Local Notes: Erris Pool Events added new Rasson Apollo pool table to their collection.
Erris Pool Events recently added a new Rasson Apollo Pool table to their collection and pictured is Mayo GAA star Ryan O’Donoghue about to show his pool skills watched by upcoming pool kings.
Turas na mBan takes place in Mayo on May 8 and 9 at the Erris Coast Hotel, Geesala. Justin Salmon, CEO Mayo North East is organising a two-day conference in May. This conference will provide a platform for speakers, contributors and attendees to showcase and celebrate the full and effective participation of woman in Irish society down through the decades. Further information will be provided nearer the date of the event.
Irish Wheelchair Association is holding a 25 card drive on Friday, March 27, starting at 8pm. Tickets are €10 and are available from IWA Centre Logmore. Homemade boxty served on the night.
The draw was held the March 1, and the numbers drawn were; 6, 7, 20, and 25 for a jackpot €8,400 with no winner. The house prize €100 winner was Claire Naughton, Barhauve and the €30 offline winners were Danielle Bourn, Glengad and James Murphy, Ballinaboy. The €30 online winners were Zita Sheridan, Pullathomas and Jemma McGuire, Glengad.
As a school, St Brendan’s is experiencing a significant increase in students presenting with anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, sensory overload, behavioural challenges, and additional educational needs, including ASD and non-verbal communication needs. While the staff provides extensive support, the school does not receive capital funding for specialised wellbeing or therapeutic spaces.
The Nurture Room will provide a calm, structured and supportive environment where students can regulate emotions, receive early intervention, and develop social and coping skills before re-engaging with classroom learning. This facility is not a luxury, is a necessary early-intervention support that will have a direct and lasting impact on student wellbeing, attendance, engagement, and inclusion.
The Nurture Room will include a safe and inclusive environment for young people and community members requiring additional emotional or sensory support, fostering greater inclusion across sport, youth engagement, and community participation in the Erris area.
The Erris Branch of the INHFA in conjunction with the Midlands Vintage Group will hold their Tractor/Honda Run on Easter Sunday, April 5, with proceeds going to St Brendan’s College Nurture Room. Registration is at 10.30am at the Broadhaven Bay Hotel with the run beginning at 12.30pm. For more information call Brendan on 087 1269023.
Congratulations Sean Gallagher and Tiernan Gaughan who has been included in the Rowing Ireland high-performance beach sprints trial programme for 2026. Tiernan and Sean have been involved in an ERG monitoring programme since November of 2025 showing great commitment and promise. They will now attend open water trials for Beach Sprints on April 3 and 4 at Lough Rynn, Co. Leitrim. The club wish them the best of luck with the programme.
Entry details for the 2026 Champion of Erris are now available and people can enter and pay your entry fee online at the link below. Please follow the link to the tournament in which you are entering. Create your account for free and then afterwards pay your entry fee.
If anyone has any issues registering for an event contact by messaging the Erris Pool Events Facebook Page or you can use the Stripe Link Below to enter.
This event is open only to residents of the Erris area or those living in the Erris area. Contact Kieran on 087 6917259. Champion of Erris link is https://cuescore.com/tour.../Champion+Of+Erris+2026/77307364 Ladies Champion of Erris link ishttps://cuescore.com/.../Ladies+Champion+of.../77470303 Pay by Stripe - Send text confirmation of payment to 087 6917259 so they can identify your payment on Stripe. https://buy.stripe.com/4gM3co6Ava9m2a4apJfQI0a.
Huge congratulations to Caoimhe Barrett and Annette McGuire, each collecting their €1,000 cheques, as the Belmullet parish recipients of the Erris Credit Union Community Educational Fund. Congratulations also to Caoimhe Murray and Jack Canning, the Ballycroy parish recipients of €1,000 each from this year’s Community Educational Fund. Erris Credit Union are so proud to support their members as they continue their educational journeys and work towards their future careers.
St Brendan’s College pays tribute to the incredible senior boys gaelic team following their one-point defeat to Rice College Ennis recently in the Connaught Centre of Excellence. Losing by the narrowest of margins is never easy, but what a journey this team has taken us on. As Connaught champions, they have already achieved something truly special, a title that can never be taken away and memories that will last a lifetime.
‘To the players: thank you for the pride, passion, and heart you showed every time you pulled on the jersey. Thank you for the great days out, the thrilling matches, the comebacks, the battles, and the moments that brought our whole school community together. You have represented Saint Brendan’s with courage, determination, and class, both on and off the pitch. To the management team: thank you for your commitment, your guidance, and the countless hours of work behind the scenes. Your leadership has helped shape not just talented footballers, but outstanding young men. You have all been exceptional ambassadors for your school, your families, and your community’, said a spokesperson for the school.
The 3rd Annual Paddy Monaghan Memorial Darts doubles takes place on next Saturday, March 14, in Una's, Blacksod. Bring your own partner. The competition is confined to Erris. Names by 4.30pm and games begin at 5pm.
Free electrical recycling collection will be at the Civic Center car park in Belmullet on March 21 from 10am – 4pm.
There was no winner of this week’s Kiltane GAA Club lotto jackpot of €7,300 with the two €50 winners being Emma, Hugo, Kate and Noah Munnelly and Keelan and Seimi Moran, Cloontakilla while Greg Conroy and M Henry, W/E, both won €25. The two on line winners were Dermot Barrett, Geesala €50 and Moira Gaughan, Achill €25.
Bingo will take place in the GAA complex Bangor this Tuesday, March 10, at 8pm. The jackpot will be €600 in 47 calls or less.
If you would like to help or know anyone that would be interested in helping out in Belmullet town on Daffodil day, March 20, or surrounding areas taking up the street collection, contact Mary on 087 1343365 or Linda at 086 0564544.
For the very first time, Binghamstown are lighting up the village with a St. Patrick’s Day Light Parade - and you’re all invited. Join one and all in Binghamstown on Monday, March 16, at 7pm as the village lights up for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Expect an evening packed with atmosphere and craic. Food trucks, live music, Irish dancing and lanterns lighting up the night with plenty more surprises along the way. Dress up, glow up, and go as Irish as you possibly can, there’ll be prizes for the best costumes on the night. The celebrations continue afterwards with live music from Michael S. and Clodagh, and DJ Stefan Hegarty. Bring your friends, bring the family, and bring your best green gear. Let’s light up Binghamstown together.
St Patrick’s Day Parade in Ballycroy takes place on March 17 at 1pm after Mass. Bringing the community together for a great afternoon of colour, music and celebration, and they would love to see local groups, clubs and organisations taking part in the floats.
The parade kicks off in Eachléim at 1.30pm. The parade begins at Tarmon car park at 1pm.
The Kilmore Community Sport Field will hold their annual general meeting on Friday, March 27, in the Kilmore Clubhouse at 8pm.
After a few busy months behind the scenes, the new hurling season begins with a number of activities starting in March. The U8 to U14 underage training has started on Saturday, March 7, in the Sports Complex in Beal an Mhuirthead and will remain in the Sports Complex during the month of March. The session starts at 11am and is finishes at 12.30pm. New players, boys and girls are always welcome, with helmets and hurleys provided. Tá fáilte roim éinne idir 6/7 mbliana agus 14 bliain d’aois.
U12 and U14 team will compete in the Tain Og Leagues in April, May and June. The teams will play teams from Mayo, Sligo and possibly Leitrim or Roscommon depending on progress. This is an All Ireland competition with teams from Connacht and Ulster competing, having fun and making new friends.
Tá áthas ar an club go bhfuil Courtney Ní Dhomhnaill tar éis tús a chur lena cuid oibre mar Oifigeach Forbartha Club i gCeantar Iorras. Beidh Courtney as soláthar treanail sna bunscoileanna in Iorras as seo go dtí mí Meitheamh agus ta an club buíoch do Courtney as ucht tabhairt faoin obair agus go CLG Comhairle Chonnachta as ucht tacaíocht a thabhairt don togra.
Tá tús curtha leis an togra Gaelomana sna Iar bhunscoileanna agus chuir Joe Greaney an chéad seisiún oiliúna ar fáil i gColáiste Chomáin le déanaí. Beidh seisiúni ar siúl leis an idirbhlian I gColáiste Naomh Brendáin agus i bPobalscoil Acla i mí Márta maraon le Coláiste Mhuire, Tuar Mhic Éadaigh. Beidh an cuairt tumtacht ar Gaeltacht na Gaillimhe ar siúl ar an 21 Aibrean.
The senior hurling team is back in training on Friday evenings in the handball alley from 7.30 to 9pm. The club extend a warm welcome to Alan Tynan, who played senior club hurling in Limerick and has moved to Beal an Mhuirthead and wish him well in coordinating the senior panel. New players are welcome as are players that might have played a few years at underage and want to join the team.
All the above work is supported by lotto funding and the club thank all lotto players and resellers. Last week’s jackpot was not won, €50 winners were Emma Reilly and Steve Lally whilst Deborah McAndrew won the €25 prize. The jackpot is now €23,900 with Match 3 winner’s prize of €500.
