Oct 27
It’s that time of year again. Get out the picnic baskets, find the tupperware, round up friends and family.
Here at the Community Centre, we’ve spruced up the hall and REALLY gone to town on the kitchen, and we still had enough left in the kitty for some new crockery and cutlery.
It all kicks off at 8pm on Friday 3rd November but, if you’d like to drop stuff off ahead of time, the centre will be open on Friday from 10am to 1pm and in the evening from 7pm.
We look forward to seeing you then.
Oct 20
… you can be a member of Lisacul Players.
The group is desperately seeking new cast members for next year’s presentation. They will be holding a reading on Monday 23rd October at 8:30 and anyone interested can come along and sit in.There may even be cake.
They will also be looking for back stage crew – make up, catering, stage design and management – and front of house staff – ticket sales and ushers.
If you’re interested, please come along. They promise not to bite.
Could you be in this picture?
Jul 28
In a moving and emotional ceremony, the memorial to Garda Henry Byrne and Detective Garda John Morley was unveiled at Shannon’s Cross today and the communities of Lisacul and Loughglynn turned out to honour them.
Jul 25
The dedication ceremony for the memorial Henry Byrne and John Morley will be held on Friday 28th July at 3pm at Shannon’s Cross in Aghaderry, Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon*.
As there will be a lot of people coming – from near and far – please follow the instructions of the stewards about parking.
* where the L1229 crosses the R325
Jul 18
This year’s Cemetery Mass is on 23rd July at 10am and once again we will welcome friends and family of villagers coming to pay their respects and remember those who have passed on with tea and coffee in the Main Hall at the Community Centre after the Mass.
The Centre is, as you know, being insulated and work has now moved to the back of the New Hall.
Jul 07
Thirty seven years ago today, Detective John Morley and Garda Henry Byrne were killed in the line of duty when they intercepted a gang fleeing from a bank robbery in Ballaghaderreen.
How the Western People reported the outrage
This summer, the community of Loughglynn, with assistance from Lisacul’s CE scheme, are building a monument to these brave men.
The memorial in progress at Shannon’s Cross.
Jun 28
As promised, pictures from the building projects taking place in the Centre over the summer.
Jun 22
CAUTION: we’re a hard hat area for the summer
Visitors to the Community Centre and passers-by will have spotted the scaffolding going up around the building.
We’re putting external insulation onto the building to reduce heat loss and to keep the building warmer over the winter – and we’ll save money on our heating bills too! We were able to part fund this work through grants from the Municipal Fund and the SEAI.
We’ll also be renovating the kitchen next to the Main Hall, again part funded with a grant from the Municipal Fund so that, by autumn we will have a warm, draught-free, building with a beautiful, EHO-approved kitchen.
We will be using the New Hall to serve tea and coffee (and cake and biscuits) after the Cemetery Mass.
The insulation and its installation is certified by NSAI and complies with the requirements of the Building Regulations 1997 to 2011. We have a full copy of the compliance document available in the Resources Office or on line at NSAI if you would like to read it.
If you are visiting the centre, please watch your footing, stay behind any safety tape, follow instructions from centre staff about access, and make sure children are accompanied at all times.
We’ve asked Matt Care to take photos of the work as it progresses and we’ll post the photos up here so you can see how we’re getting on.
Jun 14
The Bank Holiday Weekend is still over six weeks away and we’re already getting hits on the website about the Festival. So, for all you country music fans out there, here’s the rundown of events in the Community Centre. I’m sure Creaton’s Loughglynn and The Village Inn will be hosting events too, so you should check their facebook pages.
On Saturday 5th August at 9pm the Queen of the Woodlands will be crowned.
Which of the many beautiful women of Loughglynn will be this year’s Queen is anyone’s guess. But what is certain, is that she’ll take to the floor immediately afterwards to dance to the music of Barry Kirwan. Although Barry is one of our newest Country Music acts he will be very familiar with the scene as his father is Dominic Kirwan.
On Sunday, Robert Mizzell takes the stage with his band, the Country Kings. In contrast to Barry, Robert has been singing country for twenty years and, coming from Louisiana, has an accent to die for.
Derek Ryan will close the Festival on Monday 7th. With several best selling albums to his credit, we will have to wait to hear which songs he plays for us.
Tickets to each concert are €15 each and will be available at the door.
There will be a late bar each evening.
May 31
As well as lessons on planting flowers, we also learned how to grow fruit and vegetables. But what to do with all the lovely produce come harvest time?
The lucky attendees at the gardening course all received a booklet, prepared by the CE team in the Resource Centre, packed with easy recipes to try out. The recipes run from a summer breakfast muesli to winter warmer soup, from French desserts to Russian-inspired salads.
You can read our Gardening Course Recipes here or you can pick a copy up from the Resource Centre for a mere two euro.