Local notes from Ballaghaderreen and Kilmovee
Ballaghaderreen FC 'B' who were defeated by Glen Celtic 2-1 in a RDFL North game held recently.
The Men’s Shed are holding a tea party and raffle in The Brusna Inn on Friday, October 27, and music will be supplied by Pat Costello. Tickets are €15 and are available from Imelda Towey, Pat Towey and from Shed Members. A raffle for creative wood pieces made by members will be held on the night for - 1st prize a Wishing Well; 2nd prize a wheelbarrow and many more prizes. Tickets for the draw cost €5 each.
The editorial committee of ‘Echoes of Ballaghaderreen’ has commenced work on this year’s paper and welcomes articles, notices, reports, poetry, photographs and advertisements for inclusion. Email articles as word documents and photographs in jpg format to echoesballaghaderreen@gmail.com. Contact by email or phone 087 6765508. Material for the paper may also be handed into The Presbytery or to Toweys, Main Street.
Piano/keyboard lessons are available in the Charlestown area offering RIAM exam preparation or to learn for fun. All ages are welcome. Contact Carmel on 086 3271196.
The Soccer Club 50/50 weekly draw took place on Tuesday, October 3, at the Community Park Clubhouse. The jackpot of €220 was won by Tommy and Anne Mannion, The Square and the seller was Mannion’s Bar. Dolores Brennan was the monthly prize winner of draw for two match tickets for Sligo Rovers Premier League match this season at The Showgrounds. The next draw takes place on Tuesday, October 10, at Community Park Clubhouse.
Ballaghaderreen FC thank all who support the weekly draw, also all the premises and outlets that sell the tickets. Tickets are available at the usual outlets around the town or at https:www.clubforce.com/BALLAGHADERREEN FC/membership.
Pieta House provides a professional one-to-one therapeutic service to people who are in suicidal distress, those who engage in self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide. All of these services are provided free of charge and no referral is needed. Call the 24-hour crisis Helpline on free phone 1800 247 247 or Text HELP to 51444.
Clann Machua Drama Group will present ‘The Cheque's in the Post’, a hilarious comedy, in the Town Hall Theatre, Kiltimagh, this Thursday and Friday night, October 12 and 13, with curtain up each night at 8pm. Tickets are €15 and available from Langan's off- licence or on the door.
Mass for deceased nurses will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon, on Thursday, October 12, at 11 am. This will be followed by refreshments in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon. All are welcome.
Bingo is held in Gurteen Hall every Friday night at 8pm. The jackpot stands at €1,800 in forty-five calls or less, the lotto raffle jackpot is €650 and there is also a 50/50 split. All support appreciated.
Sean Nos dancing classes continue each Tuesday from 7-8 pm in The Coleman Centre, Gurteen, with Airc Damhsa Culture club. For further details visit www.aircdamhsa.com/classes.
The Ballaghaderreen GAA club 50/50 draw took place on Sunday, October 1, in The Hatch. The jackpot of €605 was won by Pat Coen and the seller was the Saturday Night Team. Tickets can be purchased at various outlets in the town. An annual 50/50 ticket for €90 giving entry into every draw in the year is available from committee members. Tickets are also available to purchase online at https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/BALLAGHADERREEN_GAA/EventSales.
The Ozanam Day Centre, Oakgrove, has reopened after the summer. New members are welcome every Tuesday and Thursday in the centre. Laundry service is available for older people and home dinners are also available from Monday to Friday. Contact Michelle at the centre on 094 9862847 or talk to your home help for more information.
‘It’s Cardiac Rehab!’, a podcast developed by the Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Irish Heart Foundation to support recovery. See https://irishheart.ie/services-to-you/its-cardiac-rehab-podcast/.
Brusna Voluntary Community Development Association 50/50 draw continues weekly outside the Brusna Inn Shop at 9.30pm on Sunday evening. Envelopes are available from the shop and in various outlets in town or committee members. Contact 086 0777197 or 087 6450417.
Western Alzheimer’s Roscommon Dementia Music Memory Group is for individuals with dementia and their plus one (family or carer) every Thursday in Quad Roscommon Youth Centre F42 CH70 from 11.30am to 1pm. Contact 094 93 64900 for more details.
Trained facilitators conduct a weekly bereavement support meeting at the Family Centre, Knock Shrine each Wednesday at 11am. There is also a special meeting for bereaved partners/spouses on the First Thursday of each month at 11am. No appointment is necessary. For further information contact Monica Morley on 094 9375320.
The RWN Training Services Castlerea is now recruiting for all courses in healthcare, computers and retail skills. There are options available. For more information contact 094 962l690 or text 087 2718118; email training@rwn.ie. Apply online at www.fetchcourses.ie and search RWN to see all courses available.
Flourish Social Prescribing Service in conjunction with the HSE and delivered through The Family Centre, Castlebar, is now available in the Kilmovee and East Mayo area. Lisa is the link worker in the area and is available to confidentially meet you to discuss ways in which you can connect with your local community. Do you sometimes feel your life could be more enjoyable? Have you recently experienced a change in life such as; retirement, health issue, becoming a parent, change in employment, new to your area, relationship changes etc? If so, Flourish maybe for you. Flourish will also be running programmes in the East Mayo area over the autumn/winter period such as ‘The John Hoban Music Circle’, ‘Introduction to Journalling workshop’, ‘Reconnect to Wellbeing’, walk and talk groups and more.
Contact Lisa for further details on 085 2599699, email lmarren.flourish@thefamilycentre.com or check out the website – www.thefamilycentre.com/flourish. Flourish Social Prescribing Service is free of charge.
Kilmovee Meals on Wheels are looking for volunteers to help deliver meals on wheels to people in the Ballaghaderreen, Derrinacartha and Brusna areas. Contact Kilmovee Community Centre on 094 9649484.
The Mayo PPN Community Interactive map showcases community groups location and list each groups services and amenities. It lists assets groups have available to share with other groups in their local area, e.g. marquee, stage, utensils, etc. The interactive map is displayed on the PPN website www.mayococo.ie. Is your Community Group listed on the map? If not email mayococo.ie and they will send you on the link to add the groups details.
Mayo PPN will shortly be seeking nominations from members of community groups to sit on the PPN Secretariat Committee . For further details info, follow the link : Secretariat –Mayo PPN
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The 17th edition of Kilkelly Kilmovee Parish Magazine will be launched on Sunday, October 29, at Ireland West Airport Knock by Mick Foster and Moyra Fraser. A great night of entertainment is guaranteed with free entry, free parking, live music, raffle, refreshments and more. Eunice Moran will be mistress of ceremonies and Henry McGlade and his crew from TV Ireland Show will be there recording the night. Don't miss it! Check out their Facebook page for updates. www.facebook.com/kilkellykilmoveemagazine/.
The jackpot at the weekly bingo held in Kilmovee on Sunday night is €1600 on 50 calls or less and the house lotto is €320 on four correct numbers. There is also a 50/50 draw on the night with a guaranteed winner each week. Single books cost €10 and double books €15. There is always a warm welcome for everyone at Kilmovee Bingo.
Work is well underway for the bicentenary of Glann church which takes place on August 3, 2024. Financial donations and help in any other way will be very much appreciated. A commemorative booklet is being produced to mark this special occasion.
On the Sunday evenings of October the rosary will be recited at 8pm in Kilmovee Church. All are welcome to come along and join in the rosary.
Flu vaccine clinics commenced on Friday, October 6. The Kilkelly Medical practice is now taking names for flu clinic. Phone 094 9367056 or text 087 6003747 with your name, date of birth and contact details.
Life after a bereavement can feel very lonely. Trained facilitators conduct a weekly bereavement support meeting at the Family Centre, Knock Shrine, each Wednesday at 11am. There is also a special meeting for bereaved partners / spouses on the first Thursday of each month at 11am. No appointment is needed. Further information from Monica Morley on 094 9375320.
The lotto numbers drawn on Saturday, September 23, were 5, 16, 19 and 41. There was no winner.
The death has taken place of Sean Duignan, at Brookvale Manor Nursing Home, Ballyhaunis, on September 27, and late of Currahard, Lisacul. Sean reposed in Gavin's Funeral Home, Knox Street, Ballyhaunis, on Sunday, October 1, with removal from Gavin's Funeral Home on Monday, October2, to Christ the King Church, Lisacul or Mass at 12 noon with the funeral proceeding to the local cemetery. May Sean rest in peace as deepest sympathy is extended to all who are bereaved.
