Please support our Traders of the Day – 16th October

Boles of Boyle : Tai Chi Chinese Restaurant : Abbey House B&B : Paul Deane Appliance Repairs : Erita Nails & Beauty : Philippa’s Hair Design

Boyle Family Resource Centre – Community Newsletter 16th October

River Rescue

It is reported that a man who entered the fast-flowing Boyle River in the Lawn area at around 1.15pm, was rescued close to Results Gym by a brave college student. Gardai, Ambulance and Fire Service personnel were quickly on the scene.

Overcrowding on Sligo to Dublin railway line

A delegation made up of Sligo Councillors has written to the Transport Minister with the hopes of meeting and discussing the ongoing issues of overcrowding on the Sligo/Dublin train line.
There have been numerous reports of full carriages over the years, particularly on Fridays and Sundays, with a number of people being forced to stand for the long journey

Abbey Community College

The following night classes are on offer this Autumn
Wednesday 23rd October
• The internet & social media
• Christmas baking
Thursday 24th October
• Digital Photography
• Introduction to TAS accounting
• Gardening
All courses run for 5 weeks from 7.30-9.30pm. Grants available to social welfare candidates
Contact Karen on 086 795 8572

Presentation of Tops to U16 Ladies

John Keville (Keville Engineering) and Shane Healy (Nordson) were kind sponsors of tops to the Boyle GAA under 16 Ladies Team. The girls are in the Division 1A County Final to be played on Saturday 12th October. Time and Venue to be decided. Photo Sean O’Dowd
• View a larger version of the photo [here…]

Kelly’s Londis – “It’s beginning to feel like – Halloween”

Getting right into the spirit of the Halloween season, these “ladies and gents” are on display in Kelly’s Londis. Guess who are the faces behind the masks !!

Ardcarne Garden Centre Newsletter

Well it’s official – new research has proven that spending time among trees and nature is beneficial to our health. Of course we gardeners have always suspected as much! As autumn is such a good time for planting trees we thought you’d like to know that we have a Massive Tree Sale this weekend, including some incredible discounts on our large semi-mature trees (Boyle branch). You can also enjoy great savings on Roses & Perennials at both stores. See below for details.

Boyle is on the move …

Like many towns, Boyle has business closures, but on balance we are winning and today note a number of property sales in Boyle Town Centre as well as a relocation on Shop Street, preparations for a new business on Bridge Street, a pub reopening imminent, the regeneration of streetscapes, promised work on the Royal Hotel for Roscommon CoCo, the Courthouse project, the Cycleway, planning permission submissions and more …
Back in the early years of this century I wrote “Boyle is a great town in which to live, work and play”, and that dear reader holds true on this day in October 2019

Loftus Medical Centre

Our Coffee Morning for Hospice will be on Friday 18th of October from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Please join us for a morning filled with craic and goodies.

We Are Not Alone …

Boyle, Alberta, Canada, a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately 163 kilometres north of Edmonton. “We are experiencing a high volume of development interest in housing, light to mid industry, transportation, commercial and government services.”
Current Temperature -6°C. (7.30am GMT Thursday 10th October)

‘Dark Lies the Island’

Carrick Cineplex: Join us on Wednesday 16th October for a special preview screening of Kevin Barry’s ‘Dark Lies the Island’ at 7pm in Carrick Cineplex, followed by a post show Q&A with it’s director Ian Fitzgibbon (Death of a Superhero, Moone Boy).

Alcoholics Anonymous

A viewer wrote: “Just a gentle reminder –  we would be delighted if you could put a small message on realboyle.com regarding our AA meeting. It takes place every Thursday at midday in St. Joseph’s Hall.
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. Their stated purpose is to enable “members to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.” It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, and apolitical.”

Regeneration of Boyle’s Streetscape – Mattimoes

Joe Ryan wrote: “Scaffolding has been erected outside Mattimoes. They are inspecting the chimney shaft and roof and these boys don’t prick around. Every Tom, Dick and Harry can see for themselves that we have a few balls in the air at the minute. The pub remains open during the work grab the door knob and come on in. Please note – Helmets do not have to be worn”

Tutor for Grinds

July 2019: “Following several years of lobbying (and pleading), Roscommon Co Councillors passed the new bye laws for trading on the Crescent and other site in the county. Roscommon councillors voted by a majority of 15 to 2 to bring in casual trading laws for the county after the issue was first mooted more than a decade ago. The bye laws will apply to all towns in the county and cover issues like goods that may be traded, designated trading areas and trading times, insurance requirements and parking of vehicles.”
October 2019: Surprise, Surprise! Despite the passing of the bye laws Roscommon CoCo, Boyle’s Chamber of Commerce and Town Team do not appear to have actioned them and called for policing them

Clarke’s Bar & Restaurant

Another delicious Lunch choice in Clarke’s – The Homemade Burger with Chips and Veg.

Feighan welcomes move of local GPs into Boyle Primary Care Centre

Fine Gael Senator Frank Feighan is very pleased to announce that local GPs, Dr. Barry Cosgrove and Dr. Kamal Javed, will be moving into Boyle Primary Care Centre from Wednesday, October 2nd 2019. “This move by Dr. Cosgrove and Dr. Javed is a very significant addition to the range of services already available at this state-of-the-art Centre. “The Primary Care Centre, built at a cost of €6m, is providing vital health services to a population of about 9,000 people in the town and surrounding areas. “The facility ensures local people have improved access to a greater range of health services on their own doorstep and under the one roof. These services include public health nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
“I want to wish Dr Cosgrove and Dr. Javed all the very best as they move in to what will now be a GP-led Primary Care Centre; a centre which is going from strength to strength.”

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Bishop Kevin Doran will lead a special Christian Solidarity Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from February 16, 2020 for eight nights, visiting Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem and the other sites associated with the life of Jesus. The trip will be a unique opportunity to experience the Holy Land with experienced guides. Price is €1,540 per person sharing which includes dinner, bed and breakfast for eight nights, all coach transfers and admission to all sites. To reserve your place, please call Marian Pilgrimages on 01 878 8159 or email info@marian.ie

Paediatric First Aid

Boyle Family Resource Centre Thursday October 17th 9.30am-4.30pm. Booking essential. Cost: €40

Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands

Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands is indeed a nice-looking, informative website. This map on the site appears to declare areas of particular interest.
• Boyle’s particular and quite spectacular attractions do not feature here despite Roscommon CoCo, Boyle Chamber of Commerce, Boyle TM, Boyle Town Team and Úna Bhán Tourism !!

Tidy Town’s Competition 2019

Boyle 294 marks : Keadue 324 marks. (awarded out of a possible 470)
In this general area, Roscommon Town, Carrick-on-Shannon, Keadue and Castlecoote secured gold medal awards.
Keadue regained its place in top spot, which Chairperson Pairic Noone says was a great community effort.
The community in Carrick-on-Shannon are also celebrating after picking up a gold medal – Paschal Maguire, Chair of the Committee, says they upped their score by 7 points this year and this couldn’t have been achieved without so many groups coming on board.

Leitrim Boxty Festival

Kicking off on Saturday 19 October in Carrick-on-Shannon, there will be exhibitions, talks, tastings, music, dance and of course lots of boxty. Organisers say boxty will be available on breakfast, lunch and dinner menus in eateries throughout the town so whether you’re a well-seasoned fan or a novice in search of your first bite, Leitrim is the place to be for all your boxty related needs. See, everyone loves boxty! Made of grated raw potatoes, mashed cooked potatoes, with flour added as a binding agent, it is then boiled, baked or formed as a pancake and fried.

Question: I am unhappy with the repair work a builder has done to my house, he hasn’t fixed the issue and he refuses to put it right. Do I have any rights in this situation?

 

King House, Boyle

Open to the public from the first week in April until the last week in September. Tuesday to Sunday from 11am with last admissions at 5pm.
Open Sunday 11am to 4pm. (last tours at 3pm)
We are also open over holiday weekends and on Bank Holiday Mondays.
• Pre-booked groups are welcome all year round.
• The house is available for corporate/private function hire.
• King House is a fully-licensed civil wedding location.
• King House is fully accessible to wheelchair users, with an elevator between floors.
• A tour of the house takes approximately 60 minutes. Audio Packs are available for self-guided tours. During peak season, we also host guided tours throughout the week, times for which are advertised at the Reception Desk in King House. Visitor Guides are available in French, German, Italian and Spanish

Returning To Ireland?

Planning to return to Ireland? Here’s everything you need to know …
Unemployment is falling but emigrants need to do thorough research into jobs, housing, childcare and more before moving ‘home’
• Returning to Ireland Website [here…]
• 10 tips on returning to Ireland [here…]

Trad Classes with Bernard

 

More good news for Boyle

If the rumour machine is accurate, two brothers with Drumboylan connections based in the USA have bought properties on Green Street and will convert them into a block of 8 apartments between Matt Burke’s and the Credit Union building.

Boyle Cycleway Routes

Works in progress: Abbeytown Gate into Rockingham

View large version [here…]

View large version [here…]

Boyle Cycleway under construction

The plan is to develop a cycleway from Lough Key Forest Park’s Activity Centre to Boyle Town Centre.  Funding was allocated under the Minister Michael Ring’s Department’s under an Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.

The Toon Team – Holy Water for Boris

Scoil na nAingeal Naofa – beautiful exterior repaint

House and Church for sale – prime town centre location

Stewarts Oil FREE Giveaway

This useful USB charger not only charges your phone while in your car, it could save your life or a life if you are unfortunate to come across an accident. With it you can break your window and cut your seatbelt. Stewarts Oil will give you one of these this chargers -FREE- when you order Stewarts Home Heating Oil while stocks last.

Spend Time In Boyle

Way back in August 2010 I designed a book containing some photos from the area and Business Card sized Graphics from Boyle traders.
I will add the cards of several of the surviving Boyle Businesses over the next few days
At the time, we had an active Chamber of Commerce promoting everything ‘Boyle’.

 

Know Your Rights: One-Parent Family Payment

Boyle Brochures – where?

A realboyle.com viewer wrote “Sean, where can I get Boyle Brochures”. I went to the Úna Bhán Tourism Gift Shop to see what is available. I was disappointed to find that there are only two:-
A folded Lakelends Waterways map and a Boyle/Lough Key Visitors Map & Moone Boy Trail. Boyle TM (Chamber of Commerce) produced both several years ago. Both are now out of date and contain mistakes and should receive makeovers

Philippa’s Hair Design

Tai Chi – change of opening days

The ever popular Tai Chi Court Chinese Restaurant is open from 5pm until 11pm 6 days every week, with closed on Tuesdays

Lough Key Visitor Centre hours

 

The Park & N4 signs to Boyle

The main thrust of this sign is to N4 and Dublin/Sligo. Boyle and King House/Boyle Abbey are secondary and in smaller letters

Boyle seems lost in a confusion of signs as motorists exit on to the N4

The Park and Boyle

The end of summer 2019 and schools reopening is a time to make observations and ask questions, for instance …
• • a/ Lough Key Forest Park appeared to get more visitors than ever
• • b/ How many of those visitors came in to Boyle and what did our Traders, Chamber of Commerce, Town Team do to attract them?
I have ideas, just as you have and will write/discuss this topic further

Area Photos

Realboyle Photo Album pages: [King House…] [Boyle Abbey…] [Lough Key Forest Park…]

Pleasure Grounds Playground

I took the photo below in April 2016.  The playground is still a great resource close the middle of town and is used by parents and enjoyed by children all through the year. At the moment it appears – not like in this photo – but ‘worn out’ and the attractions badly in need of a repaint. It would be great if some or any grouping of our many clubs and voluntary organisations could find time to add a playground repaint to their busy schedules.

The Toon Team – McDonald’s/Beef

Know Your Rights – Appealing your Leaving Cert results

Marians of Boyle

“The Lawn” … untended, broken down, last year’s leaves …

Located in Boyle Town Centre, “The Lawn” runs along the southern bank of Boyle river. Let the photos speak for themselves …

Progress at Boyle Courthouse

Works are continuing onsite. The award of a six-figure Leader sum will ensure that the roof is weather proofed, some windows will be repaired, an 8-urinal etc toilet block will be constructed alongside other internal and external works.
• Previous grant monies went towards works including painting, carpeting, heating and front window replacements etc in the main courtroom area.
• Much work has been done on the Model Railway project and additional funding will be required before an eventual opening to the public.

Clarke’s Bar & Restaurant

Know Your Rights – Emergency medical card

Brogans totalhealth Pharmacy

State Laws and Coillte Bye-Laws

There is no State Law or Coillte Bye-Law that says dogs must be kept on leads … “effectual control” is the requirement
13. Subject to Bye-law 14 a person shall not cause or allow a dog to be on Coillte lands without it being kept under effectual control as required under the Control of Dogs Act 1986 (No. 32 of 1986).

Tangier House on 2.9 acres FOR SALE

A viewer suggested “Wouldn’t it make a great town centre hotel … with its existing entrances on Shop Street and The Crescent … loads of room to extend and add ‘out of sight’ buildings.”
• Tangier Tots Childcare Centre NOT included
• Person or persons with money and vision required !!
• Call Smith Kelly Scott on 071 966 2124

The Crescent Bye-Laws

Following several years of lobbying (and pleading), Roscommon Co Councillors passed the new bye laws for trading on the Crescent and other site in the county
Roscommon councillors have voted by a majority of 15 to 2 to bring in casual trading laws for the county after the issue was first mooted more than a decade ago.
The bye laws will apply to all towns in the county and cover issues like goods that may be traded, designated trading areas and trading times, insurance requirements and parking of vehicles.

Clarke’s Bar & Restaurant

Always a favourite – Bangers & Mash for Lunch

Boyle Flowers and Plants 2019

A special shout out and thank you to Boyle resident Seamus Young who financed and placed potted plants at several locations on the Crescent and Elphin Street.
Flower and plant displays are looking great all over town this year thanks to Boyle Tidy Towns, Mandy Toolan, Teresa Ward, Boyle Traders, Boyle Residents and Seamus Young

The Toon Team– The Queen’s Portrait

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

A viewer wrote: “Just a gentle reminder –  we would be delighted if you could put a small message on realboyle.com regarding our AA meeting. It takes place every Thursday at midday in St. Joseph’s Hall.
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. Their stated purpose is to enable “members to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.” It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, and apolitical.”

Remember man thou art but dust

Clarke’s Bar & Restaurant

Abbey Haven Nursing Home, Boyle