Boyle Community Notes Week beginning 19th May (Week 20)
Upcoming
King House concert
Ciaran
O’Maonaigh and Caitlin Nic Gabhann are coming to King House on 20th May at 8pm.
Ciaran plays the fiddle and Caitlin plays the concertina. These are two of the finest
young musicians on the current traditional Irish music landscape. Caitlin is
also an accomplished dancer, taking to her feet to accompany Ciaran’s melodic
reels. This is a performance not to be missed! Tickets available at King House
on 071 966 3242 or at www.roscommonartscentre
Paths To
Freedom & 1916
The two-day
event will take the form of a day of lectures in King House on Friday May 22
and half day on Saturday 23rd May
followed by a musical evening on Saturday May 23 with broadcaster Myles
Dungan the Master of Ceremonies on both days .
The lectures will feature well-known expert speakers from the worlds of
TV, radio and academia, with a local perspective on Cumann na mBan and the
struggle for women’s emancipation. An exciting musical evening has also been
included in the programme this year which will fill King House with songs and
stories from World War 1 performed by The Brook Singers, with soloists Sadhbh
Burt Fitzgerald, Jonathan Creasy, actor/tenor Brendan MacQuaile, pianist Ronan
Murray and Simon Morgan.
DUCK RACE
FUNdRAISER
A Duck Race will
take place on the Boyle River on Saturday, May 30th commencing at the bridge on
Bridge Street at 1pm. Ducks will cost €5 each 1st Prize, €500, 2nd Prize €200 and 3rd €100.
Cards are being distributed around the town so please make sure you get your
duck early! Your Support is most appreciated between 4pm & 6pm.Saturday,
4th July between 3pm & 5pm. All proceeds in aid of Boyle Courthouse Project.
Ardcarne
Community Childcare Services Ltd
A Family Fun
Walk & Fete will be taking place on Monday 1st June (Bank Holiday Weekend)
Meeting at Cootehall School at 12.30pm with a walk around Cootehall Village
(approx 2km, suitable for all the family! Back to the School for refreshments
and Fete with stalls, games and fun for all the family. Date for your Diary!
Ladies night on Friday 26th June at 7.30pm in Tara Marina Restaurant & Bar,
Knockvicar. Start with a glass of champagne on arrival followed by 3 course
buffet meal and music with Carol O’Dowd. Tickets €20 & will be available
soon.
Padre Pio
Pilgrimage
The annual Padre Pio pilgrimage to Holy
Cross Abbey, Co Tipperary will take place on Sunday 31st May. The pilgrimage
will be led by the new Archbishop of Cashel & Emly, Dr. Kieran O'Reilly. A
bus will leave The Crescent, Boyle at 8am sharp. For all enquiries please
contact Moya on 071 966 2110
Registration
for Toughest Muckers
Ireland’s
Toughest Muckers challenge in Lough Key Forest Park will take place on June
13th 2015. Online registration for the event is now open. The organisers hope to run two events per
year. To register log on to www.toughmucker.ie
Workshops and Training on Green Opportunities
Community Groups, Enterprises and Individuals. The Accelerate Green
Enterprise programme, based in Boyle, Co. Roscommon is offering a range of
workshops and training for interested individuals, businesses and groups. All
workshops are free and include themes such as - how to create viable business
opportunities from natural resources, understanding the green customer of the
future - and much more. The programme also offers an IdeaGen platform which
will assist budding entrepreneurs with a green idea, seeking to test out the
idea and receive advice on how to move it forward. Additional supports include:
case study visits and general business mentoring / training. The Accelerate
programme may be of interest to those currently unemployed / underemployed. For more information contact Olwen on 087-7997772 or Orla on
086-3807802.
Lough Key
/ Boyle Shuttle Bus 2015
Building on the
success of the 2014 Pilot Shuttle Bus initiative, which provided over 400
passengers a valuable and inexpensive service we hope that the service will be
provided again this season, with some changes to enhance the service based on
feedback: Service will run three times daily, six days a week throughout July
and August Departing Lough Key at 11am,
3.00pm and 7.00pm Bus to be more visual with external music and departure
information Internal Audio recording of history & culture of the area Ticket
price to remain the same ... Adult €1 / children up to 16yrs only 50c cent. We
realise that there are many demands on all businesses in Boyle at this time. We
greatly appreciate and acknowledge the generosity received last year for our
pilot initiative and we are again appealing for financial support which is
vital to provide this excellent service.
Last year’s Shuttle Bus Initiative cost over €5,000 to run! The bus
times have been changed to accommodate visitors’ avail of getting Provisions/Go
shopping/ Eat out and come back to Boyle for Entertainment and slots also will
coincide with the action packed schedule for Boyle Arts Festival. Sponsorship
contributions of €100 to be included in the benefits below are most welcome and
can be dropped to Cecil Draper (Taylors Interiors) / Brian Kelly (Betterbuys) /
Patricia Golden (Una Bhan Tourism).The benefits of being a Shuttle Bus Sponsor:
Inclusion in new 2015 promotional brochure, Inclusion in new Voucher Booklet, Joint
marketing, Promotion on advertising screen in Lough Key Forest Park, A
Contributor to the Shuttle Bus service running 3 times a day / 6 days a week /
for months of July and August, Lough Key to Boyle. Boyle Town and More are
confident that the Shuttle Bus will attract many of the visitors to Lough Key
to visit our town of Boyle. Your support is greatly acknowledged as we had over
50 subscribers to this initiative last year.
BOYLE
MUSICAL SOCIETY AGM 2015
In
their annual reports, the Society's Secretary Marie Kennedy, Chairperson Liz
Gannon and Treasurer Benny Morgan thanked everyone involved for making this
another very successful year for BMS. During the year, the Society was
delighted to present the musical "Grease" as well as a Summer Concert
and perform as Choir in St. Joseph's Church at a Christmas mass. Each made special
mention and offered the Society's condolences on the untimely death of
Committee member Aidan Callaghan. BMS Producer Viv Moran revealed details of
the Society's next Musical. "We're
off to see the Wizard!" That's right, Boyle Musical Society are delighted
to announce that this year's musical will be The Wizard Of Oz. Everybody will
be familiar with the classic 1939 MGM film, starring Judy Garland and the BMS
production will be a special treat for all the family. The Wizard of Oz will
open in St. Joseph's Hall, Boyle on Wed. November 18th and continue until
Sunday November 22nd. Rehearsals will commence on Monday August 31st.
BOYLE GOLF CLUB
On Sunday10th
May the Holmpatrick Cup results are as follows, 1st Prize Charlie O’Donnell
&Terry Canning, 2nd Prize Brendan Gaffney & Jonathan Egan, and 3rd
Prize John McGuinn & Pat Conroy. Thursday7th May saw the Men’s Competition
won by Gerry O’Hara 26pts, 2nd Owen Garvan 26pts, 3rd Lorcan Egan 25pts.
Fridays Scramble was won by Brendan Gaffney, Michael Reid, Mary Lombard & Michael
Gilmartin. Date for your diary is the Committee Cup on Saturday/Sunday May
30th/31st. This will be the first “Major” of the year and open to Ladies and
Gents. Format is 18 hole stroke and the top ladies and gents will play a final
nine holes on Sunday evening. There are two 18 hole qualifiers during May for
those wishing to get cards in.
Boyle
Farmers Market
Every
Saturday from 10am until 2pm, in the Grounds of King House, Boyle. The reasons
to buy your food at the Boyle Farmers Market are endless, low food miles,
seasonal produce and a wide range of produce in all weights and portion sizes.
So come and see us this Saturday and help keep our culinary traditions alive!
The Bridgestone Award winning Farmer's Market in Boyle provides an excellent
range of local, wholesome and healthy produce. Boyle Market has available a
large variety of freshly made gluten & wheat free breads, pastries and
cakes that are very reasonably priced. Very competitively priced, locally grown
and freshly picked fruit and vegetables, with a good selection of organic
produce. Specialty honey, teas, jams and homemade gluten free quiche. Why not
have a candle made for that special occasion, such as communion, christening or
weddings. Gubeen salami, oatmeal and Olive Oil, fruit juices and home make
fruit cakes. Please support your local Farmers Market held in the grounds of
King House, Boyle every Saturday from 10am-2pm www.unabhan.ie for more details
or call 071 966 3033.
Bingo in
Boyle
Every Tuesday
evening in St. Joseph's Hall Boyle at 8.30pm until 10.30pm. €1000 Jackpot to be
won every week.
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