Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes
Defibrillator course for you
We all appreciate the need for people in our area to be trained and reskilled in the use of the defibrillator. It is a wonderful opportunity for people to train in the use of the defibrillator and the opportunity for those already trained to up-skill to the new developments in the use of the defibrillator.
Presently there is a course for people interested for the first time and also an up-skilling course for those having previously done the course. If you are interested you should leave your name into Martina or Bridgie O’Brien before Sunday 3rd June.
Blood Donor Clinic this week
Your opportunity to give blood and be supportive of the need to have essential blood supplies available to hospitals and people in need of blood will come to The Longford Arms Hotel on this Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th, and Thursday 7th June. The clinic will be open from 4.30pm to 8pm on each day. Please make the necessary adjustments to your daily schedule to attend on one of the days.
Unwanted clothes – closing Date
For the past number of months the rathcline Ladies have been running a collection of clothes and bed linen and the deadline is fast approaching. All donation of clothes must be with Madeleine on or before Monday next 4th June as the collection goes away the following day.
Advance Notice of Cemetery Sunday
The blessing of graves will commence at Rathcline cemetery on Sunday 1st July followed by Lanesboro Cemetery on Sunday 8th and finishing on Sunday 15th July in Clonbonny cemetery. All those with family members interred in the three cemeteries are asked to make a special effort during the month of June to tend to the graves and have their cemetery in pristine condition for the blessing of their family graves.
First Holy Communion
The day proved to a beautiful and the sun shone brightly on the First Holy Communicants all of which left a memory never to be forgotten. Last week in my list of young people one of them, Ivan Johnston, was omitted from the class list.
Despicable Events
Friday evening last proved to be a sad evening for the Rathcline club and indeed for the entire community. We in our community cherish the fact that so little crime visits our area. We are happy in the knowledge that our community is a relatively crime free zone and the issue of security is low on our radar. We travel to Clonbonny many times and we feel safe and comfortable there.
Unfortunately, last Friday night all of our secure feelings were shattered when during the Reserve League game against Mullinalaghta person or persons entered both dressing rooms and proceeded to rifle clothing of 2 members of each side. A substantial amount of money was stolen and these young men. These men give so much to us through their GAA activities, they so much their time and energy in the name of their parishes they do not deserve to have anybody rob their possessions or be dismissive of them in anyway. We always welcome opponents to our parish with a warm welcome and the embarrassment we feel that something like this can happen is undoubted and as a community we can only extend our heartfelt apologies to all the players affected.
The robbery took place during the second half of the game. I am making an appeal to supporters, team management and substitutes of both sides, if you seen anything, no matter how insignificant you may feel it may be can you please inform the chairman of both club and also the Gardaí who are actively investigating this heinous crime.
Further to that on Saturday evening a local man who was after travelling to and from Dublin on Saturday pulled in to do his lotto in O’Brien’s on his way home. As you remember, Saturday was a hot day and the window of the car was down. On the passenger seat lay his wallet of which the contents were his gun licence, medical card and credit card. There was no money in the wallet and the time in the shop was no more than 1minute. When he returned to the car the wallet was gone. The fact that there was no money in the wallet it is more than likely that the wallet was thrown away. If anyone happens upon it can they leave it into O’Brien’s.
It is another dastardly deed brought upon our community and I would again implore anybody that witnessed this robbery to make it known to the local Gardaí.
We have a community that we are rightly proud of and we should not allow acts like this to tarnish our name. We should always do and encourage others to do the right thing and we should be protective of the good name of our community and do everything in our power to ensure that these recent events are a rarity and we should encourage anyone that knows anything to make it known to the relevant authorities.
Lanesboro Library
Storytime with Frances continues on Saturday next June 2nd and Sat June 23rd 12 – 1pm. All are welcome
Summer Camp
A Dance, Music, Sport, Art and Drama Summer Camp will take place in St. Mary’s Parish Hall from Monday 16th to Friday 20th July. Camp will start at 10am and finish at 2pm. To facilitate working mothers’ kids can be dropped off from 9.30am.
The dance part will consist of hip-hop, line, Céilí, set, tap, flamenco, Scottish, ballroom and kinder dance. The music part will consist of tin whistle, and recorder. The week will finish off with a show for parents and a party for the children. The fee for the camp is €50 for one child, €90 for two children and further reduction for a family of more than two. For further information and bookings you are invited to contacted Maureen Farrell phone 086-3702719.
Great Start by St. Faithleach’s
Well done to the St. Faithleach’s senior team who got their senior championship campaign off to a great start when they travelled to Hyde Park, Roscommon to take on Roscommon Gaels and emerged victorious on a scoreline of 2-9 to 2-6.
Rathcline Ladies going to the Dogs
The Rathcline Ladies club is holding a Race Night at Longford Greyhound Track on Friday night 22nd June. The club is currently actively seeking sponsorship for the races and also sponsorship for the race night programme. The club is hoping for great support from the communities that the girls come from.
The Rathcline ladies had a wonderful successful year last year and this year promises to be equally as good, if not better. The club is riding on a crest of a wave with so many of their panels playing leading and significant roles on the hugely successful county senior and Under 14 teams. The club is planning astutely for the future and the Greyhound Night Out will help immensely towards the future funding of the club.
The ladies deserve our support, so let’s give them lots of it. Tickets are on sale locally and also in O’Brien’s, priced at only €10 and a great night is assured.
Ladies Mini Marathon Bus
There are just a couple of seats left on the bus to the Ladies Mini Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday next 4th June is filling up and there are only a couple of seats still available. To book a seat on the bus you should contact Pam Farrell any day after 6pm at 087-4146987.
Rathcline Lay Ministers
All Lay Ministers from the parish of Rathcline are invited to the Longford Arms Hotel on this Wednesday 30th May from 7.30pm to 9.30pm for an evening of input and discussion on the topic Lay Ministry in the Church. It is hoped that all lay ministers will attend.
Rathcline GAA Lotto
Rathcline GAA has recently launched a new lotto that will commence on nest weekend. You will pick 4 numbers and the numbers will be yours for the year ahead. You can check your numbers from the main national lottery draw every Saturday night. If your 4 numbers match any of the 6 numbers then you will win or share in the jackpot. The opening jackpot is €600 and each week it is not won €100 will be added to the jackpot pool. Each week the jackpot is not won there will be 4x€25 individual prizes. To enter the lotto you need to fill out the ticket that is available in local shops and also for club members. The cost is €100 for a full year or twice yearly payment of €50.
The club has to meet major repayments each year on their Credit Union loan and your support is vital to the club to enable it to make their repayment and make plans for the club going forward.
Ladybird Shop
The Ladybird shop is going football mad in preparations for the European Championship. They are seeking any donations of soccer strips, football boots and Ireland memorabilia which would be greatly appreciated. The shop is also accepting donations of clothes, toys, bric-a-brac and small furniture.
Whist Drive
The usual monthly Whist Drive organised by Lanesboro Social Services will take place on this Friday night 2nd June in St. Mary’s Parish Hall at 8.30pm. As the season is soon drawing to a close it is vital the as many card players as possible goes along to support this vital service in our community and also show your support for this tremendously hard working committee. They do so much unseen work throughout the year and they are very grateful to everyone that has supported them during the season and to all that have made donations for the on-going work of the committee.
All Roads lead to Croke Park
Sunday next will see a large number of locals travelling to Croke Park when they take on Wexford in the Leinster Senior Championship. While we have no locals on the Longford panel this year we send our best wishes to Paul and David Barden both of who have a local connection. The two brothers are sons of Lily Barden nee Wallace formerly of Moher. Their aunt Eileen Mullin, Moher and uncle Sonny Wallace, Strokestown Road will no doubt be cheering the lads and their Longford teammates to victory and a place in the Leinster semi-final.
Baptism
Congratulations to Dylan Thomas Horohoe, son of Paul and Kelly, Gate Lodge, Rathcline Road, who was recently baptised at St. Mary’s Church, Lanesboro.
Lanesboro Community Games
On Sunday afternoon 20th May Lanesboro Track was a hive of activity with the excitement of the large number of young people from the parish competing in the parish Community Games
There was tremendous competition in all events and it was wonderful to see so many young people out enjoying themselves whilst trying to qualify for the upcoming county finals. Compliments must be paid to the organisers and their many helpers who ran the event off in a very efficient and enjoyable manner.
The full results of the day are; 60m -U4: 1st Euen Cullen, 2nd Luke Johnston, 3rd Conn Maxwell, 4th Billy Murray,U6: 1st Aisling O’Dowd, 2nd Sienna Wyse, 3rd Cormac Farrell, 4th Fionn Crossan U8: Girls 1st Molly Morgan, 2nd Alice Johnston, 3rd Polly Myhill, Boys: 1st Jamie Hagan, 2nd Ciaran O’Dowd, 3rd Jimmy Farrell
80m- U8 Girls: 1st Molly Morgan, 2nd Aisling O’Dowd, 3rd Josie Myhill Boys: 1st Jamie Hagan, 2nd Kieran O’Dowd, 3rd Jimmy Farrell
100m- U10 Girls: 1st Aoife Nolan, 2nd Caoilinn Flood, 3rd Hazel Johnston, Boys: 1st Óisín Kenny, 2nd Ultan O’Sullivan, 3rd Harvey Myhill, U12 Girls: 1st Orla Keane, 2nd Lucy Ann Myhill, 3rd Aisling Farrell, Boys: 1st Cronan Flood, 2nd Liam Ross, 3rd Evan Chalmers U14 Girls: 1st Tanya Farrell,2nd Sarah Farrell, 3rd Niamh Chawke Boys: 1st Niall Keane,2nd Iarla O’Sullivan, 3rd Owen Murray U16 Girls: 1st Anna Peters, 2nd Hayley Rooney, 3rd Melissa Gilmore Boys: 1st Mark Lyons, 2nd Conor English
200m –U10 Girls: 1st Aoife Nolan, 2nd Caoilinn Flood, 3rd Róisin Brennan, Boys: 1st Kevin Tansey, 2nd Óisín Kenny, 3rd Harvey Myhill
600m- U12 Girls: 1st Orla Keane, 2nd Aisling Farrell, 3rd Áine Kennelly, Boys: 1st Cronan Flood, 2nd Sean Kenny, 3rd Seadhna Ryan,
800m –U14 Girls: 1st Sarah Farrell, 2nd Tanya Farrell, 3rd Niamh Chawke, Boys: 1st Iarla O’Sullivan, 2nd Cian Gilmore, 3rd Owen Murray
Hurdles-U10 Girls: 1st Aoife Nolan, 2nd Caoilinn Flood, 3rd Róisin Brennan, Boys: 1st Óisín Kenny, 2nd Harvey Myhill, 3rd Ultan O’Sullivan, Duileach Ryan U14 Girls: 1st Sarah Farrell, 2nd Tanya Farrell, 3rd Niamh Chawke, Boys: 1st Iarla O’Sullivan, 2nd Owen Murray, 3rd Niall Keane
Shot Putt- U14 Girls: 1st Tanya Farrell, 2nd Sarah Farrell, 3rd Hannah Shea , Boys: 1st Stephen O’Dowd,2nd Niall Keane, 3rd Iarla O’Sullivan
Long Puck – U12 Boys: 1st Brian Casey, 2nd Cronan Flood, 3rd Seadhna Ryan, U14 Girls: 1st Tanya Farrell, 2nd Hannah Shea, 3rd Sarah Farrell,
Long Jump-U14 Girls: 1st Tanya Farrell, 2nd Sarah Farrell, 3rd Aisling Casey, Boys: 1st Niall Keane, 2d Iarla O’Sullivan, 3rd Owen Murray
Ball Throw- U 12 Girls: 1st Lauren Tansey, 2nd Orla Keane, 3rd Emily Fallon, Boys: 1st John Mc Cormack, 2nd Brian Casey, 3rd Cronan Flood.
Rathcline GAA
Congratulations to our Reserve League team who maintained their one hundred per cent record with a win at home to St. Columba’s on Friday last. The next game is away to Moydow this Friday, with throw in at 8pm.
The aforementioned game was marred by a robbery of the dressing rooms. Any spectators who saw any non-authorised personnel entering the dressing rooms are asked to contact the local Garda station.
Rathcline Ladies GA
Tickets are now on sale for the Greyhound ‘Night at the Dogs’ and the night promises to be one for all the family, boyfriends and girlfriends to enjoy. Tickets are priced at €10 each and they are on sale throughout.
Well done to the ladies who continued their merry winning ways when they had a great win over Ballymahon/ Forgney on Sunday on a scoreline of 3-18 to 10 points.
The club wishes Longford senior men’s team the very best of luck on Sunday when they take on Wexford in Croke Park for a place in the semi final.
St. Faithleachs GAA
Shannonside FM Senior Football Championship: We had a win over Roscommon Gaels in the 1st Round of the Championship in Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday last. Final Score – St. Faithleachs 2-09 Roscommon Gaels 2-06. Team: B. Carberry, R. Cox, A. McCormack, C. McCormack, P. Wallace, D. Murray, D. McCormack, K. Brennan (0-1), M. Reynolds (0-2), C. Murtagh (0-2), H. Kenny (0-1), B. Murtagh (1-1), E. Kenny (1-1), D. Harrison, D. Rooney. Subs: B. Reynolds (0-1), B. Scally.
U14: Our U14 Boys recorded two league victories during the week over Kilbride & Tulsk.
GAA “Cul-Camp”: St. Faithleachs GAA “Cúl Camp” 2012. Monday 13th August to Friday 17th from 10am to 2.30pm. Registration Evening for “Cúl Camp” will take place in St. Faithleachs GAA Club House on 1st June from 8.00-9.00pm. (Children must be Age 5 to 13). Limited number of places available. Full details to follow.
Lotto: The numbers drawn were 6, 17, 25 and 30. There was no jackpot winner and the five winners of €20 were – Shauna & TJ O’Neill, Cloontuskert. Kathleen Kilduff, c/o Bingo. Mel Fallon, Clondra. Tommy Murray, Kilrooskey. Gerry & Marie McGann, Keenagh. The next draw takes place on Tuesday 5th June for a jackpot of €6,100.
Cards: Every Tuesday in the Club House, 9.00pm. All welcome. The results of last week’s games – winners, Martin/Jimmy. Runners-up, Michael/Frank. Last game, Mickey/Mary. The ticket winners were – JohnO, Brendan, Martin, Ann.
Women’s Mini-Marathon: Best of Luck to our local ladies taking part in the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon on Monday 4th June, to raise funds for the Development of the new Stand at St. Faithleachs GAA Club.
Congratulations: To Roxboro NS who were the overall Winners in the Connacht GAA Jersey Day. Well done to all pupils & their teachers.
Community Games: County Community Games takes place in St. Faithleachs GAA Club Grounds on Saturday next 2nd June starting at 9.30pm.
What morons
We seem to be at a crossroads within our community if we are to judge what has happened at Clonbonny and the corner at the weekend. It has just being brought to my attention that the monument sited on the banks of the Shannon has had the top of the table taken off by vandals. The monument is tastefully designed and it is situated beside the duck pond on the Shannon Banks. The monument as you can see from the picture celebrates the memory of 35 people that lost their lives on a boat on its way from Ballyleague to Lanesboro back in 1701.
If anybody knows of the culprit(s) or has information that can lead to a successful prosecution please do not hesitate in calling to the Garda Station. As you can see from the pictures it took a fair effort to take off pic the table top on picture 3 picture.
Our aim is to advance or town and the communities of Lanesboro and Ballyleague in whatever way we can and the last thing we need are mindless vandals undoing all the tremendous work being done by the band of hardworking volunteers on both sides of the bridge. A tremendous example of that work can be seen at the old Anchor Hotel where it was an unsightly landmark in the area and the Ballyleague Regeneration committee got out and painted and hung hanging baskets on it to make it much more pleasing on the eye.
You are asked to be supportive of the efforts of all and are asked to be vigilant and report to relevant authorities and vandalism in our area. The tremendous efforts of the volunteers should never go unnoticed and they must be encouraged and supported in all ways possible.
Tidy Towns
Congratulations to all involved in the reinstatement of the village pump on the Green. The committee would like to thank John L and the Fas workers, Larry and Eamon Leavy, the Green Residents committee, Hilary Sullivan and Mike Greene for their detective work locating the site of the original pump. In the coming week’s additional projects on the Main Street will be completed. Preparations are now in full swing for this year’s competition. Judging will commence in early June. To help with the effort, we encourage people to paint gates and perimeter wall, put out window boxes and hanging baskets and clean up unoccupied buildings. A clean-up is scheduled for each Friday evening from 7 to 8 pm, meet at Parish Hall. If the time/day does not suit and you wish to help out, please contact the Tourism Co-op office (043 3321977).