Around the Districts: Ardcath/Clonalvy, Bettystown, Curraha and Laytown

ARDCATH/CLONALVY

Contact

Any news or items of interest contact Niamh @ 086 3477283 or email niamhuiloinsigh@gmail.com.

Ardcath Tidy Towns

The Tidy Towns Committee can be contacted on +353 87 835 4805 and the help from our volunteers is always appreciated!

Ardcath Clonalvy Heritage Society

Congratulations to Pat Brangan the new Chairperson and Patricia Rogers the new Secretary. Breda Murray stepped down as Chairperson after 12 years on the Committee, Ina Travers also stepped down as Secretary. The new Committee wishes to thank Breda and Ina for their dedication, commitment and hard work over the years and look forward to their continued support as members of the Society.

Sincere Sympathy

Condolences to the family and friends of Una Dowling (née Dardis) Cloghan, Ardcath, Meath. Ar dheis De go raibh a h-anam dilis.

St. Vincent’s GAA

St. Vincent’s GFC are pleased to announce our latest major fundraiser, following in the tradition of our previous successful shows where the stars of the show are the heartbeat of our community. St. Vincent’s GAAgglebox is on at 8pm on Saturday 11th of February 2023 in the Crescent Concert Hall in Drogheda.

Check out the teams below and how you can support them and the club and also get your tickets for the show:

https://www.events54.com/event/stvincents

Text Alert

Duleek & District Text Alert Service covers the following areas:

Duleek, Donore, Mount Hanover, Julianstown, Laytown, Bettystown, Gormanston, Stamullen, Ardcath, Clonalvy, Bellewstown, Cushenstown, Curragha, Rathfeigh & Knockcommon.

€6 payment can now be paid by Revolut

Send your mobile phone number and parish name with payment to 086 8097737 or contact us on 041 9880523 for more details.

You will receive all up-to-date crime reports from Gardai & citizens that send us alerts.

Other public information like road closures, electrical outage notices & other emergency notices in your area only.

BETTYSTOWN

Contact

Any news or items of interest contact Niamh @ 086 3477283 or email niamhuiloinsigh@gmail.com.

Bettystown Tidy Towns

If you’d like to get involved message us on Facebook or come along and meet us in the village on Saturday mornings between 9 and 11am. Come and join us!

Our volunteers got some great pictures of the sunrise and an early morning rainbow over Bettystown on Saturday morning (See our Facebook Page).

After enjoying the views, we got down to business working in the gardens, digging and spreading compost in the new flowerbed.

Replacing Lifebuoys

Meath County Council Environment Department are replacing all the Lifebuoys on the coast with a smart device which will alert the Emergency Services and Gardaí of the whereabouts of Lifebuoys being used for Life Saving purposes and in the event of them being misused. Technology has its uses and great to see our beaches in East Meath being updated all the time.

Bettystown’s Little Stars ELC

The children in Bettystown’s Little love playing with Gloop.

For those of you who haven’t hear of it - Gloop is mixture with a unique texture that all children will love to explore and play with. It’s great for moulding and developing their fine motor skills too. Gloop offers young children a range of sensory experiences, and the opportunity to learn about different textures and materials.

The children in Tiny Stars really enjoyed this experience, we started off with just water and slowly added the cornflour to make it a new and different texture.

Men’s Shed

Meath East Coast Men’s Shed meets every Tuesday and Friday in the grounds of St. Colmcilles GAA on the Pilltown road. For more details contact James 0872706456 or Eoin 0860649447

CURRAHA

Contact

Any news or items of interest contact Niamh @ 086 3477283 or email niamhuiloinsigh@gmail.com.

Curraghalla National School

Enrolment forms for children wishing to enrol in Curraghalla National School are now available. Contact school on 025 27449 or office@curraghallans.com

A reminder to parents - the new academic year 2023-2024 our opening and closing times will be changing.

Doors Open at 8.40am. School Starts at 8.50am. Infants Finished at 1.30pm. All other classes finished at 2.30pm.

Curraha GAA

The Grand Draw 2023 support your Club and be in with a chance to win €1,000 each month.

Reminder to get your entries in before the first draw of the year at the end of this month.

All payment options below:

https://currahagaa.com/products

https://currahagaa.com/pages/grand-draw

Curragh Athletic Football Club

Curragha Underage Registration are holding another registration night in the Clubhouse on Tuesday 31st January, 2023 from 7 to 9 pm. All players must be registered before they can train.

LAYTOWN

Contact

Any news or items of interest contact Niamh @ 086 3477283 or email niamhuiloinsigh@gmail.com

Laytown Tidy Towns

Volunteers meet every Saturday morning at the car park from 11 am to spruce up different areas of our village. If you would like to help, please come along and join us.

You may have noticed that William (He is a member of the East Meath Community Development Employment Scheme) is doing an absolutely fabulous job keeping Laytown Litter Free from Monday to Friday and all the residents in Laytown really appreciate all his hard work.

Men’s Shed

Meath East Coast Men’s Shed meets every Tuesday and Friday in the grounds of St. Colmcilles GAA on the Pilltown road. For more details Contact James 0872706456 or Eoin 0860649447

Laytown/Bettystown Golf Club

The practice greens are being given a makeover with new matting being laid.

Wave Warriors

Laytown Wave Warriors are still swimming every day despite the chilly weather. Brilliant fun in the waves and great seeing more new faces every week.

Sonairte livens things up with a Valentine Fair

Love is in the air at Sonairte, and they are thrilled to be holding a ‘Valentine Fair’ on Saturday the 11th of February. Their long hall and yoga room will be packed with a fantastic mixture of craft makers who will have a great selection for those looking for some unique gifts.

There will be tea leaves and tarot card readings available on the day, no booking required just drop down and see what the fates have in store for you!!

So please spread the word and if there are any craft makers that would be interested in having a stall, please email us at markets@sonairte.ie

Spaces are limited so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Active Retirement

East Meath Active Retirement Association (EMARA) meet every Thursday in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland Parish Rooms from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm each week. New members are always welcome to join this vibrant group of men and women. We have many events and outings lined up for the coming month. For more details contact James 0872706456 or Eoin 0860649447