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THANK YOU.
Conan Casey and his family would like to thank all those who supported the American Tea Party fundraiser which was held in The Rustic Inn recently.A special thank you to everyone who hosted a table,all the sponsors and those who donated items for the auction.Thanks also to Joe Flaherty ,who was excellent as the M.C. At the moment, there is €9500 raised and there is also more money to come in. Fundraising will continue until after the walk is finished and sponsorship cards are available locally.Please support this worthy cause, 'Walk the Way' Camino Pilgrimage in aid of Longford Hospice Homecare ,and special mention to Conan for his dedication and hard work towards this charity.
GAA LOTTO
The following are the results for the GAA Lotto draw for Sunday the 20th of May last.
Numbers Draw;4,12,24 and 30.
No jackpot winner.
€30 €5 envelopes Eoin ,Cormac and Fearghal.
€30 to,J.P. Finnegan
€20 each to ,Tom Rowan and Ronan Muldoon.
Next weeks jackpot is €7200 and the draw is in Leavys..
Team on duty are Anthony Melia,Tommy Egan and Ger Dennigan.
FIANNA FAIL
Newtowncashel Fianna Fáil Cumann, hold their A.G.M. in The Hill,this Monday night the 28th May at 9.00 p.m. Joe Flaherty,Longford / Westmeath Candidate in the next General Election will be in attendance,together with local councillors. All members are asked to attend and new members are welcome.
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