Muintir na Tíre AGM

Nest Thursday, May 31st, sees Muintir na Tíre host its AGM in Murroe, Co. Limerick. Askamore Community Council and Askamore Community Alert are both under the auspices of this national body, and it is hoped that a number of people locally will travel for this AGM.

There is a very good line-up of speakers and topics:

Repossession of Family Homes by Ross Maguire of New Beginning

Suicide on the increase: Dan Neville TD

Rural Homes under seige from increased burglaries: Asst. Garda Commissioner

Funding for Rural Communities: Carmel Fox

John Lonergan will give the keynote address.

If you would like to attend the AGM, there is a bus being organised which will leave locally next Thursday for Limerick at approx. noon. Cost €10, refreshments will be provided at AGM.

If you would like to travel please give your name to Lorraine on 086 418 3357  as soon as possible, but before next Monday evening.

Askamore Memories

This morning saw the start of our new folklore / heritage group. This was set up in order to record the memories of those in our community who were born in the 1930s or earlier, and of course to give a social dimension to the gathering, with a cuppa and a chat. First attendees were sisters Cathy Kavanagh of Bolinrush and Mary Gregan of Castlewhite. They spoke vividly of their memories of school days, with the topic being prompted by Davy Donohoe.

The outcomes of this project will see the taped work being typed up and possibly used in a future publication. Other options would be using part of the taped  conversations in the proposed new Askamore Heritage Centre, or using snippets online on this website.

The next topics are The Big Snow of 1947 and The Emergency, and the next meeting will take place on Thursday morning, June 7th at 10.15.

If you have stories to tell on these or other such topics, please come along, or encourage members of your family to join us for what promises to be an interesting and worthwhile project.

James O’Neill of Muintir na Tíre mentioning Askamore’s Community Text Alert on TV3

What locals like about Askamore

As a result of the recent survey undertaken locally by Askamore Muintir na Tíre Community Council Limited (our new official title!) this is a graphic representation of the responses made by locals about Askamore. The bigger the font, the more frequent the comment.

Intermediate Hurling Championship (Round 2)

 

Ferns Sunday 13^th May ’12 at 6.00 p.m.

 Askamore    1-15            St. Patrick’s  2-06

Davy Owens

 Tomás Hayden                          Frank Lancaster (Capt)                Patrick Nolan

Martin Hayden (0-1)                          Tommy Devereaux (0-1)                    Colm Buttle

                             PJ Nolan  (0-02)                   James Lancaster 

 Padraig Byrne (0-1)                   Gary Doran                               Shane Tomkins (0-3)

Colin Sunderland (1-0)             Billy Nolan                   Conor Levingstone (0-7, frees) 

 

Substitutes:   Raymond Lancaster for Padraig Byrne       
                    Frank Boggan

                    David Travers

                    Tommy Ruth

                    Muiris Ruth

                    Brian Hayden

                    Ted Kinsella

                    Brian Hayden

                    Ted Kinsella

 

5-year plan – have a look

Huge thanks are due to Dr. Yvonne Byrne, Rural Development Consultant, who helped us in countless ways to put this together.

5-year plan available to download here

Askamore 5-year plan launch

Set Dancing Fundraiser

Caught in the Briars Set Dance club, who teach set dancing in the activity centre in Askamore every Wednesday night from 8-10pm run a set dance weekend in Kilmuckridge every year and it begins tonight, Friday, May 11th with Deenagh at 9.30.

Tomorrow morning there is a set dance workshop from 10.30 to 1 followed by a Sean Nós workshop at 2.30.

Dancing tomorrow night is to Johnny Reidy 9.30.

The weekend concludes with Jerry McCarthy providing the music on Sunday afternoon from 3 – 6pm.

Venue for all events is Seán Óg’s, Kilmuckridge. Further information from Paddy or Yvonne at the numbers above.

5-year Plan Launch

Askamore’s 5-year plan is being made public tonight – 8pm in the Activity Centre. Come along to hear the results of the recent survey, and how those results are to become reality in the local area. Also visiting us tonight is John Hogan, the national president of Muintir na Tíre, under whose auspices the local Community Council is set up. This is his first visit locally.

Following tonight’s launch of the plan, the document will be available online.

We hope to see you at the launch tonight – please come, and bring family and friends for this exciting event in Askamore’s history.

Social Dance / Céilí in Askamore

There will be a social dance cum céilí in the hall in Askamore tonight, May 9th. This is being run by Paddy Wade who teaches set dancing locally each week.

Starts at 9pm, €8 a head, this is a cd dance, and should be a nice mix of old time and céílí dances.

Teas etc served, and bar will be open.