Reynolds, a man of passion and courage

The late former taoiseach Albert Reynolds was described as a man of “passion, purpose and courage” this evening. Taoiseach Enda Kenny led a large number of senior politicians and other prominent figures in public life attending the removal at the Church of the Sacred Heart at Donnybook. Mr Reynolds, taoiseach from February 1992 until November 1994, died on Thursday aged 81 after an illness.

Boyle Horse & Summer Show - today

Showgrounds on the old Sligo Road, opposite Boyle Celtic
Timetable
10am	Horse Jumping Ring One
11am	Horse Jumping Ring Two
1pm	Arts and Crafts Marquee reopening.
1.30pm	Dog Show
2pm	Kids corner, Archery, Pony rides, Barrel train.
3.30pm	Bonny Baby at 3.30pm.
4pm	Little Miss and Master
4.30pm	Glamourous Granny and Grandad
Stalls, Crafts, Face painting, Barbque, Pig spit through the day

Eoin Lavin seat in Abbey Park

Eoin's dad Aidan, mum Trudy and sister Vicki

A large number attended while a seat in memory of the late player Eoin Lavin was unveiled in the Abbey Park on Saturday evening 23rd August after the Boyle v Strokestown O'Rourke Cup game.
Eoin died in a car accident. Eoin Lavin March 21 1995 - August 19th 2012 R.I.P.
At this sad, but memorable event for the Lavin family and Eoin's team mates and friends, Fr. Donal Morris blessed the seat. Tributes to Eoin were spoken by MC Tony Conboy, Eoin's dad Aidan and club chairman Martin Dolan. On occasions like this we remember that life is precious, but fragile.
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Rose of Tralee reveals she's gay

Maria Walsh (27) opened up about her sexuality in an interview with the Irish Sun on Sunday."I'm confident in who I am as a person," she said. The new Rose of Tralee has said that she started a relationship with a woman some years back which lasted for two years, but she is now single. "I'm not ashamed of my sexuality by any means," she told the Irish Sun on Sunday. "The Rose of Tralee is about celebrating women's intelligence, careers, their volunteer work. The question of sexuality never came up.

Keash Twinfest 2014

Three set of twins at Twinfest 2014
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Keash Hills and Caves

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Trad Sessions in Dodd's Bar

Bernard Flaherty and daughter Róisin - "the tradition will never die"

Friday 21st: A full house enjoyed another great session of Traditional Music Playing and Singing in Dodd's Bar on The Crescent with our local players and guests. It is wonderful to note that Traditional music is alive and well here in Boyle and that our 'seasoned' musicians are now being joined with a younger generation of players.
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National Heritage Week

National Heritage Week gets underway from today and will run until August 31st. Though a number of events are planned in the county, at time of writing I am not aware of any heritage week events in Boyle.

Sunday:

> Boyle Horse, Dog & Summer Show. Entries from 9am opposite Boyle Celtic
> "High Nelly Re.....Cycling Club" Boyle, meet 1pm at the Crescent Boyle

Clarke's Bar & Restaurant - Lunch Platter

Clarke's Herb Crusted Haddock and Vegetables on the menu for lunch this Friday.

Boyle Celtic - Scanlon's Bar Sponsorship

Stephen Simpson of Scanlon's Bar, Boyle, has very kindly agreed to sponsor 20 training balls and 20 training bibs for our senior team. The picture above shows Stephen Simpson (centre), Scanlon's Bar presenting balls and bibs to Darren Conway (l), Senior Team manager and Eddie Conroy (r), Treasurer.

Monday, August 25, 2014