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Fáil te r oim h go dtí an Er r is Eye. W el com e to th is, ou r 40th issu e of th e Er r is Eye. W e h ave al l th e u su al u pdates an d som e extr as for you to en joy th is m on th . Ou r cover th is issu e is com pl im en ts of Kar l a Sh evl in Ph otogr aph y an d was tak en on Sain t Patr ick 's Day in Bel m u l l et. W e wou l d l ik e to th an k Kar l a for h er con tr ibu tion an d al so wish h er th e best of l u ck in h er n ew ven tu r e. Kar l a h as open ed a n ew ph otogr aph y stu dio on Bar r ack Str eet, Bel m u l l et. an d wil l be avail abl e to tak e ph otos in h er stu dio for al l you r special occasion s l ik e Fir st H ol y Com m u n ion s an d Con fir m ation s. See in side for con tact detail s. In side th is edition you can r ead al l abou t th e Er r is Com m u n ity day M ar ch 28th at Ar as In is Gl u air e, u pdates fr om l ocal secon dar y sch ool s, detail s on Er r is fu n dr aisin g even ts an d m u ch m or e. Read abou t th e Bel m u l l et based Nation al Lear n in g Networ k 's 'Spor tin g Ch an ce' Pr ogr am m e. Al so n ews on l ocal bu sin ess Sm ar t Lotto an d th eir pl an s for job cr eation in th e town . Keep th e com m u n ity n otes com in g r em em ber th e Er r is Eye is you r com m u n ity m agazin e so u se it to spr ead you r m essage. Th e deadl in e for each issu e is th e 15th of ever y m on th for distr ibu tion on e week l ater. Con tact u s on 086 0651704 in fo@ er r iseye.com . View on l in e at www.er r iseye.com .
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Joseph Nal l en , St. Br en dan 's Col l ege, Bel m u l l et wh o r eceived a cer tificate awar ded by Th e Ch ief Ju stice M r s. Su san Den h am for par ticipatin g in th e Bar Cou n cil 's Tr an sition Year Pr ogr am m e 2015. Joseph is pictu r ed with M r. W al sh e (Pr in cipal ) an d M s. O Su l l ivan (Tr an sition Year Co-or din ator ).
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An even in g of cel ebr ation s took pl ace at Ă r as In is Gl u air e r ecen tl y with a gr ou p of l ocal stu den ts gath er in g to r eceive th eir awar ds. Th e r ecen t adu l t Gr adu ates of Ath l on e In stitu te of Tech n ol ogy wer e awar ded th eir H ETAC Level 6 H igh er Cer tificate in W or k pl ace & Com m u n ity Stu dies. Th ey wer e join ed by a ver y special gu est; M in ister of State at Depar tm en t of Ar ts, H er itage an d Gael tach t Affair s, M r Joe M cH u gh wh o con gr atu l ated th em al l on th eir ach ievem en t. Al so pr esen t at th e awar ds cer em on y wer e r epr esen tatives fr om th e fu n din g bodies wh o con tr ibu ted to th e costs of pr ovidin g th is th ir d l evel edu cation h er e in th e Er r is Com m u n ity an d th e Academ ics an d r epr esen tatives fr om Equ al Ir el an d wh o facil itated th e cou r se al on gside th e AIT Lectu r er s. As m an y of th ese gr adu ates ar e n ow pr ogr essin g on to th e B. A. Level 7 Bu sin ess En ter pr ise & Com m u n ity Devel opm en t, we wish th em l u ck with th eir fu tu r e stu dies. Con gr atu l ation s!
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Ban gor Er r is NS Cú il l í team wh o won th e Er r is fin al on W edn esday 25th of Febr u ar y with th eir tr ain er M r. Liam Lavel l e. Fr om Left to r igh t El l a Doh er ty, Er in O Boyl e, Rach el Cu ffe, Ch l oe W in ter s, Lau r en Dor an , Katie M on agh an an d Katie Car ey. KNEELING ...Ail ish Sween ey, Aoife H egar ty .
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A Big Th an k You ! Th e com m ittee of Daoin e Le Ch eil e wou l d l ik e to th an k again al l wh o h el ped an d don ated in an y way to th e fu n d. As of M ar ch 1st th e accou n t wil l be cl osed an d an y fu r th er don ation s sh ou l d be given dir ectl y to th e fam il y.
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You n g En tr epr en eu r s Aoife Kil k er an d Eil Ăs Len egh an fr om Ou r Lady's Secon dar y Sch ool , Bel m u l l et wh o won Best Over al l Stal l in M ayo at th e Stu den t En ter pr ise Awar ds for th eir m in i-com pan y Cr afty Bitz 4 U.
SPI ORAD I ORRAI S Pr odu ced by GM ar sh TV, SPI ORAD I ORRAI S is an in sigh tfu l l ook at th e social fabr ic of th e Er r is Gael tach t in Cou n ty M ayo. Th is six-par t ser ies tel l s th e stor ies of th e peopl e wh o l ive an d wor k in stu n n in g n atu r al beau ty. For th e fir st tim e fil m ed in n or th M ayo, a weal th of ver y differ en t in dividu al s ar e fol l owed an d on e gets a r ar e gl im pse in to wh at l ife is l ik e in th is par t of th e wor l d. Now h al f way th r ou gh th e ser ies, tu n e in to TG4 on Su n day n igh ts at 9.30pm for th e r em ain in g 3 episodes. You can view pr eviou s episodes on th e TG4 pl ayer.
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The Erris Chamber met with Paul Bradley, Director of Corporate Affairs at Eircom last Monday the 16th in Belmullet. Eircom is in the middle of a significant investment program (?1.5bn over five years) and as part of that investment programme the company is spending ?400m to provide fibre broadband to 1.6m homes and businesses across Ireland. The rough outline of the area to be covered can be found on the Department?s website www.broadband.gov.ie . Belmullet is now on the fibre roadmap and planning has commenced. Eircom will install a fibre backhaul cable from Belmullet to the rest of the network by June 2016. Eircom may use any infrastructure already in place if it makes commercial sense and is suitable to reduce the cost of delivering fibre broadband to Belmullet. ?The Chamber is delighted with the commitment from Eircom and will continue to work with them and other relevant bodies to deliver this vital piece of infrastructure on or ahead of schedule.Dara Calleary TD, and Fianna Fรกil Spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation, said ?I welcome the news that Eircom will provide high speed broadband to Belmullet town in 2016, this will complement the existing services in the town and I will continue to work to ensure that this necessary service is available across Erris as soon as is possible. ? Photo, Left to Right: Mary Hegarty, Padraic Cosgrove, Damien Langan, Paul Bradley (Eircom), Tom Talbot, Dara Calleary TD and Cillian O?Mongain.?
Tr an sition Year stu den ts fr om Ou r Lady's Secon dar y Sch ool wh o per for m ed l ast week in th e ver y su ccessfu l sch ool m u sical Rock of Ages. W e wou l d l ik e to sin cer el y th an k al l th ose atten ded th e sh ows or h el ped u s ou t.
Keep an Eye on Your Money Jobs cr eated an d m or e pl edged by Sm ar t Lotto in Bel m u l l et M D Noel Rowl an d m ade th is com m itm en t in con ju n ction with Udar as at th e l au n ch of th e Sm ar t Lotto Ser vice in Bel m u l l et. In th e pr esen ce of M in ister for Spor t, M ich ael Rin g, gu est speak er wh o atten ded th e even t. Th e l au n ch was atten ded by m an y r epr esen tatives of Ir el an d?s l eadin g ch ar ities an d spor ts bodies, r epr esen tation of l ocal M ayo Co Cou n cil an d En ter pr ise Boar ds wh o su ppor ted th is n ew ven tu r e an d is to be based in th e town of Bel m u l l et. Th is excitin g n ew in n ovative Sm ar t Lotto App pr ovides ch ar ities an d cl u bs with a 24/ 7 l in k to th e m em ber s an d su ppor ter s wor l dwide wh il e al l owin g th em th e oppor tu n ity to par ticipate an d su ppor t l ocal l otter ies an d pr izes dr aws by th e tou ch of a bu tton u sin g an y sm ar t ph on e device. Th e n ew app was th e br ain ch il d of fou n din g Dir ector Padr aig Cosgr ove wh o was sim pl y l ook in g to devel op a ser vice to assist h im to fu n dr aise on beh al f of h is son ?s l ocal soccer cl u b. Padr aig par tn er ed with fel l ow M ayo n ative Noel Rowl an d to devel op th is n ew ser vice over th e past two an d a h al f year s an d ?n ow ar e both extr em el y excitin g abou t th e poten tial of th e n ew ser vice to gr eatl y en h an ce th e fu n dr aisin g abil ities of m an y cl u bs an d ch ar ities u p an d down th e cou n tr y
in th e year s ah ead. ? Sm ar t Lotto was h on ou r ed by M in ister for Spor t M ich ael Rin g?s atten dan ce an d h is speech con gr atu l atin g Noel an d Padr aig. ?Today is a good n ews day, I am del igh ted for Noel an d Padr aig an d I k n ow th is is goin g to wor k , I am del igh ted to see TG4 cover in g th is even t today an d ? Cl l r Ger r y Coyl e spok e of Th u r sday?s Ser vice l au n ch in Du bl in wh er e An Taoiseach En da Ken n y was gu est of h on ou r ?M ayo took over th e M an sion H ou se yester day, it was a won der fu l day an d today is a won der fu l day al so? Sm ar t Lotto cu r r en tl y em pl oy 6 peopl e in Bel m u l l et an d h ave pl an s to in cr ease th at n u m ber to 20 in th e com in g 12-24m on th s. M .D. Noel Rowl an d wen t on to say th at Sm ar t Lotto pl an s to par tn er with over 1000 sm al l to m ediu m sized cl u bs an d ch ar ities over th e com in g 12 m on th s with a tar get of gen er ation an addition al ? 10,000 th r ou gh th eir l otter y activities an d an oth er ? 5,000 th r ou gh th eir pr ize dr aw activities th r ou gh th eir fu l l y su ppor ted Execu tive Sm ar t Lotto Accou n ts. In addition Sm ar t Lotto pl an s to par tn er with between 50-70 l ar ger cl u bs an d ch ar ity or gan isation s over th e com in g 12m on th s with a tar get of gen er ation an addition al 100,000eu r o th r ou gh th eir l otter y activities an d an oth er ? 50,000 th r ou gh th eir pr ize dr aw activities th r ou gh th eir fu l l y m an aged Pr em iu m Sm ar t Lotto Accou n ts. H e con cl u ded h is speech with a ver y sim pl e m essage to cl u bs an d ch ar ities acr oss th e cou n tr y th at ?Sm ar t Lotto is a ver y sim pl e ser vice th at wil l dr am atical l y en h an ce th e fu n dr aisin g capabil ities of m an y cl u bs an d ch ar ities ar ou n d th e cou n tr y, Sm ar t Lotto is Fu n dr aisin g M ade Easy?
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Gaeilge in St. Brendan's College, Belmullet Imeachtaí Scoile Choláiste Bhreandáin 2014-2015 ?Beatha Teanga í a labhairt? mar a dúirt Pádraig Mac Piarais. Well in May, the students of St. Brendan?s College brought their native tongue to Rath Cairn Gaeltacht in Co. Meath as their ?sinsir? had done 7 decades previous. They enjoyed an overnight trip to Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh?s maiden land and took part in various activities ?as Gaeilge?. We are looking forward to our Gaeltacht to Gaeltacht trip this ?samhradh?. Last term the students ?went wild? finding treasure on The Kilmore peninsula as they did their named Saint proud as they travelled many a mile in search of hidden clues on their ?Toraiocht Taisce?. As the October sun lay low i n the Erris sky, the Transition year students boarded their maiden voyage , thinking sharply, looking deeply and searching widely for their hidden clues. All of this carried out ?trí Ghaeilge? . Both teams thoroughly enjoyed their Treasure Hunt and look forward to organising one for the First year students in and around the school for Seachtain na Gaeilge. Other events for Seachtain na Gaeilge include ?Seisiún Ceoil?, ?Drámaí?, ?Tráth na gCeist?, and ?Sár Seanfhocail?. The Irish language is ?beo and bríomhar? i gColáiste Bhreandáin Naofa bringing students ?le chéile? to educate them and steep them in their culture, heritage, customs, values, traditions and language. ?Ní neart go cur le chéile?.
La unch of I t a li a n Ar t i st Phot ogr a phi c Exhi bi t i on i n Ar a s I ni s Glua i r e On Monday 16th march a photographic exhibition was launched in Aras Inis Gluaire. Aras Inis Gluaire together with Mayo Women?s Support Service and Iorras Le Chéile brought the exhibition to Belmullet. The photographic exhibition displays beautiful images showing the ordinary everyday acts of encouragement, kindness and support that men show towards the women and children in their lives. Andrea Zipoli is an Italian artist living in Galway who has worked alongside Safe Ireland on the images as part of raising awareness through the Man Up campaign. The aim of the Man Up campaign is to highlight the positive role that men play in women and children lives and that these men can show pride and leadership in challenging abuse. There are those men that are abusive but there are many more who are not, the campaign asks those men and us all collectively to step up, not to stay silent when we see or hear behaviour that is controlling or abusive. Perhaps we can voice our disapproval at the inappropriate jokes or challenge some of the myths surrounding abuse. Andrea Zipoli created beautiful images, the message and essence of which is to celebrate all the good men in our lives and community who can help speak out against Domestic Violence. If you would like more information you can log on to www.manup.ie , www.safeireland.ie or www.mwss.ie
Der vi lla Cullot t y, K at her i n e Car ey, Rose Con way W alsh, M aj ella L avelle, Br eege Coyle, Sean H ar r i n gt on , Roseleen L ally. at t he exhi bi t i on laun ch. Th e total am ou n t r aised fr om th e Bel m u l l et Qu ay dip 2015 was ? 5,770 wh ich was sh ar ed between Can cer Car e W est (In is Aoibh ean n ) & Cara Iorrais (Belmullet/ Erris cancer support services). We would like to thank all the traders who allowed us to display our sponsorship cards in their premises, and all those who donated towards this cause. We would also like to thank all those who helped out on the day and the days leading up to it, especially the local services such as the R.N.L.I., The Order of Malta and The Coast Guard.
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W ith su m m er ju st ar ou n d th e cor n er n ow is th e tim e to get wor k in g on a sl im m er, fitter you . Th e Un iSl im pl an is h eal th y an d sim pl e to fol l ow. W h at Ca r i bbea n Chi cken Bur ger you l ear n wil l n ot on l y h el p you get to tar get weigh t bu t wil l k eep you th er e! 2 30g Wholemeal rolls (sliced in half)2 Chicken breasts, skinless2 tsp Olive oil2 tsp Jerk seasoning1 Lime juice1/ 2 Small mango, stoned, peeled and sliced1 Tomato, sliced1 Lettuce heart, Next m on th sees a n ew even t tak in g pl ace for shreddedForever Free ketchup or Extra light mayonnaiseA few Thyme springs, leaves picked u n isl im with th e fir st ever H eal th an d W el l n ess sh ow wh ich wil l in cor por ate th e sl im m er of th e year Ser ves 2 com petition ! Th is is a fu l l day even t fr om 10am til 0.5 Yum s per ser vi n g 4pm an d tak es pl ace in Cr ok e Par k . Gu est speak er s Pu t th e ch ick en br easts in between pieces of cl in g fil m on th e day in cl u de Br essie, Cl odagh M cKen n a an d an d bash with a r ol l in g pin to fl atten . Dear val O'Rou r k e. An yon e can atten d so if an yon e is M ix togeth er th e th ym e, oil , jer k season in g an d h al f th e in ter ested in goin g th en con tact m e for detail s. W e l im e ju ice in a bowl . Add th e ch ick en an d l eave to m ar in ate for 5 m in s. h ave an en tr an t in th is year s Sl im m er of th e year com petition ! M ar y M u r r ay wh o h as l ost 5st 6l b. On H eat a gr iddl e pan u n til h ot an d cook th e ch ick en for 4-5 m in s each side or u n til cook ed th r ou gh . beh al f of th e cl ass I wou l d l ik e to wish M ar y th e best Rem ove fr om th e h eat. M ean wh il e, toast th e cu t sides of of l u ck an d ju st to say r egar dl ess of th e r esu l t sh e's a th e bu n s for 1-2 m in s if desir ed. win n er an yh ow! Pu t th e ch ick en on th e bu n s an d top with th e m an go, Bel m u l l et cl ass W edn esday 645 over th e co op. tom ato an d a h an dfu l of l ettu ce. Cr ossm ol in a cl ass Th u r sday 8pm at th e GAA Squ eeze over th e r est of th e l im e an d top with m ayo an d For ever Fr ee Ketch u p, if you l ik e. (Add 1 Yu m per tbsp of gr ou n ds l igh t m ayo u sed) Con tact M au r een 0863132340 for detail s
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SALE TUESDAYevery OF BULLOCKS, SPRINGERS, SaleEVERY of Weanlings Monday, HEIFERS, all other COWS, stock on Tuesday SUCKS AND ALL SHEEP. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FOR THE SPRING SALES: Watch our Sale live on www.mayosligomart.ie ?RING 1 BULLOCKS & WEANLING BULLS STARTING AT 10.30 ?RING 2 HEIFERS AND WEANLING HEIFERS STARTING ST 11.30 ?RING 3 SUCKS, CULLS COWS AND SPRINGERS STARTING AT 10.30. ?SHEEP SALE STARTS AT 10.15 ALL BOOKINGFROMTHURSDAYON096-22555 & 22558.
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The I r i sh Associ a t i on for Suppor t ed Em ploym ent h as official l y l au n ch ed th e eigh th an n u al Nation al Su ppor ted Em pl oym en t W eek wh ich wil l r u n fr om M on day 20th ? Su n day 26th Apr il . Job Sh adow Day (W edn esday 22n d Apr il ) is th e h igh l igh t of th e week an d wil l see h u n dr eds of peopl e with disabil ities tak e th e oppor tu n ity to sh adow a wor k pl ace m en tor as h e or sh e goes abou t a n or m al wor k in g day. Th is year, th e IASE is ask in g ever yon e to join th e con ver sation on social m edia - by tweetin g a w or k pl ace sel fi e u n der th e h ash tag # w or k i e, by tak in g a 60 secon d video expl ain in g wh y you su ppor t Job Sh adow Day, or by n om in atin g a com pan y you k n ow to get in vol ved u n der th e h ash tag # JSn om i n ate (@ I ASEem pl oym en t). Com m en tin g on h er in vol vem en t, br oadcast pr esen ter an d pu bl ish in g en tr epr en eu r N or ah Caseysaid: ?I would en cour age as m an y em ployer s as possi ble t o get i n volved an d j oi n us i n pr om ot i n g an i n clusi ve wor k place an d equal em ploym en t oppor t un i t i es f or t hose wi t h di sabi li t i es.? Job Sh adow Day br in gs peopl e with disabil ities an d l ocal em pl oyer s togeth er to
h igh l igh t th e val u abl e con tr ibu tion peopl e with disabil ities can , an d do m ak e in th e wor k pl ace. Last year, over 625 in dividu al s with a disabil ity sh adowed at 501 em pl oym en t sites in Ir el an d, with 34 secu r in g a per m an en t job pl acem en t as a dir ect r esu l t. 113 jobs h ave been secu r ed th r ou gh th e in itiative sin ce 2008. Ir ish Jobs.ie, Ir el an d?s n u m ber on e r ecr u itm en t website, is th e m ain spon sor of Nation al Su ppor ted Em pl oym en t W eek an d th e Job Sh adow in itiative. Or l a M or an , Gen er al M an ager at I r i shJobs.i e said: ?I n i t i at i ves li ke Job Shadow Day ar e i m por t an t , n ot on ly f or t hose wi t h a di sabi li t y but also as a f i r st st ep f or an em ployer who m ay have a sui t able vacan cy i n t hei r or gan i sat i on . W e ur ge em ployer s t hr oughout I r elan d t o j oi n us t hi s Job Shadow Day an d exper i en ce t he posi t i ves f i r st han d.? Gr eg Bar r y, Chai r m an , I ASE con cl u ded: ?W e wan t t o bui ld on t hi s success an d con t i n ue t o br eak down bar r i er s t o t he wor k place whi ch, despi t e m uch pr ogr ess i n r ecen t year s, st i ll r em ai n s a si gn i f i can t i ssue f or people wi t h di sabi li t i es.?
Foxford Co. Mayo Sar ah Layton (shadow ) an d N or ah Casey (br oadcast pr esen ter & publ i shi n g en tr epr en eur ) l ead the w ay by sn appi n g a # w or k i e together at the l aun ch.
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Keep an Eye on Education Li t er a cy Week i n St . Br enda n?s College St. Br en dan ?s Col l ege cel ebr ated Liter acy W eek r ecen tl y; an an n u al h igh l igh t of th e sch ool year. Th e focu s on l iter acy in edu cation an d l ife is so im por tan t. Liter acy week was ou r oppor tu n ity to cel ebr ate al l th e good wor k th at is don e to pr om ote l iter acy an d cr eativity th r ou gh ou t th e year in ou r sch ool . Stu den ts took par t in a wide var iety of l iter acy-l in k ed activities in cl u din g cr eative wr itin g com petition s, a Spel l in g Bee an d debatin g com petition s. Th e sch ool was decor ated with col ou r fu l poster s to pr om ote r eadin g an d l iter acy. Th e Fin al s of St. Br en dan ?s Col l ege Fir st an d Secon d Year Debatin g Com petition s took pl ace on Fr iday th e 6th Feb. Th er e was h u ge in ter est, en th u siasm , an d in ten se com petition as stu den ts h ad debated an d dispu ted th eir way to th e fin al s in th e pr ecedin g week s. Th e fin al s didn ?t disappoin t an d th e stan dar d of debate was excel l en t. Th e topics wer e diver se an d each stu den t br ou gh t h is/ h er exper tise an d ver ve to th e debate. Th e sil en ce was pal pabl e as th e win n er s wer e an n ou n ced bu t we, in St. Br en dan ?s Col l ege, bel ieve th at par ticipation in th e com petition was th e m ost im por tan t aspect for th e stu den ts. Fir st Year stu den ts al so par ticipated in a Spel l in g Bee Com petition . Th is was a gr eat fu n exer cise as stu den ts wor k ed h ar d on l ear n in g th eir spel l in gs. Th e win n er s wer e Patr ick Gal l agh er (1A), Ciar a Kil k er (1B) an d H ol l y M on agh an (1C). Secon d Year stu den ts took par t in a Cr eative W r itin g Com petition . Th e stan dar d of com petition was ver y h igh an d th e pr ize win n er s wer e ju dged to be Eddie Reil l y, Ol a Roszk owsk a an d Sh an e Lavel l e. Con gr atu l ation s an d wel l don e to al l ou r win n er s. W el l don e to al l th e stu den ts wh o par ticipated an d to th e teach er s in vol ved in or gan isin g an d su ppor tin g th e even t.
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A Fr i endly Ga m e of Bocce
Ch u n Seach tain n a Gaeil ge 2015 a ch eil iú r adh tá Col áiste UISCE ag seol adh Du sh l án Féin Fís ch u ig gach du in e, ch u n beagan ín gaeil ge a ú sáid ar bh eal ach spr aoiú il . Sel fie Lim er ick atá I gceist. Níl or t ach ceith r e l ín e a ch u r l e ch éil e ag tosn ú l e ?Is m ise..?m ar sh am pl a; ?Is m ise Áin e. Tá m é an -ch l iste Caith im an Sam h r adh i gCol áiste UISCE? An sin is féidir l eat an du sh l án a sh eol adh ar agh aidh ch u ig do ch air de l e n a focl aí ?Tóg do fh ón n ó póg m o? .!? Roin n do féin fís ar do l eath an ach Facebook , In stagr am n ó Twitter l e n a h ash tags # togdofh on , # col aisteu isce, # Sn aG2015 Seach tain n a Gaeil ge 2015 ? Bain tr iail aisti ? Su r pr ise You r sel f
To celebr a t e Sea cht a i n na Ga ei lge 20 15, we ar e ch al l en gin g ever yon e to com pose a Lim er ick Sel fie, to get peopl e u sin g th eir cú pl a focal in a fu n way. Al l you h ave to do is com pose a fou r l in e l im er ick star tin g with ?Is m ise..?, r ecor d you r sel f sayin g it an d th en sen d th e ch al l en ge to you r fr ien ds. H er e?s an exam pl e ?Is m ise Áin e. Tá m é an -ch l iste Caith im an Sam h r adh i gCol áiste UISCE?
"M em ber s fr om Er r is Special Ol ym pics & Bel m u l l et Ir ish W h eel ch air Association wh o pl ayed a fr ien dl y gam e of bocce r ecen tl y. A special wor d of th an k s to Cu ffe's Cen tr a for th e don ation of th e pr izes."
Don ?t for get to sh ar e on Facebook an d tag # togdofh on , # col aisteu isce, # Sn aG2015 Tá m u id ag tn ú th go m ór l e bh u r féin -físean n a a fh eiceáil , go n -éir í l ibh ! Seach tain n a Gaeil ge 2015 ? Bain tr iail aisti ? Su r pr ise You r sel f.
Confi r m ed
Congratulations to Killcommon Erris parish young persons having received the Sacrament of Confirmation recently from Bishop John Fleming in Ceathru Thaidhg at the church of Seipeal Muire gan Smal, (Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception)
Th an k you
to ever yon e wh o su ppor ted th e Er r is Agr icu l tu r al Sh ow Car d Gam e on Fr iday th e 6th M ar ch . To al l ou r spon sor s a big th an k you an d th e Br oadh aven Bay H otel for pr ovidin g th e ven u e. Con gr atu l ation s to al l th e pr ize win n er s. Join t 1st - Kevin Cl ear y & M ich ael Lal l y, Vin cen t M cDon n el l & Joh n Bar r ett with 12 gam es 2n d - M ar y O'H or a & Joh n Don oh u e with 11 gam es 3r d - Joh n M u r ph y & JT M cGu ir e with 9 gam es an d won th e pl ay off.
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NOTICES Mayo County Library operates a free service for Children. New Members are always welcome. Opening hours are : Tuesday 12noon til 7pm Friday 11am til 4pm Saturday 11am til 4pm (Closed on the Saturday of a Bank holiday weekend) As part of the Music Generation project Belmullet Library will operate a musical instrument lending service in 2015.There will be a wide range of musical instruments available. If you are interested in this service please contact Kate on 097 82555 or khealy@mayococo.ie or call into the library.
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25 Card Drive Good Friday night in the Broadhaven Bayat 8.30pm. Light refreshments served, ?10 entry. All proceeds to Belmullet Irish Wheelchair Association. Please support.
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