Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes
The best in Ireland
On Saturday night last 23rd November in the Conrad Hotel Dublin Triathlon Ireland held its annual awards and presentation night. Lanesboro Triathlon club travelled in great numbers and with some hope of national recognition after being listed as one of the top six triathlon clubs in the country. The announcement was made early in the night that Lanesboro Triathlon club was the recipient of the Best Triathlon Club in Ireland for 2019. Great celebrations ensued and rightly so as Lanesboro Triathlon club is and has been so progressive since its beginnings in 2010. Club Chairman Cian Crosbie accepted the Triathlon Club of the Year award for 2019.
It has been the host of the National Sprint Triathlon Series for a number of years and their own Two Provinces triathlon each year in July and draws upwards of 600 athletes to compete in what is fast becoming the best Sprint Triathlon in Ireland such is the organisation.
Such is their progressiveness of the club is that they are the only Triathlon club in Ireland with their very own gym and meeting rooms. The gym was open just the other week to a large crowd of members and locals.
Membership has grown steadily over the nine year and last years initiative of couch to tri 2019 encouraged many more new members. Already this year new membership has grown greatly and there is no doubt following last Saturday nights award there will be a further increase in new members. Members come from our greater area, county Roscommon and all over such is the quality and respect of our local Triathlon club.
There is an excellent youth section to the club, and it is great seeing so many young people out taking part in the three disciplines and developing all the necessary skills involved in the triathlon.
The couch to Tri 2020 will be starting in the near future and it is a tremendous initiative to get people running, cycling and swimming.
I mentioned earlier progression and it would not have happened without the following people who were chairpersons and drove the club forward Ronie Masterson, Brendan O’Sullivan, James Gallagher, Fidelma Brennan and current Chairman Cian Crosbie. There are also a number behind the scenes (you know who you are) that have been the cornerstone of the club and never have left anything undone or to chance. There is a host of people that give of their time to help especially on Race Days, never have to be asked they are just there. Each and every one of you have made the club what it is today and each and every one of you must be congratulated on your efforts helping the club achieve such an award.
I would encourage anyone to get involved in this great club and be part of the great excitement in being involved and progression that is happening in Lanesboro Triathlon Club.
Triathlon Club Membership
If you would like to do a
Triathlon or just begin with an Aquathon (swim and run) , Learn or improve your
Swim/Bike/Run. Why not Join Lanesboro Triathlon Club today?
By signing up today, you will get almost 13 months membership for the price of
12 months.
Go to www.trilanesboro.com/membership/
for more information
Thank You
The organisers of the Saint Vincent De Paul would like to sincerely thank everyone that contributed to their Church Gate collection in Lanesboro. The total collected amounted to €587.00.
It was at the last moment the permit was granted for the church gate collection hence there was no opportunity to advertise in advance. If you missed the collection and would like to make a contribution you can do so by leaving an envelope into O’Brien’s marked SVP. Thank you for your support which will help greatly for those in crucial need of support as we approach Christmas.
This collection is the only source of income and will be of great assistance in the service to the local community.
Party Dresses Required
Rathcline GAAs refresh your wardrobe night out for ladies takes place on Friday week 6th Dec in the ESB Sport and Social Club.
The club would like to thank everyone that has contributed so much clothes, shoes and handbags. What is really needed to complete the range are party dresses. If you have any in your wardrobe that you think you could part with then the organisers would love them! Of course, the organisers will gladly take your unwanted shoes, handbags etc.
All donations will be accepted with gratitude.
Contacts Marie Farrell 0868138773; Pat Connerton 0861617501.Tickets are now sale priced €10.
Lights Church Gate Collection
Lanesboro Christmas Lights Church Gate collection takes place over the weekend of the 7th and 8th December. Plans are in place with the help of the Green family, Main Street, to have a Christmas Tree on Main Street. All this costs money. We are hoping the Business Sector in and around Lanesboro will support this initiative. If you miss the collection you can leave your donation with Martina and Joe O Brien. Here’s to a bright Christmas in Lanesboro.
Christmas Party
The annual senior citizens Christmas party will take place on Sunday week 8th December at 3pm in Ballyleague Hall. A traditional Christmas Dinner will be served. The music will be provided by Seamus Farrell and there will be spot prizes to be won during the evening.
Senior citizen from both Ballyleague/Kilgefin and Lanesboro/Rathcline parishes.
Those intending to attend from the Lanesboro/Rathcline parish are asked to put their names on the lists provided in St. Mary’s church before Wednesday 4th December.
A great afternoon of music and dance is promised. For further information you are advised to contact Patricia Manning 086- 2665970.
Christmas Day Run
The annual Christmas Day Run/Walk sponsorship cards are now available for anyone intending to run or walk in O’Brien’s or from the Flood family, Lanesboro and Newtowncashel.
The beneficiary of this annual Christmas Day run/walk is Multiple Sclerosis as has been the case since 1991which makes this the 29th year and growing. There are a number of diligent and hardworking people putting the organisation of the run/walk together and they all deserve our support.
The run/walk takes place for Newtowncashel to Lanesboro with the walkers starting at 11.45am and the runners starting at 12.15pm.
If you are not walking or running or even wheeling, you are asked to be as generous as you can.
Weekly Card Game
The results from last Sunday night’s weekly 25 game are: Raffle winners. Tom Rock/ Joe Dolan/ Bridie Glennon/ Brendan Casey. 1st Packie Feeney and Joe Rooney. 2nd Eugene Kelly and Barney Kenny. Last game Tom Nohilly & Pat Joe Fallon. Game every Sunday night at 8. 30pm sharp. No partner needed. Refreshments served.
Christmas Tree
Do you remember the Christmas Tree on the Green? It was not until last Thursday that it was brought back to my mind when a former resident of the Green asked me if I had or seen a photograph of the Christmas Tree outside of Masterson’s house, 4 The Green. I had not seen any photograph, but I said I would put it out and see if a photograph may be available. If you have a photograph can you forward it to me, and I will scan it return it to you and pass on the copy. Alternatively, can you scan it and send it to me joeaobrien@outlook.com Thank you very much. As with all mentions of events and stories relating to the Green, I know this piece is going to create great conversation in the shop.
Brushstrokes Christmas Exhibition 2019
Brushstrokes are
holding their annual Christmas Exhibition in St. Mary’s Hall,
Lanesborough, from Friday next 29th November to Sunday 31st November.
Come and have a browse, wonder at the local artistic talent and
look cultured. If you want to appear even more cultured, Brushstrokes
meet every week for two hours on Thursday evenings from 8:30pm in St.
Mary’s Hall (side room). The aim of the group is to meet and create in a
relaxed and supportive environment—so if you wish to explore your artistic
side, you can chat to members at the exhibition. We have tea and biscuits
(and a lot of home baking) at half time every Thursday. We welcome all levels
and all media—for adults (over 18-years). We have a small membership
fee of €15 per year and it is €3 each per group meeting.
Rathcline Annual Draw
The Rathcline club will again hold their annual New Year draw on Saturday 11th January in Adie’s Bar. This is a draw that is hugely supported by club members, parishioners and those outside the parish. It is also used by many as an ideal Christmas present. The tickets are now on sale locally costing just €10. The prizes will be 1st €3,000, 2nd €1,000, 3rd €500, 4th €250, 5th €250, 6th €200 and 7th €200. We encourage you great support of previous years and we look forward to a record number of tickets sold.
Table Quiz
On Friday night next 29th November there will be a very special and mega quiz night in the Peer Inn/Rakish Paddy, Lisnacusha in aid of Rathcline ladies. The All-Ireland Ladies Cup, the Brendan Martin Cup will be present on the night. There will be a signed Dublin Ladies Jersey up for grabs. Lots of spot prizes to be won. A table of 4 will cost €40. You are invited to go along for what should be a wonderful night whilst supporting Ladies football in the area.
Thank You
The breakfast morning committee would like to thank O’Halloran’s Eggs in Kenagh for their sponsorship of 300 eggs to our breakfast morning. Apologies for omitting from last week. Also, we would like to thank our local correspondent Joe and church leaflet editor Tom Nohilly for their part in promoting a very successful morning.
Post it for Christmas
Such has been the demand for the second print of the Sliabh Bán book from home and abroad that it has been decided to offer anyone away from the area the opportunity of having the book posted to them. Begin the conversation with Joe O’Brien joeaobrien@outlook.com phone 086-2460840 or 043 3321107 during shop opening hours and we organise to get the book sent to you.
The book is available for sale in O’Brien’s costing €20 and for post and packaging within Ireland it is an extra €12, GB €32, USA €42, Australia €42, South Africa €42 and EU €41.
Our Library this week
Knitting & Crochet Club
Knitting & Crochet Club continues every
Monday 2-4pm.
New members always welcome!
Poetry & Music Group
Poetry & Music group continues on
Monday 9th December 4.15-5.30pm.
All welcome to come along and join in with this
very vibrant group!
ESOL Course
ESOL (English for speakers of other
languages) takes place in the Library every Tuesday evening 7-9pm.
Contact Nuala Donlon on nuala.donlon@lwetb.ie
for further information.
New Temporary Opening Hours
Please note the change in our Opening hours as
follows:
Monday
10am-1pm & 2pm-6pm
Tuesday.
2pm-7pm
Wednesday. 10am-1pm
& 2pm-5.30pm
Thursday.
CLOSED
Friday.
10am-1pm & 2pm-5.30pm
Saturday.
10am-1pm
Please note Library will be closed on Saturdays
16th & 30th November.
Book Club
Book Club for adults continues on Friday
morning 29th November at 11am.
Book choices for November are ‘It Happened One
Summer’ by Polly Williams and ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ by Liane Moriarty. All
welcome to come along.
Story Time with Mrs Claus!
Come along and enjoy Christmas Story Time at the
library with Mrs Claus!
This free festive event is open to children of
all ages and takes place at Lanesboro Library on Saturday morning 7th December
at 12noon.
To book your place please contact the library on
0433321291 or email sosullivan@longfordcoco.ie.
#FamilyTimeAtYourLibrary
Create a Christmas Bookmark with
Stephanie!
Get creative making your own Christmas Bookmark
with Stephanie!
This free festive event is open to children of
all ages and takes place at Lanesboro Library on Saturday morning 14th December
at 12noon.
To book your place please contact the library on
0433321291 or email sosullivan@longfordcoco.ie.
#FamilyTimeAtYourLibrary
Membership
Library membership is free for everyone and
provides you with complimentary access to books and p.c.’s in the library as
well as a range of digital services.
Check out our Online Services where you can
download free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and newspapers, learn a new
language or do an online course. All you need is your library card and
pin. Renew or request books on our website www.longfordlibrary.ie
5-a-side booking
Bookings are now being taken for weekly rental of the new Ballyboro FC 3G Pitch at Lanesborough Community College. To book in for a 5 side match or a 7 a side game in November please register NOW by signing up with a user account at www.bookapitch.com and the venue will be there for you to select under BALLYBORO ASTRO. If you want any more details send an e mail please to ballyboroastropitchcommittee@gmail.com
Want to Do Something New for the Winter Months?
Why not join Longford toastmasters
This is a very sociable and varied group of people who support each other in their quest to engage in public speaking. The group comprises of beginners who are looking to take their first steps in a safe supportive environment to those that have gone through those steps and have become accomplished speakers. Topics are interesting humorous and suitable to everyone.
If you are not sure if Toastmasters is for you why not come along and see what happens at Toastmasters. Visitors very welcome and there is no obligation to join. The meeting will start at 8.20pm
The next meeting will take place on the first and third Thursdays of each month in the Longford Arms Hotel. If you would like more information, please contact Joe 087 2352070. Josephegan03@gmail.com or www.longford.toastmastersclub.org
Longford Toastmasters look forward to welcoming you
Tidy Towns Lotto
For the draw on Tuesday 17th December the prizes and for the four names drawn out the prizes will be raised to 1st €100, and 2nd, 3rd and 4th will be €50
The winning numbers drawn in the Lanesboro Tourism Co-Op on Tuesday morning 19th November were 2, 8, 17 and 29. There was nobody with the winning numbers and the jackpot pool has now risen to €6,300. The name on the tickets for the €50 prize Louis Mullooly, Lehery and the three winners of €20 each were Kathleen and Teresa, Church View, Alan Hanley, Corrigeen and Bernadette Dowd, Thureen.
Gun Club
Meeting
A meeting will be held on Friday week 6th Dec in Adie’s meeting room at 9pm sharp. All members are asked to attend.
50/50
The 50/50 draw took place on Monday 18th November and the lucky winners of this week’s draw was Eamon Casey, Killoe. The winning pool was €422 a fair amount as we approach Christmas.
There are four options when buying your tickets, (1) buy your €2 ticket, (2) 3 tickets for €5, (3) the green envelope where you pay €50 for a six-month term with one free draw and (4) the pink envelope where you pay €100 for a 12-month period with two free draws. Those tickets are available in any of the local shops and pubs or from any member of the club executive.
Annual Barbeque
The annual fundraising Barbeque will again take place in Clarke’s Bar on Sunday next 1st December from 6pm. The Barbeque is in aid of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. Music will be supplied Frank Feery, Brian Ross, Joe & Phil to name a few. Tickets cost just €5 including food.
Ballyboro
The under 8s had their first games on the new 3G pitch at the weekend. Their two teams played some great football in their matches with Melview. 21 Ballyboro players took part which is testimony to the positive impact the new pitch is having. Niall Morgan, Chloe Curran, Aidan Cox, Donal Cox, Thomas Reilly, Joe Greally, David Kenny, A.J. Brehon, Sean Hogan, Matthew Murphy, Kyran Horohoe, Caden Donlon, Ben Cassidy, Finn Fallon, Senan McHale, Tom Hession, Darragh Shanley, Adam Greally, Jay Flynn, Tadhg Shea, Cian Shea, and Lorcan Vesey played their hearts out and showed great promise for the future.
In a Connacht Shield encounter the under 12s proved no match for a superior Ballymoe team. Rian Hogan scored a consolation goal for Ballyboro. Team: Adam Farrell, Eoin Beattie, Aidan Kelly, Ciaran McGloin, Logan Birmingham, Billy Murray, Cody Phelan, Rian Shanley, Rian Hogan. Subs: Fergal Murtagh, Eoin Connell, Rory Murtagh, Ethan Slattery, Matthew Murray, Ryan Mimnagh, David Dowd.
DVDs of the hugely successful OSKAR will be available shortly.
Well done to Gary Beattie, Donal Hogan, Sean Mimnagh, Shane Smyth, Greg Wolowec, and Ann Quirke who received their first coaching badges after they successfully completed the PDP1 course at the weekend. They join Mark Tarmey, Seamus Sorohan, Lee Cullen, John McCormack, Stephen Rooney, Alan Kenny, Denis Dillon, Barry Hogan, Karl Crawford, Kevin Connaughton, and Ciaran Mullooly who qualified on a previous occasion.
Next year Ballyboro FC will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its foundation with a series of events culminating in the official opening of the 3G and grass pitches. In advance of the celebrations the club will compiling a special booklet. The club are appealing to anyone with club memorabilia to forward it to any club officer where it will be scanned and returned safely.
Fixtures: The club will be hosting an under 9 Blitz on Saturday starting at 11am. Clubs involved are Melview, Stonepark and the home team. The under 11s are at home to Kenagh Eagles on Saturday, kick off 1pm. The under 12s are away to Newtown Bears on Sunday with a 11am start. The under 13s play Killoe Celtic in Abbeycartron on Saturday at 2.30. The under 14s are away to Newtown on Sunday, kick off 12.30. The under 15s play UCL Harps in Dernafest on Saturday at 11.30.
Rathcline GAA
Under 20 Final
Unfortunately, we went down by the narrowest of margins in the Under 20 Final in Pearse Park on Sunday last. Northern scored goals at crucial times in the first half and we were always fighting an uphill battle and lost by one point. We would like to thank all of the panel and team management for a great effort and we look forward to seeing many of the lads stepping up to senior status in the coming years. The panel and management was Jacub Kajun his brother Misco Kajun, Max Webb, Kian Gilmore, Briain Casey, Oran Kenny, Dylan Glancy, Seadhna Ryan, Cillian Flood, Richard Prior, Éanna McGrath, Bryn Peters, Cronan Flood, Padraig Sorohan, Owen Murray, Daniel Curran, Harvey Myhill, Kevin Tansey, Dean O’Reilly, Óisín Kenny, Aaron Farrell, Ultan O’Sullivan, Conor Sorohan. The team is managed by Joey Rooney and his management team is Stephen Rooney, Shane Kenny, Seadna Ryan and Wayne O’Donoghue.
We congratulate Northern Gaels and we look forward to crossing swords for many years to come whether it is in Mullinalaghta or Abbeylara jerseys.
New Year Draw
The club will hold their annual New Year draw this year on Saturday 11th January in Adie’s Bar. Tickets are now on sale locally costing just €10. The prizes will be 1st €3,000, 2nd €1,000, 3rd €500, 4th €250, 5th €250, 6th €200 and 7th €200. We encourage the great support of previous years
Scór na nÓg
Last week our Instrumental and Ballad Group took part in the county final of Scór na nÓg. While our groups performed excellently, they were just pipped for county final honours. We would like to thank Tracy Tobin for her great work in preparing the teams. We would also like to thank the ballad group team of Sarah Curran, Orla Ryan, Niamh Flynn and Aoife English and the Instrumental group team of Alice Johnston, Aoife English, Orla Lyons and Meadhbh McElgunn for all their hard work in preparing for the finals.
The Scór na nÓg quiz night will happen in the near future and our team will represent the club in the county final.
The Scór na nÓg is a wonderful competition and especially for all the young people that do not take part in playing football and also those that do play. It is a golden opportunity for the young people and their parent to be involved in the club in a different way.
Ladies Table Quiz
Ladies Table Quiz will take place in the Peer Inn/Rakish Paddy, Lisnacusha in aid of Rathcline ladies. The All-Ireland ladies cup, the Brendan Martin Cup will be present on the night. There will be a signed Dublin Ladies Jersey up for grabs. There will be lots of spot prizes to be won. For just €40 a table of 4 you will get the chance to be the ‘brainbox table’ of the night. You are invited to go along for what should be a wonderful night whilst supporting Ladies football in the area.
Party Dresses Required
Rathcline GAAs refresh your wardrobe night out for ladies takes place on Friday week 6th Dec in the ESB Sport and Social Club.
The club would like to thank everyone that has contributed so much clothes, shoes and handbags. What is really needed to complete the range are party dresses. If you have any in your wardrobe that you think you could part with then the organisers would love them! Of course, the organisers will still gladly take your unwanted shoes, handbags etc.
All donations will be accepted with gratitude.
Contacts Marie Farrell 0868138773; Pat Connerton 0861617501. Tickets are now sale priced €10.
50/50
The 50/50 draw took place on Monday 18th November and the lucky winners of this week’s draw was Eamon Casey, Killoe. The winning pool was €422 a fair amount as we approach Christmas.
There are four options when buying your tickets, (1) buy your €2 ticket, (2) 3 tickets for €5, (3) the green envelope where you pay €50 for a six-month term with one free draw and (4) the pink envelope where you pay €100 for a 12-month period with two free draws. Those tickets are available in any of the local shops and pubs or from any member of the club executive.