Boyle Arts Festival

Declan Burke, Joseph O'Connor, Sinead Crowley, Alan Graham's painting

Spoken Word, Drama & Film programme at Boyle Arts Festival 2014: Joseph O’Connor, Sinead Crowley, Mary McEvoy, Declan Burke, Niall de Búrca and Tarquin Blake will all be in Boyle during the 25th annual Boyle Arts Festival which will run from July 25th to August 2nd.
Read Brendan McGee's article [here...]

Topline at Sloans - Summer Sale 2014

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Boyle Arts Festival 2014

Following Thursday night's launch, we will be delighted to provide comprehensive day-by-day information and official photos of happenings at Boyle Arts Festival 2014. We will also provide an 'easy-read' 2-day diary and links to the main programme of events.
Friday 25th
11am: Niall de Búrca - Family storytelling, King House €2/€5 family
1pm: Niall de Búrca - Where the Poppies Grow (10-adult) King House €5
2pm: Patrick Murphy - tour of the exhibition, King House Free
4pm: Artist Talk: Sean Rafferty, Lough Key, Free
6pm: Sam Moore: Carrowkeel-Keash Passage Tombs, King House €6
8pm: An Evening with Kieran Goss, King House €18
10pm: We Cut Corners, Dalys €10
Saturday 26th
11am: Coffee Concert: Satoko Inoue - piano, King House - €5
1pm: Declan Burke: Emerald Noir - Irish Crime Novel. King House €5
4pm & 5pm: Film - The Essence (over 18) King House €5
6pm: Withering Zithering, King House €5
8pm: Clock Theatre Group "The Communication Cord", St Joseph's Hall €10
10pm: Frank Simon in Dodd's, The Crescent Bar, €8
The full programme [here...] Festival Website [here...] Festival 2013 [here...]

Bridget Cummins (nee) Donohoe R.I.P.

The death has occurred of Bridget Cummins (nee) Donohoe R.I.P. Ardcola, Ballinameen, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. Bridget died July 20th, in her 94th year. Reposing at Mahon's Funeral Home tomorrow evening (Tues) from half past five until half past seven. Removal to St. Attracta’s Church, Ballinameen arriving at eight o’clock. Mass of the Resurrection on (Wed) morning at half past eleven. Burial afterwards in adjoining cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations to Western Alzheimer Association care of Mahon's Funeral Directors, Boyle.

Boyle Civic Amenity Centre

Information to hand suggests that Boyle Civic Amenity Centre will open for only Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8am-4pm, from the end of September, and that there will be no local Ros Co Co staff reductions ... they will be deployed to other local functions.
It is uncertain where significant savings will be made since the lease on the Centre and staff wages will still have to be paid.

Heatwave ...

Ireland is set for a heatwave this week. Temperatures are expected to hit 25 degrees over five days, Met Eireann has advised. "This week certainly there’s a possibility of a heatwave. Temperatures will be up around 25 degrees over most of the week. It’ll be a pleasant, very warm, and humid week." A heatwave in Ireland is classified as five consecutive days of temperatures over 25 degrees. Warm, humid and dry conditions are expected until the end of the week. More [here...]

Plunkett Avenue mass

The Annual Plunkett Avenue mass will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 23rd at the Famine Memorial. Mass will be conducted by Canon Gerry. All welcome. seating available for any veterans attending.

Monday, July 21, 2014