Banada/ Tourlestrane

BINGO

Bingo is played every Tuesday night at Banada Abbey. € 1,600 guaranteed payout every night, full house € 200 on flier game and € 150 on last game. New 50: 50 draw each night. First game at 8.30 p. m.

8KM RUN/ JOG/ WALK

The annual 8km run, jog/ walk in aid of Gallagher House Services, Tubbercurry, will take place from Kilmactigue Community Centre ( beside playground) on Sunday, April 2, at 1 p. m. Registration will be from 11.30 on the day or pre – registration can be made before 4.30 p. m. on Friday, March 31, at 071 9120624 or by calling into Gallagher House Garden Centre. Clock timing on the day. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the Community Centre. Cost per adult is € 10. Everyone is welcome and your support will, as always, be greatly appreciated.

NOTES

If anyone wishes to put in local news please send an email to banatourlocalnotes@ gmail. com by 9 p. m. on Thursday evening. and Francie, son- in- law Dareen, daughter- in law Lorraine, Kieran’s partner Laoise, grandchildren Aaron, Dylan, Hazel, Tadhg, and Ellie Mae, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Funeral took place from McGowans funeral home Monday evening to St Joseph’s Church. on sale now in Easkey House. Books are € 5 and are a great source of information on the history of Easkey. ‘ From Slate to Mouse’ (€ 12) and ‘ Four Men from Easkey’ (€ 8) are also available along with booklets ‘ The Old Fair Days’ and ‘ Where Did That Saying Come From?’ (€ 1 each or both for € 1.50)

SYMPATHY

Sympathy is extended to the family of Frances Jinks née Kilgannon, Shannon, Sligo and late of Templeboy. Burial took place in Sligo Cemetry.

ST FARNAN’S LADIES

St Farnan’s Ladies’ Gaelic Football Association presents a night of dancing from 10 p. m. with country music star Robert Mizzell on April 6 in the Diamond Coast Hotel. Tickets available from Lorna 086 3012444, Joanne 086 8609917, Imelda 087 9442749, Cost Cutters and the Diamond Coast Hotel.

CARD GAME

Winners of the card game in Easkey last week were Liam Weir/ Kieran Cawley. Runners- up were Séamus Feeney/ Ciaran Cawley. Spot prize winners were Martin Cowley, Brendan Kilgannon, Tommy Lavelle and TJ Cawley. Thanks for your support and the game will resume again in October.

LOTTO

There was no winner of the jackpot in the Easkey lotto draw on March17. Numbers drawn14 31 32 34. Winners of € 25 were Pádraig Feehily, Alan Caffrey, Amanda Browne, Martin Cowley and Martina Reilly. Promoters prize Martina Reilly. Next jackpot € 3,300 and the draw will take place at the bingo in the Community Centre at 8.30 on Friday night. The lotto now is available online. Check out game. smartlotto. ie.

YOUR NEWS

To have notes included email duffyfamilycabra@ eircom. net. bronze medals for art at the Sligo Feis Ceoil.

EASTER COOKERY CAMP

An Easter Cookery Camp will take place in Jesus and Mary School Enniscrone from Monday, April 10, Thursday, April 13. Contact Patrick 086 2177698.

TIDY TOWNS

Our AGM takes place on Monday, April 3, at 8 p. m. in Castlepark House, Pier Road, Enniscrone. All welcome to attend.

SAFE TALK

A Safe Talk course will be held in the Ocean Sands Hotel on April 4 from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m.. All are welcome. This course is free. Contact WSFRC at 096 37444.

BLOTTO

There was no winner of the € 6,100 jackpot this week. Numbers drawn were 28, 29, and 31. € 25 winners are Hannah Caves, Brenda Sheridan Ann Shanahan and Ronnie Dawson. Jackpot for the next draw will be € 6,300 and the draw will take place on Saturday, March 25, in the Ocean Sand’s Hotel.

ENNISCRONE/ KILGLASS GAA

INTERMEDIATE – There was a false start to the season last Sunday when the inclement weather claimed our intermediate team’s opening fixture of 2017 against Tourlestrane in the Abbott Cup. Their first game in the competition will now be a home game against Cloonacool next Saturday at 5 p. m. in Quigabar. Best of luck to everyone involved.

MINOR – The amalgamation of Enniscrone- Kilglass/ Easkey takes place again at minor level this year. Their first outing is at home to Owenmore Gaels on Monday, March 27, Good luck to everyone involved.

UNDER- 16 – Our under- 16 team received a walkover from Easkey last Sunday morning in Division Two. They will play Tourlestrane on April 3 in round two.

UNDER- 14 – Our under- 14 boys host Shamrock Gaels in the opening round of the Division Two league next Sunday morning at 11 a. m. in Quigabar. Best of luck to everyone involved.

COUNTY SCENE – Well done to Josh Ellis, Ciaran O’Dowd, Eoin Hallinan and the Sligo minor team on their second successive win in the Connacht Minor League against Roscommon last week. Josh played at full back, while Ciaran was a second half sub. They host Leitrim in round three next Saturday evening.

ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

Congratulations to the organisers of a fantastic St Patrick’s Day parade in Enniscrone last Friday. Despite the poor weather there was a great crowd in the village. Well done to our under- 14s and organisers of our float which was awarded best volunteer float in the parade. the Skreen- Dromard Community Centre. Table of four costs € 20. Please come along and support.

BELTRA COUNTRY MARKET

The next workshop at Beltra Country Market will take place on Saturday, April 1, and will be a guitar open mic and beginners workshop with Steve Hannigan. This workshop will tale place in Beltra Hall from 10 a. m. to midday.

SOCIAL DANCE CLASS

Social dance classes now take place on Wednesday evenings in the Skreen- Dromard Community Centre. Everyone is asked to note the change of evening for these classes.

SCHOOL MUSICAL

St Mary’s Secondary School, Ballisodare will present their Musical Show ‘ Oliver’ in the Community Centre, Skreen on April 7 and eight 2017 starting at 8 p. m. each evening. Admission – Adults € 10 and Students and under- 12s € 8. To book contact 071 9167579.

SYMPATHY

Deepest sympathy is extended to the following families on recent bereavements.

to; Frank Kilgallen and the Kilgallen family Portavade Dromard on the recent death of his brother Thomas ( Tommy) Kilgallen, late of New York, USA.

to: Sam Kelly and the Kelly family Dromard on the recent death of his brother Harry Kelly, late of London, England. per adult is € 10. Everyone is welcome and your support will, as always, be greatly appreciated.

ALL- IRELAND DRAMA

The Western Drama Festival is hosting the all- Ireland Confined Drama Finals in St Brigid’s Hall Theatre from Friday, April 21, to Saturday, April 29. Booking for the Finals is being handled by the Hawks Well Theatre. Season tickets and individual night tickets are now available. Phone the Hawks Well at 071 9161518. The Western Drama Festival committee have recently launched a web site for the Finals. The site is still ‘ work in progress’ and will be continually updated. To log in go to westerndramafestival. com.

BOOKING FOR FESTIVAL

Booking on – line for the all- Ireland Drama Finals is now available from the Hawks Well Theatre at hawkswell. com. By booking online patrons can choose their preferred seat from the seating plan displayed on the web site. Patrons can also continue to book their seats by phoning the theatre box office at 071 9161518. Season tickets are priced at € 100, individual nights at € 15 and eight night season tickets priced at € 85 ( opening night excluded) The festivals opens in St Brigid’s Hall Theatre on Friday, April 21, to Saturday, April 20.

ST ATTRACTA’S CS

The following courses will take place at St Attracta’s CS, Tubbercurry on Saturday, April 1,

One. Safe Pass – 8 a. m. to 5.15 p. m. and two. People Moving and Handling 10 p. m. to 6 p. m.

On Tuesday, April 4, a class on how to start your own herb garden and how to identify useful wild herbs will take place, 7 p. m. to 8.30 p. m. (€ 12)

Pre- booking essential for all classes/ courses. For details/ info phone 071 9120814 or email mroddy@ stattractas. ie.

NEW METAFIT CLASS

New Term was due to commence on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p. m. in the Weight loss and Wellness Centre, Teeling Street, Tubbercurry but has been cancelled until further notice. Contact or message us through. rachelrooneyfitness on Facebook.

ACTIVE RETIREMENT

Tubbercurry Active Retirement Association’s annual holiday trip is now being organised in conjunction with JMG Coach Travel. This year we are visiting Ireland North East. We will be based in the Armagh City 4- Star Hotel, with tours arranged to the highlights of the surrounding counties of Down, Antrim, Louth etc. The duration is for six nights/ 7 days – from Monday, May 29, to Sunday, June 4,

Cost, including travel, daily tours, and Bed/ Breakfast accommodation plus Evening Meal is € 450 per person sharing, with a limited number of single rooms at a cost of € 15 extra per night.

For further information or for booking, please contact us at 087 7720950 or 087 9042319. All interested are very welcome to join us.

CORRESPONDENT

Email Roger McCarrick – tubbercurrynotes@ eircom. net.