Oct 21
Okay so we’re not mentioning the C word just yet, mainly because there is such a lot of stuff on before then. This weekend some villagers are heading off to Dublin for the Knit and Stitch Show at the RDS with the Ballaghaderreen Knit, Crochet and Craft Club, with plans to bring back ALL the …
Jun 15
Just look at that line up! This year’s Country Music Festival on June 26th looks like it’s going to be a terrific day and Mary Dunn of Creaton’s Pub in Lisacul wants to make sure as many people as possible can enjoy it.. Mary is organising a bus to (and from) Roscommon Racecourse so that music lovers …
Apr 22
Despite the difficulties of “rural broadband” [rant deleted], many of the local groups around Lisacul have Facebook pages to keep both the community and the diaspora up to date with what we’re at, and to provide opportunities to join in the fun. Here’s a quick round up of the sites that we know of: if there …
Mar 02
We had a great night at the quiz, with seven tables competing for the Brains of the Village prize and the raffle, with a top prize of a voucher from Durkin’s in Ballaghaderreen. It was a tight fought battle, with questions ranging from the names of our storms, to whether the Tropic of Capricorn is north …