24 April 2024

Meals on Wheels

Candle Lit Vigil for Gaza

Borrisoleigh Active Social Club

Borrisoleigh Active Social Club headed off to the Nicholas Mosse pottery factory in Bennettsbridge and to Arboretum Home and Garden Centre Leighlinbridge Carlow last Friday.  We had a lovely day . The bus was loaded with plants/flowers coming home so our members were going to avail of the good weather over the weekend and get planting. Thanks to Seamus our bus driver from Callanans who was very helpful on the day.  We are already looking forward to our next trip. 

Parish News

One Day Conference exploring options for primary & secondary education. Join parents and teachers for a one-day conference exploring your options for both primary & secondary education. Sunday 28^th April from 10.30am, Mass @ 11am, Celebrant: Bishop Paul Connell, Keynote Speaker: Fr. Conor McDonough O.P. De La Salle Retreat Centre, Castletown, Co. Laois, R32 N6D8. Lunch provided. Cost €10. To register and find out more visit www.materdeieducation.ie, email: info@materdeieducation.ie or phone: 021 2021 229. 

Timetable for the day:

10.30am: Registration

11 am: Holy mass presided by Bishop Paul Connell

12 noon: Lunch

1pm: Homeschooling at Primary and Secondary Level with Mater Dei Education: an Irish classical curriculum – Grace Cantillon-Murphy

1:30pm: Attending a classical school and teaching at Mater Dei Academy – Ms. Claire Guernsey

2pm: Catholic schooling during the Penal Times – Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P

2.30pm: Tea break

3pm: School, Home Education, or a Hybrid: Which is Right for my Child?

Panel Discussion

The first National Pilgrimage for Life, organised by the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, will be celebrated on Saturday 4^th May in Knock Shrine.  The pilgrimage begins with Anointing of the Sick in the Basilica at 2.30pm, followed by Mass at 3pm and Rosary Procession after Mass, weather permitting. Main celebrant and homilist will be Archbishop Francis Duffy.  We invite you to join us in Knock to celebrate the gift of life and to pray for the protection of all human life.

 Thought for the week

Life is like a piano. White keys are the happy moments & the black keys are the sad moments. Both keys are played together to give us the sweet music called life.

Eucharistic Adoration

Knitting and Crochet Group

Book Launch

Many thanks to all of Borrisoleigh that turned out in such numbers to support the launching of the book, – “Mariupol, – A City of Grief and Fear” — The book gives harrowing accounts by people that survived the siege of that city.

John Flannery, Nenagh, who was MC for the event.

Vladimir Hlaholyk, a concert violinist from Lviv, who played some of famous Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk’s classical airs

Jim Moriarty, Ballyheigh, Kerry, who read from the diaries of Katherina Savenko

Mary Alice O’Connor, Tipperary Town, who also read from the Slavenko diaries

Yuliia Smyrnova, from Kharkiv, who addressed the gathering

Alexander Blackly, Fermoy, from the voluntary organisation, Helping Irish Hosts

Natalyia Hlayolyk leads in the singing of Ukraine’s famous anthem of resistance, “Chervona Kalyna”

Ludmila Zubok from Charniiv, Ukraine. The city was attacked by a Russian airstrike on the previous Tuesday. Friends and relatives of Ludmila were killed and seriously injured

Seamus Hanafin, Leas Chathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council, addresses the meeting

The Ukrainians present on the night, proudly sing their Anthem

With Tatyana Olefir and Yuri. On Saturday morning last, a bomb dropped on the city of Odessa, near to Tatyana’s home, killing many of her former neighbours

Karina Ryan, Borrisoleigh, who took charge of sales on the night

Borris-Ileigh GAA History Book

Hi all,

I’ve been tasked with compiling and writing a history of GAA activity in the primary schools, e.g. North Finals/ County Finals, Primary Game, INTO mini sevens etc.

The more recent history is fairly well documented, however older records are sparse. I don’t want to leave anyone out!

If you are aware of any noteworthy GAA related facts from 1987 to present in relation to Fantane NS, St Theresa’s GNS, St Patrick BNS or Scoil Naomh Cualán please get in contact with me at scoilnaomhcualan@gmail.com. Or you can drop photos, newspaper cuttings etc. into the school and I’ll photocopy or scan what’s needed.  

I’m looking for photos of teams, photos of Primary Game representatives, write ups from finals, coaches that were involved over the years, pupils who went on to represent Tipperary in the various codes, GAA quiz winners etc.

Many thanks for your help,

Michael Small

Chair Yoga

Pic of the Past

Tom McSherry, Pallas Street
(1887-1969)

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