MANORHAMILTON

GAA SILVER JUBILEES

Twenty-five years ago the Glencar Manor GAA Club achieved a remarkable level of success at county and national level. The silver jubilees of these landmark achievements occur this year.

In 1999 Glencar Manor won their second Leitrim senior football championship title plus the Leitrim Junior A & C football championship titles and the all-Ireland Scór senior figure dance title in the Ulster Hall, Belfast on April 24.

On Sunday, September 5, 1999, Glencar Manor narrowly defeated Fenagh on a score line of one – eight to one – seven in an exciting Leitrim SFC final played in Páirc Seán MacDiarmada thanks to a late James Kelly goal.

MAKING A WILL

The North Connacht and Ulster Citizens Information Service Leitrim will host a free ‘Making a Will’ talk and presentation event on Monday night, April 15, at 7 p.m. in the Landmark Hotel Carrick-on-Shannon.

This presentation will be delivered by Cascade Training Consultancy’s Justice Media award-winning journalist and legal trainer, Anne O’Carroll BCL, MA the topics that Ms O’Carroll will cover are: How to make a Will, What happens if you don’t make a Will, Providing for children and vulnerable relatives, How to reduce tax, Taking out probate and other related topics. This free event is funded and supported by the Citizens Information Board.

GIVE BLOOD INVITATION

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service, which will have its mobile unit at the Bee Park Community Centre on Monday, April 15, from 4.45 p.m. to 8 p.m., invites you to give blood.

Regarding the importance of donating blood the Irish Blood Transfusion Service says “one in four of us will need a blood transfusion in our lifetime and one blood donation can save three lives.”

If you would like to book an appointment with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service please call 1800 731 137 and visit giveblood.ie to check your eligibility to donate blood to the Irish Blood Transfusion service.

ADULT EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE

The Leitrim Adult Educational Guidance Service is a free, confidential and impartial service that supports you to explore your education, training or career options.

This service is for adults, or 16- to 18-year-olds who are not currently in full-time education and are considering returning to or continuing with education. You may have no idea what you would like to do and need some direction.

The Adult Educational Guidance Counsellor will be available in the Bee Park Community Centre, New Line Road, Manorhamilton on Tuesday, April 16. Please contact Martina at 071 9621371 or email martinaosullivan@ msletb.ie to make an appointment.

TABLE QUIZ

Manorhamilton Chamber is promoting a table quiz in Gurns Milestone Lounge on Friday night, April 19, at 9 p.m.

Everyone is invited to participate in the Manorhamilton Chamber table quiz. It promises to be a fun event for all participating teams, as well as for all the members of each team involved. All the contestants will endeavour to answer questions from their personal general knowledge store in tandem with that of their team members on many subjects including topical ones.

DISTRICT NEWS DEADLINE

Please email all notes for next week’s Sligo Champion Manorhamilton District News to PJ Leddy – pjleddy@yahoo.com by 6 p.m. at the latest on Thursday, April 11.