunities this scheme offers to the Cootehall community.
The AGM of the Cootehall, Crossna Drumboylan Defibrillator Group will take place on Tuesday, January 28th in the McGahern Barracks, Cootehall at 8 p.m. sharp. New members from all church areas of the parish will be very welcome.
Couch to 5K programme starting Tuesday, January 21st for six weeks, Tuesday and Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Keadue Sports field. Cost is €40 for the six weeks payable on the first night. Any queries please contact 087 7907886.
Chair Yoga started at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15th in Crossna Community Centre, Cleen Hall, F54 A497. Course lasts for six weeks, €11 per class. Instructor, Margaret McLoughlin.
When shopping in Tesco, Carrick-on-Shannon, please remember to put blue tokens in Cootehall Community Slot. The proceeds of this fundraiser will go towards the John Mc Gahern Barracks Museum.
Get fit, get healthy fitness classes continue every Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. and Thursday at 7 p.m. in Ardcarne Park Complex. Suitable for all ages and all fitness levels welcome. Contact Siofra on 0861929282 to book your place.
The Leitrim Inn & Blueway Lodge hosts an evening with Jim Gavin on Friday, January 24th at 8.30 p.m.. All are welcome to this special event with the former multiple All-Ireland winning Dublin manager and current FRC chairman.
Results of the St. Michael’s GAA lotto draw for Sunday, January 19th - congratulations to Maureen & P.J. O'Connor, and to Teresa Beirne, who were the lucky dip winners of €50 each. The next lotto draw is for a Jackpot of €5,300 and will take place on Sunday, February 2nd. You can purchase envelopes in any of the usual outlets, or you can play online.
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