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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   Ladies in County Final Last Sunday morning in Carrickedmond proved to be an excellent day in the recent history of Rathcline Ladies football team. The team has been in transition for the past few years and the ladies continued to fight with tremendous spirit and dedication. Their just rewards were bestowed on them...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Draw on this Saturday night In recent times have you wandered into the club grounds at Clonbonny and seen the new Prunty pitch and the clubhouse? Following a great spring and summer the newly laid sward has had a wonderful growth and the pitch looks superb. The clubhouse indeed takes pride of...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Maintenance Grants Longford County Council and Longford Vocational Education Committee are holding an information evening on Student Maintenance Grants in the Longford Arms Hotel on Wednesday week 25th August at 7.30pm. Leaving Cert students, their parents and those intending to return to full- time education are invited to go along for what...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Hands of our Hospital Over the past few months there have been rallies in support of Mullingar Midland Regional hospital and these rallies have been rightly supported by people from the county of Longford and particularly from Longford town to the east of the county. However, for us in the west of county...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Shannon Gaels Minor Club Saturday last in Hyde Park Roscommon was not a pleasant day for the Longford minor players, team management and supporters but at the same time it was a day of pride. Lest should we forget the Longford Minor footballers are Leinster Champions and although their campaign did come...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Death It is with the greatest of sadness that I record the death on Tuesday last 20th at Galway Clinic of Mrs Bridie Deffew, Rathcline Road. Bridie was predeceased 15 years ago by her husband Noel and if ever a couple left an indelible mark on their adopted town it was the...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Mixed Luck in Championship Pride of place this week must go to local lads Stephen Ormsby, Martin Reynolds and Darragh Hussey and their Roscommon team mates who performed so magnificently on Sunday last when winning the Connaught Final. We congratulate them and look forward to them staking a major claim for...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Triathlon Going to press I do not have the full results of the first triathlon held in conjunction with the summer school. A full report will be published in next week’s paper. Championship Time Next weekend will be a busy time for championships on both sides of the bridge. Roscommon with local lads Stephen...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Work Scheme is a tremendous success The ‘work scheme’ initiative under the stewardship of Shannon Gaels Minor club is proving to be a tremendous success. The numbers of people each week seeking jobs to be done in and around their homes, farms or bogs continues to grow. From a social point of view...
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Lanesboro – Ballyleague Notes Shannon Gaels Lough Ree Golfing Society The Lough Ree Golf Society, next outing to Moate Golf Club on this Thursday 1st July, Tee Time from 11.00 to 12.00. Contact any committee member to book your tee time. Wedding The marriage took place in St. Mary’s Church Lanesboro of Regina Carroll daughter of Seán and...
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