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Its a scandal!
Appeal
against Hotel for Boyle:
An Taisce has lodged
an appeal with An Bord Pleanála
against the permission granted
in June by Roscommon Co
Council to allow a Hotel development
in Boyle by Linmur Ltd.
• This
is the 4th Development appealed
by An Taisce despite the wishes
of locals and Roscommon Co Council
• Linmur
Ltd are owners of the land
on which the development was
proposed. They bought the property
at market prices before the
recession struck and are prepared
to proceed with the project
as soon as possible.
•
Planning
was fully in line with the requirements
for the local Development Plan
2008-2014.
•
The appeal by
An Taisce signs off as follows:
"We recommend that this
application be refused... Yours
Sincerely Ian Lumley, Heritage
Officer"
•
It would appear
that someone, somewhere has
an agenda suggesting that there
should not be development in
Boyle. This person or persons
seems to have the "ear"
of An Taisce. We have a nice
town here, but its progress
will always be limited unless
we have facilities like substantial
accommodation for visitors and
potential tourists. Our good
neighbour Carrick-on-Shannon
has two substantial hotels within
30 metres of the river Shannon
and on busy thoroughfares.
•
Boyle
cannot get full permission for such
a development either in town
or within 3km of town.
•
This
is a scandal !!!
Novelty Race Night
A fundraising fun nights entertainment
for all will be provided in Dodd's Bar,
The Crescent on Friday, July10th at
10pm, when a Novelty Race night will
take place. The novelty is that the
participants are the jockeys!! There will
be a raffle on the night also. Please
support as this is a fundraiser for the
up-coming Boyle Summer Show.
More details to follow...
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Thank you...
Boyle Marching Band committee wish to thank everybody in the Boyle area who
contributed in any way to make last Sunday's IMBA Marching Band Competition a
great success. Community spirit is certainly alive around Boyle.
• "We
especially want to thank all the parents for their trojan work over the weekend
who helped to get all in place for the event. Thank you to the
Band members themselves for their hard work dedication and commitment over the
last few weeks, they put in long hours of practice and it was worth it. We are
all very proud of your achievements last weekend well deserved.
• Thank you
to our musical director Mr. Frank Conroy, choreographer Ms Vivienne Moran and our
Band leader Ms Cathy Conroy." Photos [here...]
Boyle Marching Band Competition Results
Boyle performed in the Cadet class and won 1st place.
Then in the
caption awards they won 4 out of the 6 awards in categories Percussion, Colour Guard,
Field Music, Music ensemble and effect
Competitions for the summer season are:
• Arklow July11th with 8 European
judges judging on that evening
• Athlone July 26th
• Clonmel August
30th
• The finals this year will be in Tallaght on September 13th
Swimming Lessons
Irish Water Safety Association swimming lessons
for children aged 6 to
14 years in Roscommon
Swimming Pool, July
6th to July 17th. For tickets call Marita
086 100114 or
Niamh on 086 3889908.
Tickets will be available on Friday July 3rd from Marita McQuaid,
Deerpar, between 6pm and 8pm
Legal Challenge to Town
Council Election
A legal challenge has been mounted to the results of Boyle Town Council's
election. The returning officer, successful candidates and others are
reported to have received registered post notification of the challenge from
Gerard Cullen Solicitors.
• I
have learned that the challenge
concerns the "wrongful and erroneous" issuing of ballot papers to and voting by 16
people who were not entitled to a vote. There is also an issue about an alleged refusal
to grant a recount.
Read
more [here...]
July...
So June has
left us! The shortest night/longest
day has passed. We are in the
second half of the year. From
today there are 183 days remaining until the end of the year. July,
with its 31 days is the seventh month of the year. On average, it
is the
warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere. The birthstone for July is a red ruby. July was renamed for
Julius Caesar, who was born in that month.
• Best
wishes to you and yours today
and every day ...have a nice
one!
Boyle Library -
July
Events
Boyle Branch Library will be host a number of children's events and
activities during the month of July. The programme covers a range of topics
including art, poetry, puppetry, mask making and storytelling.
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Friday 3rd
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10.30-12.30
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Storytelling (ages
5-10)
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Chris Thompson
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Wed 8th
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10.30-12.30
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Family Stories (ages
5-10)
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Kids Own
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Thurs 9th
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2.30-4.30
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Mask-Making Workshop (5-10)
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Tues 14th
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2.30-4.30
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Storytime (ages5-10)
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Niall De
Burca
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Wed 15th
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2.30-4.30
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Soul
Stories
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Susie
Minto
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Tues 16th
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2.30-3.00
3.30-4.00
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Reading Shows
(ages 5-10)
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Fri 17th
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2.30-4.00
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Family Stories
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Fri 24th
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2.30-4.00
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Family Stories
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Thurs 30th
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10.30-11.15
11.30-12.15
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Big Bad
Wolf
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Liam
Farrell
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Royal Galley Bar at the Royal Hotel
• Sunday 5th Live music by Colin Galligan
from 5pm
• Sunday 12th Live music by Brendan O'Dowd from 5pm
Boyle Arts
Festival
A highlight
in Boyle annual Calendar Of
Events is the Boyle Arts Festival.
This year the festival will run
from 23rd to 31st July. The
Festival Office is now open
on Bridge Street. Tickets can be
obtained for all events by phoning 071 966 3085. Credit card facilities are available.
Ticket Payments
may also be made by cheque
or by calling in person
to Boyle Arts Festival Office.
[photo...][website...][programme...]
Fr. Flanagan Prayer Group
A meeting will take place in St Joseph's Presbytery, Boyle
on Friday next, 3rd
July at 8pm to explore the
possibility of setting up a new Fr. Flanagan Prayer Group. All welcome. Contact: Fr. Alan Conway 071-9662012 More info at
www.frflanagan.com
or www.fatherflanagan.org
Photos
The IMBA Marching
Band Competition [here...]
and Boyle Camera Club photo
shoot in Carrick [here...]
Have you heard?
...There is a
range of lower cost goods, new at Kelly's Londis! The
brand is "Nísa Today's Heritage". The quality of Nísa Today's Heritage goods is excellent and they
are on shelves now at prices to beat the recession. Read More [here...]
Booking now for Science
Mania
Learn how to create weird and wonderful potions with kitchen
chemistry, launch your own rocket, solve a mystery using forensic science and
make your own batteries using oranges, lemons, potatoes or
money!
• Local ScienceMania Summer Camps are now booking in Ballinafad (Ballinafad
Centre) from July 6th- July 9th and Carrick-on-Shannon (Marist Girls N.S.)
from July 20. Telephone for information: Nance Hayden (PhD) 086 2052403
• ScienceMania is owned and run by Dr. Nance
Hayden (PhD), a research scientist with over twenty years experience in the
field of scientific discovery.
Pete's Latest Film
Boyle's Pete Higgins recently completed an excellent documentary with strong
connections to his home town. You can view an extract from the doc at www.ufodoc09.com. "UFO DOC 09" premiered
on the 13th of June in Galway. Betty Meyler features and Pete draws on her
unique charm and personality. The documentary has since been selected for
screening at the Galway Film Fleadh this year and will be in competition for
"best Irish short documentary". As mentioned in the site, the screening will
take place on Sunday 12th of July at 9am.
New Boyle Website
Boyle has in
excess of 60 websites relating
to businesses etc., in the area.
Today it is nice to recognise
a major update to an existing
website. It has a new nav system
content and photos. Have a peek
for yourself at the Cesh Corran
Bed & Breakfast website
[here...]
Exhibition
of Photographs
In the run-up to September's Positive Ageing Week there will be a photo
exhibition held in Boyle Library from Tues the 30th of June until Sat 18th of
July. There will be photos on display from all over the country with the theme
"Positive Ageing". Contact Olga Grany by phone 086 3646127 for more info. Adult Irish Dancing Classes
Adult Irish Dancing Classes takes place every Thursday night at 8.00pm in Keash
Hall. Everybody welcome.
Summer Dance Camp
The Family Life Centre's
After School Club will have
a summer “Dance Camp” with
Hip Hop, Breakdancing,
Jazz, Musical Theatre and Salsa
for children
aged 8-14 years, July 6th-10th
from 11-4pm in St.
Joseph’s Hall, Boyle with choreographer Sarah
Middleton.
• To book
places
please contact Marie or
Siobhan on 071 966 3000. Limited
places available. Cost
€75 - concessions available
for more than one child.
Leave No
Trace
Leave No Trace is an outdoor ethics programme, the aim of which is to promote
responsible outdoor activity. A certificate in Leave No Trace Awareness can be a
nice for rural tourism providers in North Roscommon to have. Barry Murphy will
run the short course in Lough Key on Thursday July 16th. Information [here...]
Garden Buddies
“Garden Buddies” is a Summer Camp and it will run in the Ballinafad NPAW Centre,
Boyle, from Monday 13th July-Friday 17th July. It will cater for 6-12year olds,
and will be split into two groups. The morning (10am-12.30pm) will be for
6-8year olds and the afternoon (2pm-4.30pm) will be for 9-12 year olds.
• “Garden Buddies” is designed to be a hands on gardening experience.
Activities range from growing your own greens, propagation, experiments with
colour change in flowers to the importance of insects in our gardens.
• Information and bookings : Contact Monica O Connor (Dip. Hort.) 085
8429521. E-Mail : oconnormonica78@gmail.com
Lough Key Plan
All are invited to make submissions and observations on the draft
five-year Lough Key area plan available for study in Boyle Library. Submissions
and observations can be made to the Forward Planning Department of Roscommon
County Council before July 9th
Auction
Rooms - Smith Kelly Scott
Later this
month, Smith Kelly
Scott, Auctioneers will open
Auction Rooms at Deerpark, next
to the Printworks. There will be
regular auctions of a wide variety
of merchandise, secondhand and
new, as well as vendor stalls
indoors and outside. This will
certainly widen the range of
Boyle's trading attractions
and will be a welcome venue
for all shoppers. "From
a needle to an anchor"
may well be a motto, and I understand
furniture, cars and household
goods will be there from the
start. For more information,
please call 071 966 2124
Lough
Key - a short history:
I have
a short history of Lough Key, Castle Island
and Úna Bhán [here]
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on events, and thoughts I have at time of
writing. There is nobody "writing over
my shoulder". Feel free to agree or disagree
as you please...
• I
do NOT claim to represent or portray an official
Boyle view in any sense.
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