Local Notes: Enniscrone senior girls played in the Lidl Connacht LGFA Post Primary Schools Senior D Cup final.
The Jesus and Mary Secondary School senior girls team who played St Joseph's CC, Charlestown in the Lidl Connacht LGFA Post Primary Schools Senior D Cup final on Friday last, January 31 in Swinford Amenity Park.
A six week Arts and Crafts course with Ann commenced on Wednesday, January 29 from 10.30 to 12 noon in the West Sligo Family Resource Centre. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. The cost is €5 per class and to book your space email events@westsligofrc.ie.
Congratulations to Sarah Feeney, a past pupil of Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Enniscrone, who received an Entrance Exhibition Award in recognition of her exceptional performance in her Leaving Certificate 2024 examinations. These awards were presented to the highest achieving students admitted to Trinity College, Dublin, this academic year. Sarah is studying Dental Hygiene. She is wished all the very best for the future.
Easkey Book Club are celebrating their 1st year anniversary and their next meeting is Tuesday, February 18, at 8pm in the Courthouse. Their book for this month is ‘I Feel Bad About My Neck’ by Nora Ephron. Everyone will receive a warm welcome and a cup of tea.
Some of the reflections on their past year are: ‘I can’t believe we’ve read so many books’, ‘I haven’t read like this since I was a young thing’, ‘I feel very privileged to b e part of this special fun loving group’.
The Diamond Coast Hotel extend congratulations to Gosia on being nominated as the Employee of the Year 2024/2025 by the Irish Hotels Federation (Sligo, Leitrim, and North Roscommon Branch). The hotel are so proud of her incredible dedication, hard work, and passion for delivering exceptional service at the Diamond Coast. Gosia also received a Highly Recommended award, a true testament of her commitment and excellence.
The annual general meeting of Enniscrone Kilglass Community Games will be held on Wednesday, February 5, at 8pm in the Ocean Sands Hotel, Enniscrone. The club are hoping to get a few new members on board, as the more people they have, the less work involved for everyone. Ideally, they would love to have one volunteer per event, which would make the task much easier.
Many of the members have been on the committee for 10 years and more, so some new blood would be very welcome. If your child have an interest in the Community Games, they would strongly urge you to get involved, otherwise there is a risk that there won’t be a Community Games going forward.
The numbers drawn in the Eoghan Rua Ladies weekly lotto which was held on January 27, were 9, 17, 27 and 39. €30 consolation winners were Joe Curran, PP Battle and D Mahony, Kieran Weir, Niamh Howley and Jon and Niamh Wade. The jackpot in the latest draw which was held yesterday Monday, February 3, was €18,700.
The senior men hosted Ballygawley Celtic in atrocious conditions on Sunday morning, January 26, in McGowan Park. Credit to both teams who contributed to a very close game.
The home team took the lead after 10 minutes, Ben Cawley closing down the Ballygawley defenders and when the ball broke to Daniel Gorman he made no mistake. KEUFC felt they could have had a couple of penalties in the 1st half for handballs and went close a few times.
Ballygawley brought on Derek Lynch and withing a matter of seconds he played L O’Connor through, Liam Donegan made a brilliant save but O’Connor was on hand to knock in the rebound. At half time it was 1-1.
KEUFC looked the most likely in the 2nd half, Ben Cawley in particular went very close hitting the post after a fine save from the impressive Kyle Davey. However on 69 minutes the home side got rewarded for their attacking play with a super goal- Man of the Match Daniel Gorman with a beautiful flick to send Oisin Finnerty in on goal and from a tight angle Oisin buried his shot to the corner. Ten minutes later the game was put to bed when Oisin was pulled down in the box. Oisin had to take the penalty twice but scored both times.
The final score was 3-1 to KEUFC, 10 wins in a row and the lads are 6 points clear at the top of the table.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held in St James’s Church, Easkey on Sunday, March 2, at 12 noon. A rehearsal will be held in the church on Thursday, February 27th at 11am.
Easkey Enhancement Association (EEA) plan to develop the field opposting Colaiste Iascaigh into a community playground and an all-weather pitch facility. They are delighted that the first step has been taken, and a 20 year lease has been signed with The Education Training Board and planning permission for the development is being sought from Sligo County Council. The EFA plan to apply for various grants to fund this development, but these will not cover the total cost of the project, and the community will have to fundraise the difference. To start this off and with the support of Francis Lyons who obtained the fantastic pirzes, Easkey Enhancement Association together with Colaiste Iascaigh are holding a monster raffle on February 23. With only three weeks to sell these tickets, it would make such a difference if every family in the parish could sell some tickets to neighbours, family and work colleagues. Together the goal of this badly needed facility can be achieved that would benefit everyone in the community.
Contact Easkey Enhancement Association at easkeyenhance@gmail.com or call 086 8178862 if you can help with the sale of tickets.
With reports saying that we are heading into another cold snap, why not join ‘The Wavy Crafters’ and start knitting and crafting your own hats and scarfs for this wintry weather. This amazing group held a craft sale last December and raised €1200 for Easkey Enhancement Association. This money will go directly into Easkey Pitch and Playground Development. The Wavy Crafters are a group of women who meet every Thursday morning to enjoy and share their knowledge of all things crafts. For more details call 086 3153851.
West Sligo Forum CLG Community Employment Scheme has vacancies available for kitchen assistants and environmental workers. To apply contact West Sligo Forum on 096 49818 or email westsligo@ymail.com. DEASP criteria applies.
Cloonacool Players will be staging John B Keane’s classic comedy ‘Moll’ in Cloonacool Community Centre on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 21, 22 and 23. They will also be performing the comedy at St Brigid’s Hall, Tubbercurry during the Western Drama Festival on Tuesday, March 4.
Easkey Enhancement Association launched Easkey Cinema Club and they extend thanks to all involved for getting it up and running. If you enjoy watching and chatting about films with friends and neighbours, the Cinema Club is just what you need.
The movie night will be held on Saturday, February 15, at 7.30pm. You get to decide the movie. A poll will be added to the Cinema Club WhatsApp Group showing three possible movies. The one with the most votes wins. So join the WhatsApp Group today.
The party room at Kilglass Parish Community Centre is booking up fast. The party room can accommodate up to 15 children and they can enjoy connect four, air hockey, karoke and lots more. There are three different options; Room only €100; Room and two party co-ordinators €150 (they will play games with the children, but not supervise them); Gaming parties €180 – 6 children can play Xbox games at one time. Book your party at https://calendly.com/kilglasscommunitycouncil/party.
Volunteers are required for both Rathlee and Easkey church to do the readings, Eucharistic Ministers and choir members. Contact Fr Joseph or the parish secretary at 089 2297468.
Bingo takes place every Tuesday at 8pm with doors opening at 7pm. There is always free tea and coffee on offer. All are welcome to come along and support, and be in with a chance to win. All money raised goes to Western Gaels.
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Castleconnor GAA membership for 2025 is now due for renewal and is available through the ‘Foireann’ central GAA system at https://www.foireann.ie. All players and coaches must be registered members before they train or play. Anyone who wishes to use the club gym must complete their registration and membership to gain access. This is important for insurance and safety purposes to protect members.
The Player Injury Scheme runs from January 1 to December 31. The club look forward to the season ahead and would love to see new and returning players and members join the club.
The numbers drawn in the Castleconnor GAA weekly lotto which was held on Saturday, January 25, were 2, 28, 31 and 37. There was no jackpot and no match 3 winner. The lucky dip winner of €50 went to Kevin Foody. The jackpot in the latest draw which was held on February 1, was €10,400.
Stronger for Longer classes has returned to Castleconnor Community Centre. The strength and power training for over 50’s is held on Thursday mornings from 10.30am to 11.30am. For more information contact Bernie Finlay at 086 6164788.
