Mohill
Girl Takes TV By Storm
Mohill
girl, Katherine Lynch has received mixed reaction
locally to her recent three-part mockumentary 'Katherine
Lunch's Working Girls', which was screened on R.T.E.
television during the month of January. She also recently
appeared on the Friday night chat show 'The Late Late
Show' hosted by Pat Kenny. Katherine's show could be
described as being bawdy and containing 'adult humor'.
Working
Girl Gets The Green Light
Mohill
comedienne, Katherine Lynch, has certainly pressed all
the right buttons at R.T.E following her mini-series
'Working Girls'. She has been commissioned to six more
episodes on R.T.E. 2. Her show has proved to be
the most successful
of the station's new comedy shows. The first episode
beat out 'The Roaring Twenties' by 131,000 viewers
and bagged
296,000 viewers for the last episode.
Drumkeeran
Singer Releases Second Solo Album
One
of Leitrim's finest musical ambassadors, Mary McParkland,
from Drumkeeran, released her second
solo album on Friday,
February 1st, entitled 'Petticoat Loose'. The album
features a few songs penned by fellow Drumkeeran
native Vincent
Woods. There are a few very old songs which originated
in the Drumkeeran
area.
Mohill
School On Short List For Global Award
St.
Manachan's of Mohill has been short listed for a global
award for two projects. The County Leitrim
school
is one
of just ten finalists for the award. The children
involved are Chelsea Fanning, David Patrick McDonagh,
James
McHugh and Muirean O'Kelly on the first project;
Conor Kiernan,
Jessica Dobson, Kyle McGee and Carrie Walsh on
the second.
Places
To Visit In Lovely Leitrim
The
Hollywell Country House, in Carrick, and The Courthouse,
in Kinlough, are named in John
and Sally McKenna's
publication 'Bridgestone' as two of the top
100 places to stay in
Ireland. In the same publication, The Oarsman,
in Carrick, is listed
among the top 100 restaurants in the country,
as well as being in the top 10 for service. There
is indeed
a strong
family connection as members of the Maher
family run both the Oarsman and the Hollywell.
Action
Ability Centre Opens
In Mohill
The
end of January saw the opening of the country's first
Action Ability Centre on
Station Road
in Mohill, formerly
Leagoes House. The building has been
purposely rebuilt and designed for disabled and wheelchair
bound people.
The Leitrim
Association for the Disabled was founded
in 1996 by a Mohill based nun, Sister
Emanuel
Farrelly.
Prior to the
recent
opening of their new offices on Station
Road, they had used the credit
union building in Mohill as their base
for the past ten years or so. Chairman
of the
association,
Mohill's
Tommy
Murphy,
has been confined to a wheelchair since
a work related accident thirty-seven
years ago. Public
Relations
Officer
of the branch
is Cloone's Andy McGovern, Sr.
Mohill
Film Maker
Alan
Early from Mohill town is currently in the process of
making a short film
as part
of his
graduation project in
film production at Dun Laoghaire
Institute of Art, Design and Technology. The
film is titled
'Doyle'
and is set
in Leitrim. The film will be about
a lonely man from
Dublin
with a dark secret, who is visiting
Shannon for a weekend. Alan is on the lookout
for locals to act
as extras,
as well as for a few more local actors.
The shooting
of
'Doyle' will
take place over a three day period
in mid March, around St. Patrick's Day,
in the
Mohill / Carrick-On-Shannon
area.
Leitrim's
Models
Four
lucky young Leitrim people are in with a chance of winning
a one
year contract
with
a
top modeling
agency, after they
beat off stiff opposition from
600 other aspiring models. The lucky
foursome are
Anton Arandelovic,
Caroline
Conway, Joanne Logan and Sarah
Curneen.
Top
Honor For Popular Carrick Man
Sean
Murray has been selected by the local Chamber of Commerce
to receive
the 2007
VodaFone Passion
for the
World Around
Us Award. A former chairman
of the Leitrim G.A.A. County Board,
Sean
has been involved
in several
organizations and committees
over the years.
Major
Business Plan For Mohill
An
action plan to help boost the economic and social
infrastructure of Mohill
is currently being negotiated,
which hopes to
see the town become an
attractive hub in the
region. The Mohill
Social and Economic Forum,
which was set up just over a year ago,
has an
ambitious plan
to renovate
the social
and economic
landscape of the town
over the next few years. Secretary of
the
committee
is
local
counselor
Thomas Mulligan.
At
the moment, the committee
is busy preparing for a big St.
Patrick's
Day parade in the town.
Carrick
Cineplex The Best In Ireland
In
the recent RA'AM Industry Awards, Carrick
Cineplex
has been named
the best independent
cinema in Ireland.
This
is equivalent to
the Oscar or Bafta of the
cinema
industry.
Rinn
- Shannon District A.G.N.
The
Rinn - Shannon District A.G.N.
was held in Fitzpatrick's
of
Mohill at the
end of
January. A contingent
of anglers attended
on
the
night. The following
officers were
elected for the
2008
season. President
- Bill Oliver,
Chairman - Paul
Beck, Vice Chairman
- Jarlaith
Gallagher, Secretary
- Val Fitzpatrick,
Jr., Joint
Treasurers -
John Bradshaw, Mick
Oliver,
Assistant
Secretary
- Ernest Catherines,
P.R.O. - Jarlaith
Gallagher, Match
Organizer
- Gary Hynes,
Safety Officers - Sean
Beck, Frank
Tiernan.
Sports
G.A.A.
National Football League
Leitrim's
opening round N.F.L. Division clash with Fermanagh
fell by the wayside as the match referee declared Sean
McDiaurnda's pitch unplayable just five minutes before
the end of the game.
Supporters
Club
This
years Leitrim G.A.A. Supporters Dublin Branch launch
took place in the Herbert Hotel in Dublin
on January 24th.
Present on the night amongst a good gathering were
former Leitrim greats Packy McGarty and Cathal Flynn.
Girls
Connacht Post Primary Schools Semifinal
Ballinamore
4 - 7
St. Bridget's Tuam 1 - 2
Ballinamore
Post Primary School Girls Team qualified for the Connacht
'B' final courtesy of a very
convincing semi-final
victory over St. Bridget's of Tuam, Co. Galway.
Last year Ballinamore reached the All-Ireland final
in
the 'C' grade
and with a number of that panel still available
to play. They are going great guns at a higher
level this season.
Community
Games
Carrick-On-Shannon
will host the 2008 Connacht Community Games finals.
Managers
There
have been a number of managerial changes on the Leitrim
Club for the 2008
season.
Gerry McLoughlin
will train 2006
double winners, Mohill, with Kenneth
Smith, Niall Faughnan,
Gerry Kilraine and Simon McGuinness
as his selectors. Gerry, who has managed
Mohill in the past takes
over from Tommy
McCormack who guided the club to league
and
championship double in 2006. Tommy
will look after Co. Longford
side Fr. Manning Gaels this year, while
one of his selectors
in 2006, Sean Kennedy, has recently
taken up a post with St. Michael's in Co. Roscommon.
Noel Crossan
who managed
defeated finalists, Kilturbrid, in
2007, replaces
Paddy Maguire as Bornacoola senior
manager. John Russell
takes over the reigns from Barney Breen
at Annaduff. At inter-county
level, Gortletteragh club man and former
Leitrim senior star, Derek Kellegher,
has taken up
the position of
Leitrim Minor manager.
Top
Post For Bornacoola Goalkeeper
Bornacoola's
Fergal McGill has been recently appointed as Senior Executive
to the
Director General Office
of the G.A.A. Fergal had previously
held the position of
Information
Officer for six years. Locally,
Fergal
is regular goal keeper with the
Bornacoola Senior
Team
and is also
his club's P.R.O. If that's not
enough, the genial Dromod
man is also very popular on the
local music scene.
Soccer
- Mighty Manor March On In Cup
At
Bee Park in Manorhamilton, Leitrim side Manor Rangers
booked
their
place in the
quarter final
of the F.A.I.
Junior Cup for the first time
in their history. This was
courtesy of a thrilling 3 - 2 victory
over
one of the country's best known
junior sides, Douglas Hall
from Cork.
An exhilarating game of football
was
deadlocked
at 2 -
2 when, in the
last minute of extra time,
up stepped the home
side, Gary Hickey,
to score a wonderful match-winning
goal from long range that sent
the good-sized
local
support to
raptures of joy. To get as
far as the last eight in the competition
is a
marvelous achievement for the
Manorhamilton based club,
considering that no fewer than
745
teams started off in the beginning.
More
Joy For Manor
There
was yet more joy for the Manor Rangers when they
scored
a most convincing
3 -
0 victory over
Oran Bay
90 from Co. Galway in the
Connacht Junior Cup competition in Bee
Park.
Ireland
Star Of The Future
Suppose
a number of proud dads say that their sons
will play
for Ireland
one
day ... well,
Manorhamilton
dad,
Darren Hurd, has gone
further and actually put his money
where his mouth is.
He placed a 100
Euro
bet at 100 - 1 that
his talented 12 year
old son,
Conor,
will
someday
play
international soccer.
Conor plays with his local Manor
Rangers
underage side
at center-half.
He
recently proved
his versatility by
playing right midfield for representative
side
Sligo-Leitrim
in their
1 - 0 victory over
the Donegal league
in the Jim Cashin Under 12 Competition.
Darren
was Leitrim's sole
representative on the side.
G.A.A.
- New Manager For Leitrim Ladies
Frank
Gallagher, who has previously
managed
Sligo,
has recently
been appointed
as manager of the
Leitrim Ladies
team. Frank's first
game in charge
did not go
very well,
as his
charges were
well and
truly
brought
back down
to earth with a
bang, after the euphoria
of last year's
All-Ireland,
when they suffered
a clambering to
Co. Westmeath in
the league. However,
I
must point out
that a number of
last year's successful
sides
are no longer part
of the
panel.
Minor
Manager
Gortletteragh
and former county
star, Derek
Kellegher,
will manage the
Leitrim Minor
team this year.
Training has
already commenced and I
believe the
response so far has been
very
good.
Hastings
Cup Shield
Leitrim
under-21 footballers
compensated
for a fruitless
Hastings
Cup campaign
when
they
captured
the shield
courtesy
of an
exciting
extra team
victory
over Westmeath
in Longford.
The team
was captained
by
Gary Reynolds
of Carrigallen.
Minor
Coalition
For
the first
time in a
number
of
years, neighbors
and
fellow parishioners,
Mohill
and
Eslin,
have
joined forces
at
Minor level
under
the
banner
of
St. Manachan's.
This
is,
in
effect, a new
club
that will
be
jointly funded
by
both
Mohill and Eslin
G.A.A.
Clubs.
Chairman
is
Enda Stenson
of
Eslin, Secretary
is
Gerry Beirne
of
Mohill; Team
Manager-Trainers are
Stephen
Flynn,
Jr.
of Mohill
and
Barry Bohan
of Eslin.
The
team enjoyed
a very
successful
maiden
voyage
when
they scored
a
resounding
5 -
21 to 0
- 2
victory
over
fellow
amalgamation
Sheemoore
Gaels
(Kilturbrid-Leitrim Gaels)
in
the first
round
of the new
15-a-side
league.
The
line
out was
as
follows: Emmet
Higgins, E; Jonathan
Beirne,
M;
Gabriel Egan,
E;
Sean Gilden,
E;
John Mulligan,
M;
Kevin Kilraine,
M;
Matthew
Bohan,
E;
Mark
Beirne, E; Niall
Flynn,
M;
Conor Beirne,
M;
Conor Beirne,
E;
Donhnaill Flynn,
M;
Shane
Quinn,
M;
Niall O'Brien,
M;
Paul Reynolds,
E.
Subs used
on the
day
were Jason
Beirne, Alan
Farry,
Daniel
Creamer,
Lee
Cassells,
all
of Mohill;
joint
captains of the
coalition,
who
were elected
by
the
players, are Kevin
Kilraine
and
Mark Beirne.
The
second round
fixture
with
St.
Mary's was postponed
due
to fog.
Until
next
time
...
Slainte!
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