KNOWYOUR RIGHTS

Leahy, Carrueragh ; Friday 28th at 7.30pm for Marie O’Callaghan & deceased of the O’Callaghan family; Sat. 29th at 7.30pm for Jerry Brosnan, The Village, and Mass on Sunday 1st March at 11.00am for Con & Bridie O’Flaherty, Tubbertoureen.

Mass Knockanure at 9.30am on ASH WEDNESDAY and Mass at 10.00am on Sunday 1st for Mary Carmody, Knockanure.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congrats to Madge Kiely of Moyvane who recently celebrated her 90th birthday.

RAMBLINGHOUSE

in the Parish Hall Ballylongford on Sat. 29th Feb from 9pm 12am.

AAMEETING

Alcoholics Anonymous open public meeting in the Parish Hall, Ballylongford on Ash Wed. 26th Feb at 8.30pm. With Al-Anon Speaker. All welcome.

PARISHLENTENMISSION

Friday 27th/Saturday 28th /Sunday 29th March, there will be a Parish Mission in both Churches.

LENT

Please note that starting Wednesday 4th March there will be 7.30am workers Mass each Wednesday of Lent Throughout Lent confessions will be available at 7pm before Vigil Mass and in Knockanure at 9.30am on Sundays.

SCHOOL TRANSPORT SCHEME

Question: My daughter is starting secondary school in September and we live 5 kilometres from her school. Am I eligible for the School Transport Scheme?

Answer: You may qualify for the School Transport Scheme. The scheme provides subsidised school transport for both post-primary and primary pupils. Bus Éireann runs the school bus service and the Department of Education and Skills decides the annual fares.

The service is only provided where there are at least 10 eligible pupils in a distinct locality that can be economically serviced by a bus route. Even when a pupil meets the age and distance criteria for school transport, there is no legal entitlement to it.

Your daughter is eligible for the Post-Primary School Transport Scheme if she is attending her nearest school and lives 4.8 kilometres or more from the school. The Department and Bus Éireann determine the appropriate nearest school with regard to ethos and language.

Parents must arrange to bring their child to the nearest pick-up point on the bus route. Generally, bus routes are organised so that no pupil has more than 3.2 kilometres to travel to a pick-up point.

There is a single annual charge of €350 per pupil. However a family does not pay more than €650 per year. The charge is due to be paid in full by the end of July or else in 2 instalments: by the end of July and the start of December. Pupils who are eligible for school