Manorhamilton
CAROLINE’S CELEBRATION
One of Manorhamilton’s newest businesses, Caz-Cards recently celebrated a decade in operation in town’s newest street, namely Sráid Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, where a very exciting and colourful children’s party took place.
Caroline Ward the business owner made a brave decision 10 years ago when she set up her new shop in what then was Lower Main Street at a period of time when Ireland, and indeed most of the rest of the world was hit by a major economic crash.
Reflecting on that time Ms Ward said on Saturday that she ‘knew Caz-Cards had the potential to survive the economic downturn as long as it stayed committed to developing the business and transforming the little shop into something special for its customers.
‘We are a business that began in the recession in 2008.’ Caroline added that she ‘has three of the friendliest and hardest working employees who all love their work. We love to have fun, yes we work hard but on most days we are surrounded by laughter.’.
FRANK BRADY
When the New York Ladies’ GAA has their 27th annual dinner dance on this Saturday night, December 1, at the Fairways Dunwoodie one Wayslenko Lane Yonkers, Mullies Manorhamilton man and long time Big Apple resident Frank Brady will be guest of honour.
On the same night the New York Ladies’ GAA will also honour Emer Quinlan Maloney with the Association’s Colette Horkan Award and Stephanie Tierney with the Senior Player of the Year Award.
The 2014 Leitrim Guardian Person of the Year and Cornaneane Mullies native, Frank Brady began playing juvenile football in the early 1960s with the now defunct Manorhamilton Seán McDermott GFC, before progressing to play junior with Glencar, winning a Leitrim junior league medal in 1968.
Frank went to live in the USA in 1978. He continued his sporting career by playing soccer with the Shamrocks, running with the College Point Track Club and playing football with Carlow.
Frank’s wife Helen Clancy is a native of Glenade. Helen is a retired X-ray technician/nurse who worked at New York’s renowned Montefiore Medical Centre. She is also a noted vocalist and artist for more than 40 years.
Meantime the other members of the Brady family are Sharon, a Special Education Teacher with the New York City Department of Education and her brother, Douglas, who is an officer with the Yonkers Police Department. The Brady Family reside in the New York State Westchester County city of Yonkers.
€4,200 FOR HOSPICE
An excellent sum of €4,200 was contributed for North West Hospice by the North Leitrim Men’s Group card players when its recent big progressive ‘25’ card drive took place in the Bee Park Community Centre.
A great attendance of 135 card players participated in the Big Game event. It also proved to be a marvellous turnout for North West Hospice on the occasion. John Connolly and Pat McGowan won first prize on eight games with Pat McGowan kindly donating his half of the top prize of €500.
DISTRICT NEWS
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