Church News.

There will be Mass in Drumsna on Friday evening April 22nd  at 7pm followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament . Holy Hour duty Teresa Mc Nulty, John Mc Nulty.

9.30 am. Mass on Sunday April 24th Reader Fema Flanagan, Ministers Katherine Mc kiver, .

Church collectors for April,  Micheal O ‘Dowd, John Mc Nulty, Altar Society Regina Mc Nabola, Teresa Guckian.

The Messenger.

Promoter wanted to sell the messenger in the Drumsna area .Contact 086 1516858.

Eddie Stones.

Eddie Stones will attend St. Mary’s Church Newtownforbes on Saturday April 23^rd at 2pm.

Social Dancing

There will be Social dancing  in  Duignan’s Lounge  Drumsna on Friday April 22nd   with music by Mountain Fever and in Fitzpatrick’s Lounge Mohill on Sunday April 24^th with music by Mark Finn.

Golden Age News.

There will be a meeting in the Centre Drumsna on To-day WednesdayApril 21^st  at 11am.Please bring your script for rehearsal. The  Bealtaine ‘’May Madness Ball’’ will be in the Bush hotel on Tuesday May 17^th with a short sketch by the group entitled ‘’The Golden Wedding ‘’ ,dancing to ‘’The Drifting Cowboy’’, light refreshments and lots of laughs. All welcome.

Bingo.

There will be   Bingo in Drumsna Community Centre on Thursday April 21st  at 8.30pm. Last week’s winners include Tommy Mc Loughlin, Mare Meehan, Raffle  Marie Casserly, Anna Mc Govern, Patricia O’ Reilly.Free books  Rosemary Mc Dermott, Maura Reynolds..

Local bus link.

The local bus link from Ballinamore via Drumsna to Carrick-on-Shannon runs 4 times daily Monday to Saturday and back from Carrick-on-Shannon to Ballinamore 4 times daily.Timetable leaflets at most shop counters or call 071 9650 437 or visit locallink.ie .

Drumsna ‘s 1916 – 2016 Celebration.

Plans for the opening of the 1916 memorial garden on the top village green  are coming along well. The  ceremonies are on the Sunday June 5^th on the June Bank holiday weekend. Amongst  the attending dignitaries will be  Senator Mark Daly who will officially open the Garden.  The seven silver birch trees ,one for each of the signatories of the proclamation stand proudly there already as does the new flag pole. Seven children will stand at the trees and  quote from each of the signatories. The tri-colour will be raised by two of our oldest citizens , the National anthem will then be played by Edwina Guckian and the wonderful stone proclamation  be unveiled . The work on the garden which is based on a template from International gardener Diarmuid Gavin is being carried out by Drumsna garden centre. There will be a reception with traditional entertainment by our talented young people and light refreshments afterwards in the Community centre and everyone will be welcome

Tidy Towns Competition.

It’s that time of year again when the Drumsna Tidy Town’s committee start the general clean up  and implementation of the village plan for a better place to live in. Householders are gently reminded that a tidy up of gardens and bit of spit and polish or paint to their patch would be greatly appreciated. We are greatly indebted to Leitrim Development Co. for our Rural social scheme lads also our local TUS worker without whom we would be at a great loss. Their work and contribution is much appreciated. Tidy Towns judging commences on June first and also our Proclamation Garden Festivities are on the first weekend in June. Please help keep our village looking good.

Internet Course skills.

We are now taking names from people who are interested in developing their Internet skills. The course will run in conjunction with Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Education centre and training board. For more information please  or to book a place please contact the Centre Drumsna at 071 9625782.

Volunteers Needed,

Meals on wheels service is now operating from Drumsna community and Resource Centre. We are looking for volunteers to help deliver hot meals to those in need of this service. If you are interested please contact the centre at 071 9625782.

Fashion Show.

Fashion Show in the Standing Stone Hotel , Ballinamore on Friday April 22^nd at 8.30pm. Fantastic variety of suppliers including Fashionitas Gerard Anthonys, Reiche, Purple Orange, Carrie Bradshaw shoes, Jennifer Wrynne Hats, a raffle and entertainment by Mc Cartin school of dancing. Proceeds to Aughawillen G.A.A. club. Tickets 10 Euro. Please come along for a great nights entertainment.

Benefit Night.

Leitrim /West Cavan Branch of Downes syndrome Ireland and Leitrim Branch of Irish kidney Association will benefit from this year’s Percy’s Party event on Saturday April 30^th at 8 45 pm ii Moll by John B. Keane and on Sunday night May 1^st at 8.30pm Gala Concert with guest Eleanor shanley in The Hunt Hall Mohill. The songs, recitations and sketch are full of fun so come along for some real fun for two very good causes.

Mohill Does Strictly.

Ronan Mooney From Oak Meadows, Drumsna is giving of his time to dance for ‘’Mohill Does Strictly’’ . We hhope that the people of the aarea will come to the Landmark Hotel , Carrick-on-Shannon o Fridy april 22^nd to support Ronan. Tickets are available @ 20 Euro for the night.

Poker Classic

Two dacers, Thomas Flanagan and Martina Harte are holding a Poke Classic in Cox’s Dromod on This Friday night April 22^nd. The Fee is 20 euro with top up 10 euro. Your support would be welcomed.

Annaduff Family and fun Day.

Annaduff G.A.A. in partnership with Tesco , Carrick-on-Shannon , are delighted to announce that the 2016 family fun day will take place in the G.A.A. grounds on
Sunday August 7^th from 2pm until 6pm. For the past two years we have donated half of the proceeds to a chosen Charity. It has been decided that this year’s Charity will once again be Temple Street Children’s Hospital Dublin which is obviously a charity close to all of our hearts. A hardworking committee has organised this event for the past two years and is compromised of the following, Gerry Newton, John

Dowling, Michelle Beirne , Pauric Fitzsimmons, Helen Dowling ,Ronan Mooney, Fionnuala Maxwell, John Thornton, Aine Cox, Declan Shanley , Ciaran Dolan and many others who have assisted with sponsorship, donations ,ticket selling, equipment, preparations and stewarding on the day, they are too numerous to mention but without them the event would not run. Once again we look forward with working with John and Helen and our friends  from the Carrick-n-Shannon Branch of Tesco with whom we have forged a fantastic working relationship.

The day will commence with the dedication of our upgraded training grounds to the late great Paddy Fox, who was such an inspiration to generations of Annaduff people on the pitch. We feel that it is appropriate to associate his name with the training area where footballers of all ages will train and participate in his beloved Gaelic games.We hope that this will be a fitting and permanent tribute to the fond memories that Paddy left us.

We are also pleased to announce that in conjunction with the fun day we will be hosting a photographic exhibition of G.A.A. faces , places and teams in the Community Centre adjoining the grounds. This will encompass all available photographs on display in one location going back to the early days of the club right up to the present time. In addition to the photographs there will be features from every day Parish life as well as a special section on G.A.A. activities and life in Annaduff Parish in 1916.

A committee headed up by Declan Shanley, Donal Fox, and John Dowling will be busy collecting and researching this project for the next few months. If you have any material that you think may be of interest, we would be grateful if you could contact Declan ,Donal or John or indeed any club officer or committee member. All contact details are on the club website  www.annaduff.gaa.ie which is always worth a visit. As usual the day will  primarily be centred around the children and this year we have the usual attractions, i.e. Kid’s football blitz’s, bouncy castles, live music ,dance, games ,small animals, trained eagles, cake sale plus much much more.

We will be announcing the various activities closer to the event date, but it is suffice to say that you will not be disappointed.

In  2014 our committee donated  6,500 Euro  to the North West Hospice and last year we presented Temple Street Children’s Hospital with 7, 500. Euro. Our hope this year is to at least match if not better this figure. It promises to be a super day for young and old and may be of interest for visitors, home or away to plan a weekend or indeed a holiday around the event.