Manorhamilton
TOMMY HERAGHTY TRACTOR RUN
When the tenth annual Manorhamilton IFA Branch Tractor Run starts on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, at 1.30 p.m. from Manorhamilton Mart this popular promotion will honour a founder member of the local farmer’s organisation as well as the highly successful fundraising tractor run event, namely the late Tommy Heraghty, Tullyskerney.
Well known local farmer and Manorhamilton publican Tommy passed on peacefully to his eternal reward at St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
The beneficiaries of the New Year’s Day 2020 Tommy Heraghty Memorial Tractor Run will be the St Clare’s Church Graveyard Fund and the Manorhamilton Parish Church Graveyard Maintenance Fund. The Heraghty Family has requested that both of the above local charities should be beneficiaries of the 2020 Manorhamilton IFA New Year’s Day annual tractor run.
Meantime everyone who would like to contribute to the charities for which the Tommy Heraghty Memorial Tractor Run is being promoted is invited to place his or her donation in to one of the buckets that members of the IFA will have available in the environs of Manorhamilton Mart on Wednesday.
CARD GAME’S SVD €550 GIFT
The North Leitrim’s Group Men’s Group progressive ‘25’ card drive that took place in the Bee Park Community Centre on the Sunday night before Christmas (December 22) raised and excellent €550 for St Vincent de Paul.
This money will be split between Manorhamilton Vincent de Paul and Kinlough Vincent de Paul. The North Leitrim Men’s Group greatly appreciates the terrific support it received from all the card players and sponsors for the St Vincent de Paul card drive.
Expressing its gratitude the Men’s Group says ‘we would like to thank all those who attended and all those who sponsored the event giving spot prizes and making the night such good fun.’.
On the night in the St Vincent de Paul card game, Pat Love came first with six games while Dessie McDermott, John Logue, Brian Cullen and Breda Sweeney shared second place on five games. Ann Dolan won the table prize.
AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS
An agricultural mechanics Further Education and Training Awards Council (Fetac) Level 5 course takes place in Rossinver Community Centre on Monday, January 22, on Saturday, January 25, and on Wednesday, January 29.
The key objective of this course award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to carry out tractor and workshop tasks. For further information, phone 071 9832970.
FIRST FARMERS MARKET
The first Manorhamilton Farmers Market of the New Year will take place in the Bee Park Community Centre car park on Friday, January 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
NEW YEAR’S FIRST BINGO
The first Manorhamilton Bingo of the New Year takes place in the Bee Park Community Centre on Wednesday night, January 8, at 9 p.m.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
All readers are wished a happy and successful New Year with good health to enjoy it. Sincere thanks are expressed to everyone who submitted items for the Manorhamilton District News during 2019.
DISTRICT NEWS
Please send items for next week’s Manorhamilton District News by 8 a.m. at the latest on this Friday morning, January 3, to PJ Leddy at pjleddy@yahoo. com.