Local Notes: Ceola Quinn, Swinford sang the National Anthem at the AIB Connacht LGFA Junior club championship final.
Ceola Quinn, Swinford who sang the National Anthem at the AIB Connacht LGFA Junior Club Championship Final in Swinford Amenity Park on Saturday November 1, pictured with Connacht LGFA President Brendan Cregg.
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Get ready to rewind the clock and relive the neon-drenched glory of the 1990s as Scoil Muire agus Pádraig proudly presents Popstars: The 90s Musical — a high-energy, laugh-out-loud production packed with chart-topping hits and teenage drama!
Set in a 90s high school bursting with ambition and angst, the story follows Mark, a heartbroken teen who transforms his grunge band into a boy band to take on his ex-girlfriend Shannon’s fame-hungry girl group, the “Candy Girls,” in a battle for pop supremacy. With help from the talented new girl Ella and a soundtrack featuring Britney Spears, *NSYNC, TLC, Backstreet Boys, and more, sparks fly, rivalries ignite, and the countdown to the State Talent Show begins.
Will Mark win the record deal, the girl, and his dignity back? Or will Shannon’s scheming steal the spotlight? Don’t miss this nostalgic rollercoaster of music, mischief, and mayhem. It’s a show that promises to have you dancing in your seat and singing all the way home!
Show dates are November 13, 14, and 15 in Scoil Muire agus Pádraig, S
Comhaltas music and singing classes continue every Saturday morning from 10.30am in Swinford National School with excellent tutors for banjo, button accordion, concertina, fiddle, flute, guitar, keyboard, singing and tin whistle. Classes in other instruments e.g. bodhrán and dancing will be organised if there is sufficient interest. Contact cceswinford@gmail.com or 087 7454032.
The committee and members of Michael Davitt CCE (Swinford Comhaltas) are delighted to host the monthly Cuimsiú session in Swinford NS – Scoil Muire agus Treasa, on Sunday, November 16, at 3pm. Children and people of all abilities are warmly invited to join for a relaxed and inclusive traditional music and singing session created especially for those with disabilities or additional needs.
Calling any young person from 6 years to 18 years who would like to be part of a Christmas Variety Show, “A Not so Silent Night”. If you would like to sing, dance, play music etc. come along to the first practice in Swinford NS on Tuesday, November 11. The organisers look forward to welcoming 6-10-year-olds at 5pm and 11 years and over at 5.35pm. For more information, contact Brid Noone 087 7581390 or Sinead McNeela 087 1329637. The show is supported by Michael CCE and The Railway Players.
The Swinford Indoor Christmas Market will take place on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday 7, from 10.30am to 4pm each day.
Results from the game played on October 30. Card winners: 1st Peter Geraghty and Brian McNulty, 2nd/3rd prize was shared by Philip Moore, Margaret Mannion, Carmel Timoney and Ronan Monaghan. Raffle prizes were won by Tom Durkan, Maureen Morley, Nuala Kilgallon, Philip Irwin, Mary Higgins and Eileen Geraghty. Game continues every Thursday night at 9pm.
Swinford Active Minds will host a Christmas Floral Demonstration by Blossoms Floral and Home Styling Boutique Ballina in the Cultural Centre on Wednesday, November 26, at 8pm. All arrangements will be raffled on the night for a local charity. Admission €10. Everyone welcome to join for some refreshments and Christmas decor.
Swinford Folk Choir would like to welcome new members to join their choir for Saturday evening Mass in Swinford Church. If you enjoy singing or playing music, come and try it out. Adults and children welcome. Contact Marie on 087 2805222.
Results of the game played on Tuesday, November 4, were; Card winners were Michael Moran, Gerry Moran, Michael Ryan, Francie Rowley, Ciaran Rowley, Patricia Rowley, Michael Lynskey and Mary Lynskey. Raffle prizes were won by Michael Ryan, Patricia Rowley, Michael Moran, Eileen Cafferty and Noreen Geraghty.
The November Prayer Service for members of the parish community who have died since November 2024 will take place in Swinford Church on Friday, November 14, at 7.30pm. A candle for each member of the community whose funeral took place in the parish since November 2024 will be lit and carried to the altar by a family member or friend.
As part of the remembering and praying for the dead in the month of November the Rosary will be recited in Meelick Cemetery on Sunday, November 16, at 3.30pm, in Midfield Cemetery on Sunday, November 23 at 3.30pm, in Kinaffe Cemetery on Sunday, November 23 at 4.15pm and in the Workhouse Cemetery on Dublin Road on Sunday, November 16 at 1pm.
Congratulations to Swinford Killasser LGFA U16 player Siún O Donnell who was selected to attend the GAA Youth Forum in Croke Park. 100 young people, ranging in age from 12-21 years were selected from around Ireland to represent their club and county and put forward their opinions at their selected workshops. Siún chose Roots in the Community - Decision Making Structures and Resilience on and off the field.
Sympathy is extended to the families and friends of Donald (Don) Miller, Oak Drive, Swinford; Mary Kathleen McEvaddy, Meelick, Swinford; Annette Campbell (nee McGovern), Fraun Hill, Swinford; Michael Munds, Ballymote, Co. Sligo and formerly of Cloonfinish, Swinford. May they all rest in peace.
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Knock Basilica presents Handel’s Messiah featuring The RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Nicholas Chalmers, Conductor, Aoife Miskelly, Soprano, Anne Marie Gibbons, Alto, Andrew Gavin, Tenor, Rory Musgrave, Bass, with Resurgam Vocal Ensemble on Saturday, November 22, at 7.30pm at Knock Basilica.
Doors open at 6.30pm and concert at 7.30pm. Tickets (all reserved seating) cost €32 and €27 and are available online at: knockmessiah2025.eventbrite.ie or ticket outlet: Knock Shrine Information Centre.
Following unprecedented sell-out performances at the Knock Basilica in 2017 and 2018, Saturday, November 22, at 8pm will see the return of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for a performance of the world’s most famous and beloved Handel’s Messiah, renowned for stunning choruses and arias, thundering timpani and blazing choruses.
Featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Chalmers, an incomparable line up of soloists and one of Ireland’s finest vocal ensembles, this will be a sensational evening of delightful and thrilling music making.
The first ever performance of the Messiah took place at Neal’s New Musick Hall in Dublin’s Fishamble Street in 1742. The “subscription list of six hundred persons was quite filled”, according to Handel himself, as ladies heeded pleas by management to wear dresses ‘without hoops’ in order to make ‘room for more company’ – something we trust will not be a problem at the more commodious Basilica!
Bohola Christmas Market will be held on Sunday, November 30 from 6-8pm in Bohola Community Centre. To book a stall email sheridanmccbohola@gmail.com. The cost is €25 per table.
A very generous parishioner is sponsoring a Christmas dinner for those of retirement age, in the Sheridan Community Centre on Saturday, December 13. Gathering at 1pm with Mass at 1.30pm, followed by dinner at 2pm. Music and craic are also on the menu. Numbers are required for catering purposes so if you plan to attend, give your name to Pat Clarke or Fr Stephen as soon as possible.
The 2025 Moy Davitts AGM takes place on Sunday, November 23, in Bohola Community Center at 5pm. Please confirm your attendance by emailing secretary.moydavitts.mayo@gaa.ie. Only club members who paid their membership prior to March 31, are eligible to vote at the AGM.
Cemetery Rosaries will take place after Mass on November 16 and 23, in St Joseph’s Cemetery and the old cemetery respectively in Bohola.
Breathwork classes begin in Bohola Community Centre on Tuesday evenings from November 11, at 8pm for one hour. Benefits include stress reduction, enhanced relaxation, improved sleep quality and more. Five-week course costs €90 per person. For more information, see www.sagewellbeing.ie, email carmel@sagewellbeing.ie or phone 087 6972726.
Congratulations to Derry Cox who won a jackpot of €484 in the Moy Davitts 50/50 draw on Saturday, November 1. A huge thank you to everyone who supported the draw, it is greatly appreciated. Tickets are available in the usual retail outlets and by playing on the club app (Moy Davitts GAA).
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The committee of Kilkelly Kilmovee Parish Magazine thank everyone in the community and beyond who turned out in huge numbers to attend and support the 19th Edition of Kilkelly Kilmovee Parish Magazine launch at Ireland West Airport on Sunday, October 26. They thanks the management and staff of the airport who worked so hard on the night and hosted the event, to all the sponsors who donated fantastic prizes for the raffle, to the brilliant musicians and the MC who entertained everyone on the night, to all who sold raffle tickets and magazines, the photographers and all who helped the committee out in any way on the night and for the past few weeks. It is greatly appreciated. The launch will be televised on TV Ireland Show Sky Channel 588 on Tuesday, December 16, at 8.30pm. Magazines are now on sale locally in Kilkelly in Kilmovee.
Fr Joseph will celebrate a Novena of Masses for your deceased relatives and friends included in the November lists for the dead. Envelopes are available at the Churches. There will be a Service for the Dead, on Sunday, November 16, at 7pm in Kilmovee Church praying for those who have died since November 2024. Contact Fr Joseph at 086 160 5373 with the names of deceased relatives of parishioners who have died outside the parish.
