ENNISCRONE AND CASTLECONNOR
ENNISCRONE TOURIST INFORMATION
OFFICE: If you or your family, community group, school, etc. wish to highlight your activities/ achievements please send your news and pictures to the West Sligo Family Resource Centre before midday on Wednesday or call 096 37444 E-Mail enniscronetourism3@ gmail.com. WEST SLIGO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE: We are working behind closed doors and are continuing to provide support and services. Please contact 096 37444 between 9.30am to 5.30pm for more information. The following services and classes are available.
Family Support Service (Monday to Thursday) Contact Heather Reddington: 087 2506773, email h.reddington@westsligofrc.ie.
Brief Intervention Therapy for adults experiencing mild difficulties impacting on their mental health or wellbeing. The intervention will last eight to 10 weeks (one session per week); and will be provided by suitably qualified mental health professionals such as fully accredited counsellors/ psychotherapists. Please contact
Róisín at 087 3650949 for more details.
Brief Intervention Therapy for young people. For children and young people, 10 to 18 years, for those experiencing mild difficulties impacting on their mental health or wellbeing. The intervention will last 6-8 weeks
(one session per week); and will be provided by suitably qualified mental health professionals such as fully accredited Counsellors/ Psychotherapists to work with each individual young person. Contact Róisín at 087 3650949 for details.
The Enniscrone Men’s Shed is meeting up again outdoors at the shed. If any men would be interested in joining us for a cuppa or chat please call Gregory at 087 3329392 or Shane at 085 1924219. CONDOLENCES: Sympathy to the McGowan family, Dromore West, on the death of Con McGowan, peacefully at Sligo University Hospital. Con will be sadly missed by his sisters Angela, Bernie, Kathleen and Mary, brothers Gerald, Kevin and Raymond, his uncle Leo, nieces, nephews, relatives, and many friends. May he rest in peace
SUMMER CAMPS: West Sligo Family Resource Centre and Sligo Leader Partnership are running three Children’s camps. First one was in
Dromore West on July 13 and 14. The second one is in Skreen-Dromard on August 3 and 4 and Castleconnor August 17 and 18 for kids aged 6 to 12 years. These are new outdoor camps with Covid-19 guidelines and protocols in place. There will be arts and crafts, fun games and lots more. For more information, please call Gregory at 087 3329392. ENNISCRONE AND DISTRICT
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Sligo Sports and Recreational Partnership Walking Series begins next week. Check out the Enniscrone summer series of walks, supported by Enniscrone and District Community Council and West Sligo Family Resource Centre, led by North West Adventure Tours.
ZENniscrone July 7, Coastal ECO walk July 14, Aughris Head July 28. Take it Easkey walk, August 4. Please see links below for Enniscrone Community summer Walking Series. ENNISCRONE TIDY TOWNS:
Enniscrone Tidy Towns expects that this will be a busy summer and we would welcome help, especially at the weekends.
If you could give us a hand to do a litter pick on a Saturday or Sunday morning it would be much appreciated.
We will be by the Lifeguard station this Sunday morning at 8am with spare pickers, bags and gloves and wipes. Hope to see a few new helpers coming along.
ENNISCRONE LIBRARY: Sign up for Summer Stars reading and collect your free bag, pencil and bookmark at Enniscrone Library, Pier Road. Opening hours. Weds and Fri 11 – four, Thursday 11-1.30, and 2-5.30 and Sat 9.30 – 1.30.
NO NAME CLUB: The Enniscrone No Name Club hopes to start up again in September. For this to happen we are going to need volunteer leaders. We will be meeting one evening a week for two hours, if anybody is interested please contact the Enniscrone No Name club Facebook page or contact 085 1924219. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK:
Enniscrone is welcoming a new Computer Hub in July. You can rent an all-day or hourly rate access to a computer or internet. For further information on this new venture call Tony at 087 3098335. ENNISCRONE-KILGLASS PARISH:
Parish priest Fr Gerry O’Hora can be contacted at 096 36191 or 087 7614971 or priest in residence Canon George McHale at 096 36191 or 087 2945770. Parish Email kilglassenniscrone@killaladiocese.org. ENNISCRONE-KILGLASS UNITED
FOOTBALL CLUB: Michael McGowan Park looking great.
KEUFC were recently presented their well-deserved FAI Club Mark Star one Award on June 24, 2021. Well done to all involved.
Club volunteers wanted. With the resort being so busy we have offered our assistance for a weekend Sunday, July 18, meeting at toilet block at 8am. It’s for 2/3 hours and would appreciate club members to help out if free.
KEUFC under-12s played Strand Celtic in perfect conditions at Micheál McGowan park.
Strand came away 5-0 winners with an excellent display of marksmanship. A real team effort, they hit the ground running, being three nil up at half time. A shell shocked United regrouped and were unlucky not to have closed the gap, only for excellent goalkeeping and defensive work from Celtic. A warm day saw the difference in squads and Strand finished out comfortable winners. United were
missing a number of key players and would hope on another day to narrow the gap. They do however take the positives from the game and should be proud of their display. Credit to both sides and management on a well spirted competitive game.
Well done to our Finance Committee on their work and a massive thank you to all entrants for their support.
The draw takes place tomorrow, Friday, July 16.
Our Intermediate team suffered defeat when they lost to St Farnan’s by 2-13 to 1-10 in Templeboy in round two of the league.
The Enniscrone-KilglassSt Patrick’s minors lost to Shamrock Gaels by 2-19 to 2-5 in the league. They have a break in action now until August. Unfortunately, our under-15s came out on the wrong side of a cracking encounter with St John’s. It finished 6-11 to 5-12 in favour of the hosts at Cuilbeg.
Our under-13s earned a point after a thrilling draw with Tourlestrane, where it finished 4-7 to 3-10. They host Shamrock Gaels in their next match on Friday,
July 23, at 7pm.
Under-seven training continues every Saturday morning from 10am at Quigabar.
There is great excitement in Quigabar each Thursday evening from 6.15pm to 7pm with our youngest age group honing their skills. All are welcome to join in the fun.
ST FARNAN’S: Templeboy Church Fundraising Draw winners.
Grand prize – €10,000 –
Micheál Gallagher, Dromard. Second prize – €5,000 – Seán Weir, Templeboy. Third Prize – €2,000 – Mary and Séamus
Dowd, California. Fourth prize – Pilgrimage to Lourdes (€1,500 value) – Kathleen Gilroy, Enniscrone. Fifth prize – €1,000 – James Giblin, Curry. Sixth prize – €1,000 – Aileen Kelly, Dromard. Seventh prize – €1,000 – Peter Breheny, Skreen. Eighth prize – 55’ Smart TV, DVD and Soundbar – Paul Howley, Templeboy. Ninth prize – €800 Home Heating Oil – Seán and Denise Weir, Templeboy. Tenth prize – Friesian Heffer
Calf – Loretta Coggins, Templeboy Eleventh prize – Weekend
Break – James and Sally Golden, Templeboy. Twelfth prize – Spring Lamb – Martin Dunne, Galway Prize for seller of Grand prizeWinning Ticket – €200 One4All
Gift Card – Kieran O’Connor, Templeboy
Thanks to the Parish Pastoral Council, the Parish Finance Committee, and the Parish Fundraising Committee for all their help over the past two years in preparation for our draw this weekend. Thank you to all who sponsored the prizes. Thank you to all the ticket sellers who worked so hard in difficult circumstances. Thank you to all who purchased tickets. Your support is very much appreciated. Thank you to Fergal Broderick MC and Alan McCarron, Auditor, for his presence to observe the proceedings. ENNISCRONE WOMEN ACTIVITIES CLUB: A club for women, run by women, we craft, chat, share skills, go on the occasional outing, and basically have fun.
To join this club please email enniscroneewac@gmail.com.
CASTLECONNOR GAA: Lotto results Saturday, July 3. No jackpot winner of €13,400. Numbers drawn were 02, 25, 28 and 40. Luckydip winners Tony and Breege Carrabine, Pauline Foody, Hilary Coggins. Envelopes also back in usual outlets.
Division 2 Castleconnor 0-06 v Ballymote 1-07. In a very tight and niggly affair played in greasy conditions in Corballa. The visitors emerged victorious by four points. Castleconnor were forced to line out without the injured Cian Barrins and Rory Healy. Castleconnor led 0-2 to no score at the first half water break after two Oisin Flynn frees. Ballymote got on the scoreboard after 18 minutes with a point from play and this was followed by a free from their keeper from 35m out on the left. Heading towards the break it was two each, but Ballymote fired two quick points in the 31st and 32nd minutes. The first was after a poor turnover from our own line ball and the second a quick move after they had won the kick out. This left it 0-2 v 0-4 to the visitors at the halftime whistle.
Within two minutes of the restart Ballymote fired a goal after a defensive slip up when there was no immediate danger. A good response with two points, the first an excellent score from Ronan Wilson after good work by Carrabine. Seán Carrabine followed with a free in the seventh minute from 25m out. However, Ballymote added two further frees to leave five points in it at the waer break. While we endeavoured to punish Ballymote on the scoreboard we could only add two further points from Seán Carrabine frees with Ballymote adding a further point from a free from their keeper. This left the final score at 0-6 v 1-7.
Team on duty was K Healy, R Keane, K Earlis, F Boland, P Cooney, E Kent, T Langan, P Flynn, B Howley, R Wilson (0-1), S Carrabine (0-3), O’Flynn (0-2), J Tully, M Cahill and L Munnelly. Subs used were E Flynn and R Winters.
Under-17. Castleconnor 8-9 v St John’s 2-8. The boys had an excellent away victory in a game played in Carraroe. Some fastflowing football in the first half with some excellent scores laid the foundation for this comfortable victory. Notable mention to Darragh Stenson and Michael Sheridan, who both bagged a hat-trick of goals. No competitive action now for a month but management are busy trying to line up a few challenge games for the group.
Team on duty was Fionn
Gordon, Pádraig Gavin, Barry Kilcullen, Lee Gilmartin, Cian Flynn, Darragh Flynn, Cathal Feeney, Stephen Rogan, Oisin Quinn, Eoghan Durkan, Michael Sheridan, Matthew Langan, Darragh Stenson Subs used: Seán Donegan, Séamus Foody, Paul Ruane, Danny Donegan and David Holmes.
Our under-13s welcomed Geevagh-St Michael’s to St Brendan’s Park. Both teams had won their first match and the visitors had a big win the previous week against Tubbercurry.
The first quarter we held most possession but struggled to put it on the scoreboard and a dangerous inside line for GeevaghSt Michael’s struck for an early goal past Rueben McMahon. We found our way back into the game with some points from