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Athenry Parish Newsletter Sun 25th July 2010
Athenry Parish Website.
http://www.athenryparish.ie
Newcastle 1960 Intermediate Hurling County Champions jubilee night
Newcastle 1960 Intermediate Hurling County Champions jubilee night will take place in Newcastle on Saturday 28th August 2010. Limited number of tickets available from any committee member or by telephoning 0879879523.
Public Meeting @ Newcastle Community
Public Meeting @ Newcastle Community Centre on Thursday the 5th of August @ 8.30p.m to present Plans for proposed Waste Treatment System and new School Extension. All are Welcome
Experienced Carer required, Esker Monastery.
Part-time, 5 days- Monday to Sunday Rota. Please apply in writing with C.V ; Manager, St Patrick’s, Esker, Athenry, Co Galway. 091 844007.Email: eskermanager@eircom.net
Athenry Musical Society Workshop:
Singing, Dancing and acting. Commencing on Wednesday 4th August from 7.00p.m to 8.30p.m. Running for four weeks. The venue is Canton Hall. Open to everybody from 16 years plus. Limited spaces available. Further details contact Athenry Musical Society on 086 3598986.
Support the Local Athenry Parish
Developing our Parish means that we support everything “local”. Communities are under threat today from larger centres. We all depend on local enterprise and business. It should not take a crisis to make us aware. Support for local business and community effort is a vital sign of a Living Parish
Athenry Agricultural Show
There was a tremendous effort put into the preparation of the Show again this year. The spirit and support of all who volunteered their help and attended the show is greatly appreciated by the Chairman and members.
Tommy Whelan, Chairman.
Congratulations: Julie Feeney, Knockbrack.
Congratulations: Julie Feeney, Knockbrack on her new Album- PAGES- 13 songs, her own composition with 65 piece Orchestra. A beautiful and inspiring production. Congratulations from the Parish of Athenry.
St Mary’s G.A.A. Club na nÓg
The Annual Cúl Camps
Football
2nd to 6th August @ Raheen. Enquiries: 086 8450922
Presentation Athenry Car –Parking
Due to groundworks and tarmacadam the spaces available for car-parking are limited over the next weekends. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Athenry Castle
Athenry Castle (OPW) is open to the public from 10.00-6.00 each day with last admission at 5.15. There is free admission for school tours. Tours must be booked in advance. For more details contact Fiona Cannon on 091 844797.
New St Marys Parish Website
Our new Parish Website has now gone live, and contains loads of useful Parish Information. Check it out on www.athenryparish.ie
Attention to all Athenry Parents of Preschool Children
Every child born between the 02/02/2006 and 30/06/2007 is entitled to a FREE Pre-School place for 1 year in any Pre-School under The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme Parents should make contact with the Pre-school of their choice to enrol their child for the year commencing Sept 2010 to June 2011.
Athenry School of Sustainability
Situated on a small holding near Athenry in a 200 year old renovated stone cottage is ‘The School of Sustainability’. We offer workshops in vegetable gardening, self-sufficiency and poultry keeping with limited time and space. Our 1 Day courses are held in small groups in our own garden, giving hands on demonstrations with experienced and enthusiastic trainers.
The courses we have planned for this year include:-
Beginners Gardening Day
A creative look at planning & starting your vegetable garden, growing methods, crop rotation & vegetable calendar with hands-on seed sowing & planting demonstrations. Course to be held on Saturday 27th March & additional days (please call for details.)
Fee € 75.00 per person including lunch, refreshments and materials.
Back Yard Farming
1 Day course held on alternate Saturdays over the summer giving demonstrations of organic vegetable growing including, soil fertility & composting, crop rotation & vegetable calendar, sowing methods, planting out & propagation with hands on activities before lunch. In the afternoon the programme covers poultry rearing, breed’s, breeding, health & welfare.
The Fee is €85.00 and includes lunch, refreshments and materials.
Proposed Dates include
31 July 2010
14 August 2010
Please call/text or email to check availability
Contact us on;-
The School of Sustainability,
Lecarrow, Athenry, Co Galway
Call for bookings on 087 051 7555 or
Email: the.school.of.sustainability@gmail.com
www.the-school-of-sustainability.com
Progress in the restoration of the Western Rail Corridor
The Western inter-county railway committee, which represents local authorities from Sligo to Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare, warmly welcomed the announcement by Minister for Transport, Mr. Noel Dempsey, T.D. in the Dáil that the restoration of the Western Rail Corridor remained a Government priority;
The Minister reiterated his commitment to the commencement of the next phase of the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry to Tuam and Claremorris.
A formal announcement by Minister Dempsey of the Athenry to Tuam section, giving the details of the work programme is expected in the autumn.
Recent reports by some commentators in the national media casting doubts on the Minister's commitment were discounted by the committee.
A delegation from the Western inter-county rail committee met the Minister last month and received his reassurances, which he later elaborated on in the Dáil that the next phase of the Western Rail Corridor and the Navan line will proceed on time, and perhaps a little ahead of time.
Also on June 16, members of the Western committee met members of the Oireacthtas from Donegal, the counties of Connaught and Clare, Limerick and Tipperary and briefed them on the Western Rail Corridor project.
The Government Ministers and Oireachtas members from all parties were unanimous in their support for the restoration of the Western Rail Corridor from Limerick to Sligo.
A spokesperson for the committee said they were greatly reassured by the cross-party support. Connaught Telegraph