Lake Boats Needed

Pike

Lake boats rare equired for 2 major fishing events……60 local lake boats will be required to stage 2 major fishing events on Lough Ree next year and the Lough ree Angling hub is presently drawing up a data base of owners of boats who want to take part….the deal is that you are paid 90 euro per day for up to 5 days to bring fishermen out on the lake…your insurance is covered by the event organisers…if you want your name included in the list then send the details to Liam Garvey Sweeney who is co-ordinating the list today…or email your contact details to loughreeanglinghub@gmail.com….note : we already have a general list but now need phone numbers and engine sizes confirmed so send in the details if you are interested to Liam Garvey Sweeney or ring Liam direct at 085 1698032 before it too late and the list is sent off….you have been warned!!

Brushstrokes Christmas Exhibition, 2015

Winter Scene at Brushtrokes by Maura Donohue

Brushstrokes will hold their annual Christmas exhibition in St. Mary’s Hall from Thursday 3rd December until Sunday 6th December, 2015. Brushstrokes are celebrating “20 Years a Growing” this year in 2015, so drop in and have a browse. There are works at prices to suit all budgets and they make an ideal, locally-made gift for Christmas.

Lough Ree Environmental Summer Festival 2015

The 17th Lough Ree Environmental Summer Festival was launched on Friday, 17th July. The Festival starts on Thursday 23rd July and features 3 days of poetry workshops, facilitated by renowned poet Noel Monahan. This year the festival delves into the past with an exhibition of photographs celebrating the businesses of Lanesborough through the ages. Due to its previous success, Bushcraft camping has returned. There will also be a stained glass workshop, fishing, archery, lots of family fun and local lake and woodland trips. Take a look at the full programme in the Event Guide.

NewtownCashel Harvest Festival

Harvest Fair Cashel

HARVEST FESTIVAL

A fundraising Table Quiz will be held in Doyle’s of Kenagh, on Friday June 28th.

A Sponsored Walk takes place along the Grand Canal at Kenagh on Sunday July 14th.  

The Festival is in Newtowncashel on Sunday Septemebr 1st.

Proceeds are in aid of St Christopher’s, Newtowncashel Tidy Towns and Cashel GAA Club.

Turf Season Arrives

two yahoos standing at a reek of turf

We made this

Oh joy of joys. The black gold has been dug, squashed,and squeezed out of the hopper, like a large sausage maker across fields and bogs in the midlands. It quite simply doesn’t get any better than walking out to the bog to feel turf that has been cut 3 days.

The anticipation of that first gentle squeeze of a sod, or that light pat of the hand on top of a sod with a ‘dacent shkin‘ on it. And you know that you’ll do extensive injury to your back, probably get third degree burns from staying out there too long…but nothing rivals footing turf.

Its almost a necessary thing to do in summer, a manly, life affirming, testosterone filled journey into a big flat bog, with midges, nettles, whin bushes, and a mile walk in off the road.

This year at some stage there will be a turf making competition in the region. It will involve posture, hand and eye coordination, speed, agility, a flair for 70s disco and footings to be no more than 4 ft tall.

The couple above made that reek themselves, they didn’t get dirty,not a hair out of place…but then again the bog is a very magical place this time of year