Please support our Boyle Traders of the Day, 19th July, 2018

Abbey Haven Nursing Home • Ardcarne Garden Centre • Boles of Boyle

Boyle Summer 2018 Launch

Logo © Sean O’Dowd

This year’s Boyle Summer Show 2018 will be launched on Friday evening July 20th in the Bazaar Café, Bridge St, Boyle at 7pm

Before the Boyle River Cleanup – Wednesday 17th July

While taking this and more photos of Boyle River from the towncentre bridge I chatted a group of 12 German visitors to Boyle. Like me they took photos of the river before moving on to take photos of the derelict Royal Hotel. They expressed their amazement and disappointment that the centre of town presented such scenes of neglect.
• I was delighted to tell them that a group of volunteers were scheduled to cleanup the river and Shop Street Car Park later this evening, from a planned 7pm start.

McDonagh’s Corner

“McDonagh’s Corner” looking great after a repaint

Boyle Arts Festival 2018 – “Gathering” exhibition in King House

There are 145 exhibits on show, and here are photos of some of them … painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics and photographs

Josie Beirne R.I.P.

The death has occurred of Josie Beirne nee Coen, Ballymore, Boyle, Co.Roscommon. Peacefully at University Hospital Roscommon. Deeply regretted by her daughters Geraldine, Mary Teresa, Helen and Martina, son Thomas, sons in law, grandchildren and great grandchild, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. R.I.P.
• Reposing at her home on Wednesday, July the 18th from 2 to 8 o’ clock. Removal Thursday morning arriving at St. Joseph’s church, Boyle for mass of Christian Burial at 11 o’ clock. Burial afterwards to Killaraght Old Cemetery.
• House Private on Thursday morning please.

Boyle Chamber Lotto Results – Monday July 16th 2018

Numbers drawn: 2, 7, 9, 11
Jackpot winner: None
Match three winners: M. Condon, G. Dwyer, B. Moran, C. Clarke, S. Battles, C. Magee
Thank-you to all who support the draw.
Next draw Monday July 23rd 2018 at 11.00pm in Daly’s Bar. Jackpot €15,410

Roscommon Herald

Roscommon Herald … edited and composited in Boyle … a Boyle trader supported by realboyle.com

Boyle Arts Festival 2018

Brogan’s totalhealth Pharmacy

Christina Bridget Conlisk R.I.P.

The death has occurred of Christina Bridget Conlisk, on the 16th of July 2018, peacefully in the loving care of the staff of Abbey Haven Care Centre and Nursing Home, Boyle. Formerly from 1 Straduff, Geevagh, Co Sligo, also Kilmactranny and Blackburn, England.
Deeply regretted by her loving Son John and his Wife Viona, and her relatives and friends.
Christina will be reposing at Abbey Haven Care Home from 5pm to 6.45pm on Tuesday 17th July arriving to St Joseph’s Church Boyle at 7pm. Funeral Mass Wednesday at 11am with cremation at Lakelands Crematorium Co Cavan at 2.30pm. Further enquiries to Higgins and sons Funeral Directors, Boyle and Ballinameen, Co Roscommon

The Toon Team

Boyle Arts Festival Office 2018

Hurtling closer by the minute, Boyle Arts Festival 2018 will be launched/opened at 8pm on Thursday 19th July in King House. The Festival Booking Office is now open daily 10am-6pm for the duration of the festival. David McGee, Blaithin Dodd and Matthew Callan, and others will be delighted to answer your queries and take bookings

Boyle GAA Club Update

King’s Trail bus tour

I was delighted to be one of those on the King’s Trail inaugural bus tour, accurately billed as “A guided All Day Theatrical Heritage Bus Tour to Roscommon’s most iconic heritage sites, bringing their stories to life and creating an unforgettable experience for all ages”, the surprised-filled tour wonderfully tells “Our Story, Your Journey”.
• The Trail includes Rathcroghan Visitor Centre (Tulsk), Strokestown Park House & National Famine Museum, then continues introducing us to the great love story which would forever connect this great dynasty with their neighbours the King family of Rockingham House, now known as Lough Key Forest Park.
• The Trail concludes in King House, Boyle, with the story of the Connaught Rangers, the birth of the Irish Free State and the end of British Rule in Ireland.
• The modest €30 Adult charge is superb value and includes a tradition food snack break at Rathcroghan as well as lunchtime soup & sandwiches at Strokestown House
• The King’s Trail tour will run each Saturday July 21st to September 8th with a bus leaving at 9.30am from outside King House each Saturday at 9.30am.
• The King’s Trail is an excellent, well-planned, highly enjoyable Saturday guided bus trip to attractions in Co. Roscommon … take it – you’ll love it !!

Boyle Golf Club Update

Cootehall Barracks Fund, Contract Signing

Pictured at the Signing of the Construction Contract, Cootehall. Included in the photo are: Tony Bambrick (Committee Member), Roden Brady (Building Contractor), Colm Lenihan (Joinet Chairman), Maurice Gannon (Joint Chairman), Seamus Dowd (Building Consultant), Jan Cronzier (Joint Secretary), Sue Evans (Joint Secretary), Peter Griffin P.R.O, Claire Canty (Roscommon Leader).  Missing from photograph, Angela Dowd (Treasurer), Mary Fryen, (Committee Member).
Pic Mary Regan

Ray dArcy interviewing Lough Key Manager Louise Fitzpatrick during the Hidden Heartlands RTE radio show in L.Key Forest Park on Friday 13th

Hermit Collective – live at Farmers Market

Saturday 21st July from 10.30am until 1pm, the award winning poetry, music and art group The Hermit Collective will be live in Boyle Farmers market, at King House. Eclectic and entertaining, don’t miss it.

A non-alcoholic gin has officially launched in Ireland

Silk Tree Botanics has just released Ireland’s only non-alcoholic gin! Silk Tree was born when founders Andrew and Tracy Oates (Cootehall) realised their love affair with gin and tonic had run its course.

Boles Summer SALE 2018

Magee’s Fashions Summer Sale

Michael D for President

Photo RTE News

Michael D Higgins has confirmed that he will seek a second term as president.
In a short statement, Mr Higgins said he will be “offering himself as an independent candidate, under Article 12.4.4 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, when the Ministerial Order for a Presidential Election is made later this year.

Boyle Flowers 2018 “Nearer My God To Thee”

The Toon Team

Conor & Aisling Durkin

Conor Durkin and Aisling Rushe (Boyle) got married yesterday (Thursday 5th July) in a beautiful ceremony in Ferragudo Church in Praia de Rocha, Portugal.

Office Space Available at Boyle Enterprise Centre

Fully equipped Office space available at Boyle Enterprise Centre including WIFI, use of canteen facility, access to meeting rooms, and car-parking. The Centre offers competitive rental costs, serviced reception area, secure 24 X 7 working environment and networking opportunities with other businesses.
For more information or to view facilities please email info@boyleenterprise.com or call 071 967 3100 / 086 203 9182.
Boyle Enterprise Centre is located at Quarry Lane, Boyle and is promoted and managed by Boyle Chamber of Commerce

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Station Road Housing Development

Mulryan Construction have 10 new quality-built houses under construction on Station Road, Boyle. The development includes 6 two storey and 4 bungalow homes.
• Speaking with developer Danny Mulryan, he said the development was conceived over two years ago and through the good offices particularly of Boyle man Derek Caldbeck and our Co Manager Eugene Cummins, the project got underway just a short few months ago.
• Station Road will become a highly sought-after living area, and is one of just two such developments in the county at the moment.

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Boyle Flowers 2018

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Xtra Mile Wash & Valet at Stewarts Oil, Mill Road, Boyle

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Boyle Arts Festival Saturday 28th July

Bernadine Casserly will be joined by pianist Anne Kielty, for a very special lunchtime concert in the Church of Ireland on Saturday, July 28th. Bernadine has performed all over Europe with Frankie Gavin’s De Dannan and Anne is the pianist and Musical Director, with Boyle Musical Society.

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The Town House, Main street, Boyle

A great place to entertain a family holiday!

• Luxury 2 and 3 bed holiday apartments. Best of both worlds! In the centre of town and beside Lough Key Forest Park for all your family activities, with beautiful family walks, Zipit, Boda Borg, Adventure Play Park, cycling (electric bikes and Segways) , boating, fishing, and much more. An abundance of other cultural / heritage trails, walks, open farms, water and land adventure centres, horse riding and sight seeing nearby.

• Please call us on 087 776 2662     email: townhouse.boyle@gmail.com

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Parking cars and pumping gas

It is always a pleasure to feature one of John Mulligan’s short stories here on realboyle.com. This is one you will enjoy … a reality check when you think you are making ‘progress’