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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
First Holy Communion takes place in The Church of The Blessed Virgin,Newtowncashel,this Sunday the 13th of May at 12 Noon Mass.
BASKETBALL SUCCESS
We extend congratulations to the 1st year boy's basketball team from Mercy Secondary School,Ballymahon ,who won the All-
FINE GAEL
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to our Churchgate Collection recently.
The Branch AGM was held on Friday the 27th of April and was very well attended.Our County Councillors at the meeting,gave us an update on works going on in the parish and works planned for the coming year.The meeting was very up-
The branch officers were then elected for the coming year.A minutes silence was observed for all families in the area who suffered breavement in the past year.
ST. MARY'S N.S. CLOTHING RECYCLING: Friday 11th May. Bags of unwanted clothes, footwear etc.(dry and clean) can be left in staff car park or P.E.shed before 9:30 a.m .This is a valuable fundraiser and we appreciate your continued support.
FIANNA FÁIL
The Annuak Fianna Fáil National Collection takes place this weekend,Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of May.
TIDY TOWNS NATURE WALK
The annual Tidy Towns Nature Walk took place this year through a beautiful part of the parish on Monday last, the 7th of May at 2:30pm from The Hill. Perfect weather enhanced the event,which goes towards funds towards the upkeep of our beautiful parish and village.
AMERICAN TEA PARTY.
There will be an American Tea Party fundraiser and launch of 'Walk the Way' Camino Pilgrimage in aid of Longford Hospice Homecare this Saturday the 12th of May,in the Rustic Inn, Abbeyshrule. Local man,Conan Casey will be doing this sponsored 778 km pilgrimage in memory of ,his late father Gerry Casey. Doors open at 8.30 p.m. and food will be served from 9.00 p.m. Raffle and Auction on the night. Music on the night by Southern Revival. Admission is €10 Tickets available from ticket sellers,or at the door. Contact Conan for more information at; 086 4019114 .Please support this worthy cause.
GAA LOTTO
The following are the results for the GAA Lotto draw for Sunday the 6th of May last.
Numbers Draw;13,17,20 and 26.
No jackpot winner.
€30 €5 envelopes ,Paddy Donlon,
€30 to,Gerard Farrell.
€20 each to ,Mattie/Margaret Connor and Monica Farrell.
Next weeks jackpot is €7000 and the draw is in The Pier.
Team on duty are Peter Murtagh,Ger Farrell and Justin Murtagh
100 YEARS OF DRAMA
The Cashel Drama group will be celebrating 100 years of Drama this year.
St Patrick’s night 1918 a group came together to put on a play in the newly built Thomas Ashe Hall.
Their names were Bannon, Gilmore, Farrell, Caslin, Skelly, McGrath, Fallon and Kelly are names still associated with drama today in Cashel.
Year after year a play was performed and sometimes two. The inspiration of the group was Jimmy Bannon right through the war years to the end of the fifties.
Then Jimmy Bannon went to Dublin and many of them retired.
Dan Caslin stayed on to help a new group led by Bernie Moughty and with names like Bannon, Killian and Costello they kept the flag flying until the end of the seventies.
Since the early eighties the present group has brought delightful performances for the last 34 years.
This is a wonderful record in the county and even the country for an amateur group.
To celebrate this 100 years Newtowncashel Drama Group are putting on “The Beauty Queen of Leenane”. They have waited three years to get permission to produce this prize winning play which won honours for the author Martin McDonagh around the world.
It will be seen by the Cashel audience at the end of November
FIBRE BROADBAND AT LAST FOR NEWTOWNCASHEL
Fibre Technology will be laid along these routes by the end of 2018 and delivered to 200 homes/businesses marked on the map. For approximately 90-
Further information can be found on http://fibrerollout.ie/
The map can be viewed on http://fibrerollout.ie/rollout-
FREE TRANSPORT
The Irish Cancer Society operates a free transport service for patients attending hospital for chemotherapy treatment. Volunteer Drivers pick the patient up at the door of their home, drop them at the hospital door, then when finished treatment, will pick them up and drop them home. Volunteer expenses are paid. Patients wishing to avail of this free service should contact their healthcare professional, visit the Society’s website at irishcancer.ie or contact the Irish Cancer Society for more information on 01 2310 522.
MACRA
Macra are looking for young people to join a new Macra club. Macra is a non profit organisation for young people 17-
Contact can be made by contacting Diarmaid on 086 8612750 or by contacting the Longford Macra na Feirme facebook page.
INSULATION SERVICE
Free House Insulation service available. Check out the poster for eligibility criteria. Contact Terence on 086 3192721 for more information.
LONGFORD VTOS
The Longford VTOS programme is now recruiting. It offers full time business and computer training free of charge.
To qualify you must be over 21 and in receipt of a social welfare payment.
If you are interested contact Maeve Madden,VTOS Co-
GOOD2TALK
Good2Talk is a non profit organisation with charitable status. We offer counselling and psychotherapy to individuals, families, couples and teenagers on a contribution basis. No more than €25, regardless of you income, you can access an effective professional counsellor within 72 hours of contacting our service. We help clients overcome low mood, panic, worry, depression, low self esteem, addiction, bereavement, anger and trauma.
We are located on 2 Keons Terrace, Longford and our contact number is 043 3347477