Boyle

BRANDING LIKE A BOSS

Network Roscommon are delighted to announce their main June event ‘Branding like a Boss’ will be held in King House, Boyle on June 27 Addressing the gathering will be Maria Hynes of Creative Edge Wedding Stationery and this year’s winner of Best New Emerging Business in the recent Businesswoman of the Year regional awards and Eadaoin Curtin of Firechild Photography, a Cavan native based in Dublin. Tickets are available via eventbrite. This event is free for members and €20 for non-members and an evening with esteemed speakers and a chance to network with professional women from the region.

BOYLE GOLF CLUB

Open Week at Boyle Golf Club will run this year from Monday, July 2, till Friday, July 6.

Daily competitions for ladies and Gents. Monday, July 2, sees the ladies and Gents nine Hole Stroke. The Ladies Gala Day will take place on Tuesday the third and will be an 18 hole S’Ford, also a Gents nine hole S’Ford. Wednesday, July 4, will be an 18-hole Scotch Mixed Foursome for both ladies and Gents. Thursday, July 5, see a Gents 18-hole Stroke and a ladies nine Hole S’Ford and finally on Friday, July 6, will be a three Ball Scramble any combination 1/10 of combined handicap. To finish the Open Week there will be a wellearned barbecue For more information visit boylegolfclub.com or email info@boylegolfclub.com.

Junior golf continues on Wednesdays at Boyle Golf Club and will commence at 6 p.m. All children eight years of age or older and interested in learning the basics of the game are welcome. All equipment will be provided.

CANCER FUNDRAISER

A fundraising night for the Irish Cancer Society will take place in the the Moylurg on July 6 the event is in aid of Boyle man Paul Condon’s sponsored parachute jump which will take place on Sunday, July 22, Limerick by birth but Boyle by nature, Paul has been 25 years in his adopted town and has raised over €25,000 to date for the Irish Cancer Society through a number of fundraising ventures.

CURLEW WALKERS CLUB

The next meeting of the Curlew Walkers will be Sunday, July 8, meeting on Crescent, Boyle at 10 a.m. Leader for the day will be Brian Doherty and can be contacted at 086 0896775. This will be a Climb Grade B at Benwisken, Please confirm times with leader or website prior to each walk walkingboyle.com.

BOYLE ARTS FESTIVAL

Boyle Arts Festival will open on July 19 and continue till July 28 For more information on Boyle Arts Festival 2018 please go to boylearts.com eventbrite.ie or email info@boylearts.com.

The official Boyle Arts Festival programme for 2018 will be launched in a few weeks’ time and the festival office will open its doors on Monday, July 9, You can still beat the rush though, by visiting boylearts.com and viewing all of the artists there. Tickets for most of the events are now available to purchase. You can do this by going to our website and following the links to buy tickets, under each artist profile.

BAF ART EXHIBITION

This is a reminder to all artists, local, new, those from further afield, and those under-25, that it is time to be thinking of your entry to the 2018 Boyle Arts Festival Open Art Exhibition. The exhibition this year will run from 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, till 4 p.m. Saturday, July 28.

Handing-in of entries will take place in the Church of Ireland Parochial School, Military Road, Boyle (opposite Family Life Centre) on Friday, July 6, from 4 p.m. To 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 7, from 4 p.m. To 6 p.m. Entries will be accepted in any medium, to a maximum of three per person. The Entry Form and Full Terms and Conditions of Entry are attached below. For any queries about the exhibition please contact Patricia at 071 9663033 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

ROCK THE CLOCK

This year’s ‘Rock the Clock’ Festival will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Organised by Mattimoe’s Bar and the Moylurg Inn, three days of fun and entertainment are planned in Boyle. The weekend kicks off on Friday, August 3, with Lip Sync Battle followed by the Legends live in St Joseph’s Hall. On Saturday 4tth August, there will be a five a side Football Tournament followed by live music with Audio Pilot and a Fireworks Display outside Mattiome’s on Bridge Street. Finally, on Sunday, August 5, a Family Fun Day, Duck Race and Tug O’War will take place followed by live music with the Antics outside the Moylurg Inn. Further details on Boyletoday. com closer to the weekend.

TENNIS EVENTS

Adult tennis for fun will take place in Boyle Tennis Club on Wednesday mornings at 11 a.m.

Beginners and all levels are welcome. Casual meet up and maybe even a cuppa afterwards. For more information, text 087 6290423. On this Wednesday evening Adult Coaching continues at 6.30 p.m. Did you play tennis a long time ago or have you never lifted a racket? Like to get some exercise in a fun environment? Then come along and learn or brush up on forgotten skills. Coaching will be by a fully qualified Tennis Ireland coach. All equipment provided and any enquiries to Noreen Hawkins at 087 6573046.

MENS BASKETBALL

Boyle basketball club are trying to establish if there is any interest in establishing a men’s team in Boyle for next season. Presently there are a number of men interested in a team but more are required. Please contact any club member or boylebasketball@yahoo.com if interested. The Boyle Women’s Basketball team is going from strength to strength. If you would like to participate in Men’s Basketball Team, please get in contact. funeral on both days were testimony to the esteem in which he was held. He is survived by his daughters Eilis McGuire, and Pauline, son-in-law James, grandchildren, extended family and many friends all to whom sympathy is extended. May he rest in peace.

SUMMER SCHOOL

Final plans are being put in place for the 32nd year of the South Sligo summer School of traditional music, song and dance in Tubbercurry which runs from Sunday, July 15, to Saturday, July 21. This year Raidio na Gaeltachta’s Head of music, Neansai Ni Choisdealbha, will officially open the summer School. Following the official opening in St Brigid’s Hall at 7 p.m. on Sunday, 15th, to which everyone is invited, the ever popular local Swallows Tail Ceilí Band will play for the opening céilí from 8.30 to 11.30 p.m.

This year’s stellar line up of céilí bands in St Brigid’s Hall also includes Sligo’s own Dartry céilí Band, playing on Wednesday, 18th and the Swallows Tail céilí Band play again on Thursday, 19th. Registered students have free entry into the céilí on Thursday night. Other bands playing during the week include Matt Cunningham and the Glenside céilí Bands, both regular visitors to the summer school over the years. Daily workshops in a wide variety of traditional instruments will take place in St Attracta’s Community School and in a number of other venues around town. All ages and levels of experience welcome. We will help you find the workshop best suited to your needs.

Registration is from 8.30 a.m. on Monday morning, July 16, in St Brigid’s Hall, with pre-registration also available online on our website sssschool.org the hugely popular Mixed Instruments Workshop for adults will be available again this year, facilitated by Fiona Doherty and Michael Hurley. Our classes are recognised for EPV/CPD for primary teachers by the Department of Education and Skills. Having introduced the Harmonica for a trial workshop last year, Rick Epping this year for the full week. Rick will cater for players of varying levels of experience. Participants need to bring a harmonica in the key of G Masterclasses are open to experienced players in fiddle and flute this year, facilitated by John Carty and Colm O’Donnell. These take place on Tuesday, July 17, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the National School.

Nightly concerts and recitals featuring tutors, local and visiting musicians are always a highlight of the summer school and open to everyone to come along and listen to the very best in traditional music and song. This year’s Monday night concert in St Attracta’s Community School is in honour of the Kearins Family. Fionnuala and her son and daughter Cian and Caoimhe have been teaching at the South Sligo summer School for many years. They will be joined by family and friends for a celebration of music and song and it promises to be a very special night. Tickets will be available at the door. Mark your diary: Monday, July 16, at 8 p.m. Come early.

For a full list of tutors, instruments taught and other details of this year’s programme please check out our website sssschool. org where you will also find links to our Facebook page, YouTube channel and Twitter or for further information ring 071 9120912. The summer school programme is also widely available the local tourist office, in local shops and businesses around Tubbercurry and the surrounding area or from any member of the organising committee.

GOLF OUTING

One of the oldest Golf Societies operating in Connacht continues its annual golf outing to Enniscrone Golf Club on Monday, August 13. The Tubbercurry Golf outing to Enniscrone has been in existence for well over 40 years and is always played in August in Enniscrone.

For the last 35 years, the Society’s outing was sponsored by the Gillespie Family to whom the society owe a great debt of gratitude. However, the Gillespie Cup was retired last year in its 35th year and the old society outing is now resuming under the new brand name of the ‘Tubber Master’s Society’.

The society outing to Enniscrone existed long before the current Tubbercurry Golf Club existed and it is fair to say that it was out of the annual society that the idea for the formation of the current course in Tubbercurry was formulated. There are huge links going back for years between Tubbercurry and Enniscrone Golf Clubs.

While the day is based around a golf competition, the main purpose of the event is an opportunity for people with connections with Tubbercurry, South Sligo and surrounding areas to meet and renew old acquaintances. Indeed there are a number of people who have not missed the outing since its inception and have played in every single outing, quite often in the same four-ball.

The format will be the exact same as in previous years which is a Singles Stableford and all members of Tubbercurry Golf Club are automatically members of the society and anybody with an association with Tubbercurry, South Sligo and surrounding areas, whether they are regular golfers or not, are welcome to join us for a day’s fun in the glorious surroundings of Enniscrone Golf Club.

While the Gillespie Cup has been retired, John Gillespie continues to be involved in the promotion of the society and John, as in recent years, is taking entries for this year’s competition. John can be contacted on mobile number 087 2885980 or by email at shopgillespie@eircom. net. If you are interested in playing, contact John on mobile or by email and he will ensure that you are on the timesheet. As in former years, the day’s golf outing will be followed by a meal and a presentation which is always a fun occasion.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Enniscrone on Monday, August 13, for the ‘Tubber Masters’.

CORRESPONDENT

Email Roger McCarrick – tubbercurrynotes@eircom.net.