Local Notes: Culture Night 2026 was a great success in Ballinrobe
Dancers from the All-Star Academy are pictured at Ballinrobe Culture Night 2026, which was held at Ballinrobe Racecourse and hosted by Tacú Family Resourse Centre. Picture: Trish Forde
A Halloween Party for children will take place in the Lakeside Sport and Fitness Centre, Station Road, Ballinrobe on Wednesday, October 28th, from 5 to 7pm. There will be a Halloween magic show, dancing and a DJ on the evening. There will also be a sensory space available. The cost per child to take part is €8.
A special Halloween Bingo will take place in the Parish Centre, Ballinrobe, on Tuesday, October 27th, at 8.30pm. There will be lots of prizes and Halloween treats. People can also play online via Zoom and the link is available by contacting 087-4111343.
The Christmas Markets event will take place in Ballinrobe Racecourse on Saturday, November 28th. There will be lots of family fun on the day and Santa Claus will also visit the venue.
Please note, that due to demand indoor spaces at the Pavilion are fully booked. Outdoor spaces are available.
Those wishing to book a stall are asked to contact the Tacú Centre at 094-9542908.
Patricia Roberts won €145 in last week’s 50/50 draw conducted by the Tacú Family Resource Centre.
The results of a recent competition organised by Ballinrobe Bridge Club were: 1st, Mary O’Reilly and Stella Nalty; 2nd, Claire Mitchell and Vincent Connell; 3rd, Sean O’Neill and Breege Connolly; 4th, Maureen Gallagher and Mary Connaughton; 5th, Aileen Ward and Mary Dalton; 6th, Nancy Hughes and Mo Mullin.
Ballinrobe begin the new Junior One (B) men’s season next weekend when they host Sligo Second XV at The Green, on Sunday, October 18, at 2.30pm in the Connacht Junior Rugby League
The Junior One (B) Division is made up of Monivea, University of Galway, Ballinrobe, Sligo Second XV, Buccaneers Second XV, Galwegians Second XV, Castlebar, and Ballyhaunis.
Ballinrobe Rugby Club held its weekly 50/50 draw on Sunday, October 4th, with Marcin Mikolajewski the winner of €400.
There was no winner of the €6,000 jackpot in Ballinrobe GAA Club's lotto draw on Monday, October 5th. The numbers drawn were 12, 17, 25 and 31.
The match three winner (€100) was Owen Heneghan.
Congratulations to Ballinrobe native Martin McDonald who recently won the Mayo Darts Second Ranking Men’s Final after he defeated Jake Daly in a thrilling contest.
An incredible €4,800 was raised for the Tacú Family Resource Centre’s Low-Cost Counselling Service from the charity football match event held in Cong on Saturday, September 26th.
The Tacú Centre would like to thank every business, sponsor, player, volunteer and individual who supported the event. The generosity shown by the community has been truly incredible.
This very generous donation will go directly towards helping Tacú continue to provide low-cost counselling and therapeutic supports for individuals and families in the area.
Meals on Wheels are hot meals delivered to individuals at home (either on a temporary or long-term basis).
Meals on Wheels can make your life easier. This service covers Ballinrobe and the Lake District area. Deliveries take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and consist of soup, main meal and dessert. People can also avail of two meals on Mondays and Thursdays.
Low-cost counselling is available in the Tacú Family Resource Centre, Main Street, Ballinrobe. Please contact 087-2859973 to talk confidentially and/or to make an appointment.
Each call to the low-cost counselling service is dealt with promptly and the caller is matched with a suitable counsellor. This is an extremely confidential service.
Youth Counselling is available by contacting the Tacú Family Resource Centre. Two counsellors are available for young people aged 16-25, who are struggling with relationships, anxiety, worries, or who just simply wants someone to listen to them.
Further details and information are available by contacting Mary at 087-2859973.
There was no winner of the €22,600 jackpot in the Shrule/Glencorrib Lotto draw, which was held on Monday, October 5th. The numbers drawn were 23, 29, 31 and 33.
The €25 winners were Mark Tuffy, Lisa Bolton, Annie O’Connell, and Colm and Mary Byrne.
There was no winner of the €6,300 jackpot in the Garrymore GAA Lotto draw on October 5th. The numbers drawn were 8, 23, 32 and 33.
The €50 winners were Elaine Heaney, Castlemagarret; Conor and Rian Gaynard, Churchquarter, and Michele Ryan, Carras.
There was no winner of the €2,900 jackpot in the The Neale GAA Club's draw which was held on Tuesday, October 6th. The numbers drawn were 4, 7, 14, and 35.
The €30 winners were Sean Luskin, Miko Gibbons, Marian McHugh, and John Duffy.
The Roundfort, Robeen and Carras Parish Magazine Committee are inviting submissions for the 2026 parish magazine before Sunday, October 18th.
Given that three local men - Stephen Coen, Enda Hession and Eoin McGreal - were involved in Mayo's All-Ireland victory, the committee are particularly keen to include stories, articles, pictures and other memories people have of Mayo winning Sam Maguire.
Please email all photographs and articles to rrcparishmagazine@gmail.com.
