Local Notes: Celebration Day at Claremorris secondary school
Congratulations to Nina Wallace, Leaving Cert student at Mount St Michael Secondary School, Claremorris, who won Student of the Year 2024. Nina is photographed with LC Year Head Nora Power, principal Ciarán Ryan and fellow nominees Elizabeth Byrne, Deirdre Warde and Donna Mooney. Thank you to St Colman's Credit Union who sponsored the school's recent celebration day. Picture: Trish Forde
Claremorris Bord na nÓg has announced that Hegarty's Centra in Claremorris has come on board as their Game Day Partner.
They welcome and value the support Hegarty’s Centra is showing towards the local community and across all their underage teams.
Claremorris Bord na nÓg said: “This is a fantastic initiative and one we look forward to growing into the future.”
Last week, Claremorris Tidy Towns cleaned up areas such as Ballyhaunis Road, Mount Street, and St Colman’s Cemetery. They tidied a few poles and bins along with washing the parking meters.
Keep an eye out for weekly updates on their Facebook page.
It has been a very busy few weeks for the Claremorris handball pair Naill Joyce and Paddy Murphy - they competed in both the Senior and Intermediate 60x30 Championship.
In the last 16 in Senior, they travelled to Limerick to play Kilkenny’s Jack Holden and Kyle Jordan and won 11-7 in a tiebreaker. The next day they played Chris Doyle and Michael Gregan from Wicklow in Mullingar and also won in a tiebreaker.
Next up was the semi-final which was against the very experienced Dublin pair of Eoin Kennedy and Carol Brown. This was played in Croke Park and the Claremorris pair competed very well but lost out. This was a great experience and they will have learned a lot from these games.
They then had to focus on their Intermediate semi-final which was played in Limerick against Jack O’Shea and Daire Kean from Kerry. This was again very closely contested but the Claremorris pair did enough to win and reach the All-Ireland Intermediate Double Final for the first time.
The final was played in Tuamgraney in Co Clare - the hometown of the great handballer Pat Kirby. They faced the Kilkenny brothers of Patrick and Peter Funchion but unfortunately lost the final 21-9 and 21-11.
Well done to Nail and Paddy for their performance at this level.
There is a free collection for all WEEE items in Ballindine on Thursday, June 27. The collection will take place at Davitts GAA Grounds where you can recycle anything from your household with a plug or battery.
Claremorris’ La Casa Tapas & Wine were “humbled and delighted” to be listed as one of the top new recommendations in Georgina Campbell's Guide - Ireland’s Leading Independent Food and Hospitality Guide. The tapas restaurant received a plaque for the acknowledgement.
Congratulations to Kevin Gaughan on winning the recent Claremorris GAA 50/50 Lotto. Kevin picked up his prize of €950 - the winning ticket was sold at Glynn's Checkout.
Congratulations to Colm Wallace on winning the recent Claremorris AFC 50/50 Lotto. Colm picked up his prize of €600 - the winning ticket was sold in Killeen's.
Vision Ireland Claremorris (the new name of NCBI) are looking for ladies' and men's summer clothes donations. They can collect if needed.
Claremorris Boys NS had a super day during their recent sports day. They thanked their Parents' Association for their generosity.
Claremorris Leisure Centre are taking bookings for their eight-week Adult Swimming Lessons course. Their new term will be starting tomorrow - Wednesday, June 26.
There will be a Beginners and Improvers class available on Wednesday mornings from 9 to 9.45am. There will also be a Beginners and Improvers class on Wednesday evenings from 7.15 to 8pm. It is €100 for the course for non-members and €80 for members.
Claremorris Family Resource Centre’s annual summer camp takes place from July 9th to 11th. Registration is open now - forms must be filled out to secure your booking. You can contact them on 094-9377838.
There is walking football every Wednesday in Claremorris AFC at 7pm. To reserve your spot, contact JP at 086 1602893 or email claremorrissoccerclub@gmail.com.
Claremorris Musical Society said a massive congratulations to their A.I.M.S. Best Comedienne runner-up, Nicole Scott, on her achievement for her performance as Inga in .
Following Claremorris Colts achieving promotion last season, their 1st XV are looking to add to their coaching team for the 24/25 season (and beyond).
If you are interested, please contact the club through its social channels - they are recruiting for a Forwards Coach and a Skills Coach.
A drama workshop will take place in Claremorris’ Town Hall Theatre on Saturday, July 20th, from 10am to 4pm. The registration fee is €20 and the tutor will be Declan Drohan ADA.
For more information or to book your place, please contact Willie O’Brien at willie.obrien@gmail.com.
Women’s Collective Ireland is hosting a Cancer Awareness event with The Marie Keating Foundation on Thursday, June 27. The event will commence with a presentation from a specialist nurse from the Marie Keating Foundation, starting at 10.15am in Cúram.
The topics covered will include Skin Cancer and Lung Cancer, signs and symptoms, awareness etc. Following on from the information session, the Marie Keating Mobile Information Unit will be at Cúram from 11am and 2pm for people to speak in private about any concerns that they may have about cancer.
On Friday, June 14, in The Ranch Claremorris, Garrymore GAA Club launched their new and novel fundraising initiative, the Garrymore GAA Quid Game Event.
Set to take place on Sunday, August 4, in the McWilliam Hotel, Claremorris, this innovative event will draw inspiration from the popular Netflix series 'Squid Game'.
Quid Game will promise all the thrills, minus the intense violence, offering a series of skill-based games that will challenge contestants' accuracy, endurance, patience, and hand-eye coordination.
Mayo Society For Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said a very special thank you and acknowledged a beautiful gesture by the staff of Tesco, Claremorris, who lost a loved friend and colleague, Andrea Gornowicz, in a car accident recently.
Andrea was an animal lover and in her memory, her friends in Tesco raised €500 to help the shelter animals. At a time of loss, this kindness is all the more special and appreciated. Condolences to all at Tesco and we remember their friend, Andrea.
A big shoutout to everyone who joined Claremorris Parkrun for event #292. There was a special welcome to Nathan, Irene, and Diana, who took their first steps into the parkrun community.
The parkrun was thrilled to have tourists from both near and far, including visitors from as far away as Perth. It’s always wonderful to see their community grow and connect with parkrunners from around the globe. Congratulations to everyone who achieved personal bests - your hard work is paying off!
Congratulations to Ultan McDyer who won night four of Claremorris Summer Singles. McDyer defeated John Heneghan in the final and took home the prize of €100.
