Archive for March, 2009

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Shannon Gaels Easter Camp  Following on from the hugely successful Halloween Camp the Shannon Gaels Minor club will be holding their first ever Easter camp. They invite players, boys and girls, aged between 7 and 13 years to take part. An added attraction to the camp will be an exhibition of the game...
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Annual 25 Card Drive This year the Rathcline Ladies GAA club is taking the honour of hosting the Annual 25 Drive (partners) on Good Friday night 10th April in the Co-Op Hall. The tradition of the Good Friday night game goes back a long number of years and it is the main fundraiser for the...
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Over the past few weeks I have been running a notice with regard to a Friday evening bus route to facilitate young people of the area wanting to go to Longford to the Youth Forum, Megabowl, the cinema or the sports complex at the Mall Complex. The bus leaves Lanesboro from O’Brien’s Corner at...
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The St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Tuesday last was an unmitigated success. There is no doubt that we celebrated the day in style. The Lanesboro Ballyleague area basked in sunshine and as we all know there is no finer place in the world to be on a bright sunny day than in the twin...
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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Death The entire area was saddened to learn of the death at her residence of Sarah Kennedy, Weekfield on Monday last. Sarah was predeceased only a few months ago by her husband John. She had been in failing health for a time and it was the true character of the woman for the...
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Local man and RTÉ’s Midland correspondent, Ciaran Mullooly, was also presented with an Award for the report he did on the Six One News on the change of location for the Games from Mosney to Athlone IT for 2009. He  is a former winner of the AT Cross National Media Awards. Ciaran  is presently...
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