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MARC MAC SHARRY TD

SLIGO, LEITRIM, SOUTH DONEGAL & NORTH ROSCOMMON Tel: 071-9143616 marc.macsharry@oir.ie

HILE the enormous work undertaken by many local communities and charitable organisations in the north-west in the provision of food supplies, clothing and other supports for Ukraine, in addition to the provision of accommodation for refugees, the extent to which our schools, primary and secondary, have taken in students from the warn-torn region has only been revealed this week.

According to the Department of Education 6,000 Ukrainian pupils are now enrolled in Irish schools, and the numbers are growing steadily as more families seek accommodation and move on to seek education for their children. Counties in the north-west, particularly Mayo, Leitrim and Donegal, have been performing well above their weight in this regard and while it’s early days it’s inevitable others will follow suit and embrace people and children who may have much to offer local communities as they await for peace to return to their homeland.

Figures released from the Department show that County Mayo has facilitated 186 Ukranian students (155 primary and 31 post-primary), Donegal schools have taken in 259 (176 primary and 83 post-primary), and Leitrim 95 (66 primary and 29 post primary), a creditable contribution from a county with probably the lowest population in the country.

The figure for Sligo was 86 (50 and 36) while Roscommon embraced 73 students (64 and 9); Galway, of course, with a higher population, could facilitate over 300 (208 primary and 94 post primary).

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Pride of Place Success for Ballina Community Clean-up

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By Gerry Walsh

OR the second year running a group from Ballina has triumphed in the prestigious Pride of Place National Competition. The hard-working Ballina Community Clean-up Group secured the national award in the 5000+ population category at a special Awards Ceremony held in the INEC, Killarney, on Monday last, 16th February. It was a just reward for effort and commitment by a group, formed in 2019 with just six members for a Saturday morning litter pick-up, and growing to over 300 people who, over a few years have worked, sometimes in difficult circumstances in the middle of a pandemic, to transform their native town.

The Pride of Place Award acknowledges and celebrates the work that communities do all over the island of Ireland. In essence the mission of the Ballina group is a true reflection of what the Award itself is all about: “to enhance the presentation, cleanliness, biodiversity and heritage of our town and help make Ballina a wonderful place to live, work, discover and enjoy”.

While the litter pick remains at the core of activities for Ballina Community Cleanup there is also painting, sweeping, cleaning, planting, creating art, fundraising, promoting awareness of biodiversity and lots more. The initiative

was designed to improve Ballina as a community and a tourist town, to encourage civic pride, and to bring people together to enjoy and appreciate their town and create positive change.

The pandemic actually encouraged many more people to get involved; it is truly a whole-of-town effort in a very welcoming and inclusive group. Construction work is about to start on their biggest project, Ballina Sensory Park in collaboration with Mayo County Council, for which €65,000 was raised during a special Freeze4February dip in 2021 with over 1,000 people participating.

The group has been an inspiration for others. What started as a highly motivated environmental initiative has become so much more. Barriers have been broken down, local business has engaged, volunteerism is on the increase and many excellent projects have started. Above all there is participation from across the entire community.

They have managed to secure bottomup/top down support for their endeavours and their work continues as they, in partnership with others, play a central role in Ballina’s quest to achieve the accolade of Ireland’s Greenest Town. They are grateful for the support they have received from so many groups and local businesses in helping them achieve so much in a short time.

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lockdowns. This is a walk like no other, abounding in memory, music, history, solidarity and spectacular beauty: retracing the steps of the dispossessed of the past and forging solidarity with the banished and oppressed today There is a real sense of anticipation and excitement as we return to the spectacular Doolough Valley for Famine Walk 2022, marking 175 years since Black '47. The walk is an expression of remembrance and solidarity, recalling those who died during An Gorta Mór and in solidarity with those experiencing similar suffering today. This year we remember especially those

oppressed by war in Ukraine as well as in the many other 'ignored' wars around the world. Our walk is a statement of our intent to continue our work for peace and justice in the world”.

Once again, this year, walkers will gather in Louisburgh for conversation, talks and music before being ferried by bus to the start of the 18km walk.

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secondary education.

In parallel with this, the Department of Education is also working with other departments and agencies to try to place children in areas where schools have spare capacity. Let’s hope this can help some depleted rural schools enhance their

numbers at this time.

It is worth remembering that before the Ukrainian families started seeking refuge in Ireland in early March, following the Russian invasion of their country, there were about 25,000 spare places in primary schools and about 15,000-18,000 in post-primary schools.

Schools in North West Embrace Ukranian students - continued from front page

The numbers continue to grow steadily as more families arrive from their war-torn homeland and others settle into accommodation and seek education. 1,100 Ukranian pupils have been enrolled in Dublin schools and overall there is a 2:1 ratio between enrolments in primary and

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Afri Famine Walk Returns to Mayo this Saturday After 3 decades on the road and two years online (due to Covid) the Famine Walk returns to Mayo on Saturday, May 21st 2022. Retracing the steps of several hundred people who made this journey in search of food during An Gorta Mór, walkers will make their way through the spectacular Doolough Valley in the course of this iconic journey. Walk leaders this year include Catherine Connolly TD, author and activist Robbie McVeigh and Community Worker Homayoon Shiraz.

Music will be provided by Co. Mayo-based musician Patrick O'Laoghaire. This year Afri’s late patron Desmond Tutu will be remembered, as will Afri friend, the late great songwriter Pete St. John.

The famine walk began in 1988 and has been led in the past by figures like Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Christy Moore, journalist John Pilger, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Arun Gandhi, actor Gabriel Byrne, Michael Davitt’s granddaughter Gráinne, and Kim Phuc, the Vietnamese woman who was pictured as a child in that iconic photo where she ran from a napalm attack.

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‘We Are Mayo’ book launched in County Library

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book showcasing all that is good about county Mayo written by two proud Mayo men was launched in Castlebar Library last week by Ireland’s First Woman, Sabina Higgins.

The book, “We Are Mayo”, for which Sabina provided a foreward, was co-written

by Charlestown native Tom Brett and wellknown Mayo and Islandeady-based journalist, Tom Rice.

The publication is a coffee-table style book built around a simple formula incorporating sections dealing with our geographic location in the world, our history, our infrastructure, our sporting and

other legends both young and old – all brought together by the great accident of our birth or choice of residence in our unique and beautiful county on the west coast of Ireland.

It was a heart-warming occasion, with Seán Rice welcoming Sabina to Castlebar and thanking her for making the journey from Dublin to officially launch ‘We Are Mayo’.

“As you will have noticed, Sabina contributed the foreword to our book about growing up in her native Ballindine and its surroundings. Her lovely writing style adorns the introduction evoking

Authors Tom Brett (left) and Sean Rice (Right) pictured with First Woman Sabina Higgins and Mai Doherty (front) in the County Library Castlebar at launch of ‘We Are Mayo” publication.

Pic: Michael Donnelly

memories of the rural customs of her time and the values that shaped her upbringing,” said Seán, who added that the that the book was the brainchild of Tom Brett.

“It was to have been launched in the spring of 2020, but Covid intervened. Tom was in lockdown in Australia and we were in lockdown in Mayo. This was the first opportunity we got to baptise it. It was in his frequent travels from Fremantle in western Australia to his native Charlestown that the seed for ‘We Are Mayo’ was sown and where it sprouted and was nurtured.

He was anxious to have the beauty of this county and the grandeur of its people recorded in a publication that truly reflected all those attributes.”

Seán also said that Tom Brett had put a lot of work into the publication.

“His love for Mayo is encapsulated in every chapter, and in the immense efforts he has made in producing a written and photographic record of the county in keeping with its beauty and mores.

“Our first meeting happened when we were a lot younger. He was studying for his masters in sociology at UCG, and was giving lectures to an extra-mural class studying for a diploma in social action. He traced me to The Mayo News some years ago and our collaboration continued via email.”

Tom Brett thanked the big audience for their attendance and also all the contributors to the book, in particular all those who gave their photography free of charge. “I have to say the Sabina’s foreword has been very favourably commented upon and the other thing that people often say to me is that the book is surprisingly good and I am proud of that.”

‘We Are Mayo’ is available in all good book shops across the county or online at https://www.wearemayobook.net.

Increased campaigning for Family Resource Centre in Erris region

THE campaign to highlight the urgent need for a community and family resource centre in Mayo's Erris region has gathered momentum in recent weeks.

The steering committee have completed a comprehensive strategic plan which will form the main component of their proposal to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

A petition has been live for a number of weeks, for the attention of Minister Roderic O’Gorman, the CEO of Tusla, and the four TDs who represent Co. Mayo.

Thus far there are over 2,000 signatures.

Last week, the committee completed the final of five community information meetings hosted in each of the five Erris parishes.

One of the most vital aspects of the campaign to secure a family and community resource centre for Erris is support from the local community. Public meetings were held in Kilmore (Halla Naomh Brendáin), Belmullet (Áras Inis Gluaire), Kiltane (Geesala Community Centre), Kilcommon (Teach Greannaí) and Ballycroy (Ballycroy Community Centre).

The parish meetings revealed that the need for an FRC in Erris is stronger than ever. Those in attendance told of their lived experiences with respect to the gaps in services and supports, and how it has impacted on their lives and well-being.

Personal stories were shared, with both hope and regret for the desperate need to bring a much-needed resource to this extremely isolated region.

The strongest themes that arose across all the meetings were in relation to the vast size of the barony, and the isolation and lack of services as a result.

Attendees and committee members agreed the importance of having a fully resourced and fully staffed centre to meet the needs of the region.

One attendee explained: “Volunteers are burnt out and it’s not fair to expect the same people who put themselves forward to come out again and support so many people in such a huge area.”

Another person said, poignantly: “There are no community mental health supports – people are very alone and isolated. There are people dead today who might still be here if they had somewhere local to go, or someone to

talk to here in our area.”

Leanne Barrett, chairperson of the steering committee, said: “A family and community resource centre would serve to fill some of the many gaps that exist locally, and would ensure that the area has the services and supports that people need, under the one roof. In addition, once we establish an FRC in Erris, it would act as a catalyst for further community development – more family, community, mental health and wellbeing supports can be developed locally.”

Ms. Barrett concluded: “The FRC programme works cooperatively and in partnership with people to address marginalisation and disadvantage. This model works in many communities like Erris all around the country.”

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The Mechanical and Precision Engineering Award went to a group project with Brian Forkan (Sligo), Connall McGowan (Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim), Damien McLoughlin (Argina, Co Roscommon) and Dean Treacy (Dundrum, Dublin). This group of students also won the Abbot Diabetes Care Ronan Healy Memorial Award for their Automated Training & Display Rig. The group are pictured with Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU, Una Parson, Head of Faculty of Engineering & Design at ATU Sligo and HR Manager at Abbott Diabetes Care, Paul Martin.

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he 8th Sligo Engineering & Technology Expo returned to an all in-person event and welcomed its largest attendance ever in Sligo earlier this month. Over 1,200 visitors to the Expo enjoyed an array of talks and projects including robotics, automated machinery and smart-home devices.

The Expo, which is sponsored by global healthcare company Abbott, offers potential engineering and computing students the opportunity to interact with leading engineering and technology companies from across Ireland and showcasing projects from Atlantic TU Sligo final year students.

Over 100 final year students presented their projects which included some projects that reflect a changing world with; Social Distance Detectors, Cryptocurrency wallet and car-pooling app.

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Among the award winning exhibitors presented by the President of Atlantic TU, Dr Orla Flynn were: Emma Murphy for her E Health Homeostasis Using Machine Learning; Gary McCormack for Original Climate, Bernard Wilkie for Mapping & Autonomous Geo-locating Integrated E-vehicle (MAGIE); and Kevin Reilly for The Impact of Applying Lean Construction on the Planning & Implementation Phase of a Construction Project.

The Mechanical and Precision Engineering Award went to a group project with Brian Forkan (Sligo), Connall McGowan (Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim), Damien McLoughlin (Argina, Co Roscommon) and Dean Treacy (Dundrum, Dublin). This group of students also won the Abbot Diabetes Care Ronan Healy Memorial Award for their Automated Training & Display Rig. Ronan Healy was a former student of IT Sligo (now ATU Sligo) and employee of Abbott who sadly passed away in a road

Award winning student at the ATU Sligo Expo, Emma Murphy demonstrates her E Health project to Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU; Dr Brendan McCormack, Head of College ATU Sligo and Una Parsons, Head of Faculty of Engineering and Design at ATU Sligo.

traffic accident in March 2021. Mr Healy was a much loved student and colleague and is remembered fondly by everyone who knew him. The award was set up by Abbott to remember the young father of one from Roscommon.

Head of Faculty of Engineering and Design at ATU Sligo, Úna Parsons said: “The showcase highlighted our fabulous student projects, a stellar line-up of industry talks and superb insights into the research our faculty are involved in.

It was wonderful to see so many secondary school students, their parents and the public in attendance. The industry stands were a hive of interactions. I was delighted to learn how many job offers were made between our students and industry.”

Congratulating the winning students, Ms Parsons added: “I want to say a big thank you to all who made this event such a success – our students, staff, industry, key sponsor Abbott and talks partner the AIM Centre (Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing Supply Chain) . The Sligo Engineering & Technology Expo goes from strength to strength each year – looking forward to 2023 already! “ Speakers included; Shane Clarke, Supply Chain Manager – Abbott Diagnostics Business; Andrew Lynch, Chief Innovation Officer – IMR; Shane Loughlin, Chief Digital Architect – SL Controls; Professor Denis Dowling – Director, I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre; Domhnall Carroll, Site Director – National Advanced Manufacturing Centre; JJ O’Hara, CEO, FutureCast and Elizabeth Nugent, VP General Manager EMEA, AMCOR who recently announced the creation of 75 jobs for Sligo.

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‘Six Days’ play comes to Enniscoe A s part of this year's Cultural Programme the play ‘Six Days’ will come to The Conference Centre at Enniscoe on Friday 20th May as part of a 13 date Nationwide tour which will finish in the Town hall, Westport .The play was written, directed and performed by Frank Shouldice and tells the story of his Grandfather during the 1916 Easter Rising Dublin Brigade's 1st Battalion at the Four Courts was the last Volunteer garrison to lay down its arms in the Easter Rising.

Having faced incredible odds all week the battle for North King Street did not end when Padraig Pearse issued an order to surrender. It was, for those who lived through it, an experience they would never forget.

Using spoken word and original music Chambermade Productions presents SIX DAYS, a highly evocative re-imagining of those incredible events. Based largely on the personal accounts of those who took part SIX DAYS will be performed by writer/director Frank, whose grandfather was a sniper at the Jameson Malthouse in Smithfield. Frank will be accompanied by cellist Frieda Freytag whose signature pieces

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“We are simply overwhelmed with the audience response to 'Six Days'. After selling out our Dublin run we wondered how it would be received around the country. I'm happy to say the

tour has lived up to -even surpassed -any hopes we had.

Although my grandfather was far too modest a man to even imagine himself the centrepiece of a powerful stage drama he is very much the main character behind this true and evocative story’ according to Frank.

‘The Easter Rising was a pivotal event in the emergence of an independent Irish state but history often overlooks the ordinary men and women who made it happen. My grandfather was one of those ordinary people who did extraordinary things when called upon. He was also a very proud Mayoman and, for me, taking 'Six Days' to Enniscoe House and Westport feels like we are bringing his legacy home.’

"The events of those six days of course – funny and terrifying and tragic – the production's haunting original music, Frank Shouldice's restrained, deeplyfelt narration: it all added up to an experience that was compelling in the moment and stayed with me long after I left the theatre” said Gerry Stembridge writer/director.

"It brings home with unforgettable force a very real experience of history" - Luke Gibbons (Joyce’s Ghosts: Ireland, Modernism, and Memory) The location for the performance is a former agricultural building which was restored and recently refurbished for performances and meetings. ‘We are delighted to host this exciting evening’ said Hugh Trayer, Manager, The North Mayo Heritage Centre, Enniscoe. ‘The recent refurbishment work was completed with the assistance of the Dormant Account Fund with a view to providing a new venue for meetings, events and performances just like this and available for use by this rural and regional community’.

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Tanya Dawson, Luxurious Ireland (based in Ballinode); Sharon Tharp, Us Weekly; Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland; and Shane Brett, Ashford Castle, at Tourism Ireland’s ‘Best of Ireland’ event in New York.

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fter two years of virtual events, Tourism Ireland is getting back to live, in-person sales missions to the United States once again. Tourism Ireland, together with a delegation of 14 tourism companies from Ireland – including Luxurious Ireland (based in Ballinode) – and five American tour operators, is undertaking a sales blitz to the US this week – meeting, and doing business with, hundreds of travel agents in Boston, New York, Washington DC and Chicago.

The schedule includes a B2B event in each city, with an interactive presentation showcasing Ireland – giving the participating companies a platform to promote and sell their products and services to the key American decision-

makers in attendance. It also includes opportunities for networking with key travel and lifestyle journalists and influencers.

Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland’s Head of North America, said: “Our ‘Best of Ireland’ sales mission this week provides an excellent platform to highlight the many things to see and do, and all that is new and exciting, on a vacation to Ireland in 2022.” Before COVID-19, in 2019, we welcomed 1.7 million American visitors to the island of Ireland, whose visits delivered revenue of €1.6 billion for the economy. This year, Tourism Ireland is rolling out its biggest ever programme of promotions in the United States, to restart overseas tourism to Ireland.

Alison Metcalfe continued: “We are

rolling out our Green Button campaign in the United States right now – urging travellers to ‘press the Green Button’ and book their trip to Ireland this year. Our extensive programme of promotions is targeting those consumers with the greatest potential to travel to Ireland.

Our message is very simple: Ireland is open for business again and we cannot wait to welcome back visitors from the United States. We’re telling prospective US visitors that a warm welcome awaits them when they travel to Ireland, despite the disruption of the last couple of years.”

A similar ‘Best of Ireland’ event will take place on the west coast of the United States next month, visiting Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

Young Leitrim Student top of class in ‘Our Ocean, Our Plan’ Competition IT was a triumph for young Leitrim student, Szychewaska, who took first place in the Infants Category in a special environment-based national competition.

Students from 15 schools were honoured at an award ceremony this week celebrating the winners of this year’s Green-Schools Marine

Spatial Planning Competition: Our Ocean, Our Plan.

Nine students were awarded for their posters depicting their vision for the future of Ireland’s seas and eight school groups won for their 3D models showing how they envisage our seas’ future. The Leitrim student, from Scoil Mhuire, Carrick-on-

Shannon, won first prize in the Infants Category for her poster.

In partnership with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Green-Schools asked students to create posters or 3D models showing how they would like Ireland’s seas to be used in the future. The competition ties in with The National Marine Planning Framework, which will try to balance the different demands for using the sea including the need to protect the marine environment. The framework is about planning when and where human activities take place at sea and ensuring these activities are as efficient and sustainable as possible. The competition was open to schools taking part in the Green-Schools Marine Environment theme, which

encourages schools to discover how their work on the GreenSchools programme has positively, influenced people and their local environment while focusing on our oceans and seas.

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Showcasing Mayo in the Middle East

Ahmed Abushanab, Ramisis World Travel & Tourism Co.; Aisling McDermott, Tourism Ireland; and Paula Carroll, Ashford Castle, at the Discover Europe Travel Summit in Dubai.

Fifteen (15) tourism companies from Ireland – including Ashford Castle – joined Tourism Ireland recently at the inaugural Discover Europe Travel Summit in Dubai.

Discover Europe Travel Summit was a two-day B2B tourism event organised

by Tourism Ireland, in conjunction with the German National Tourist Board, Switzerland Tourism and the Austrian National Tourist Office. The event brought together a delegation of 97 exhibitors from Ireland, Germany, Switzerland and Austria to meet, and do business with, more than 100 travel buyers from the GCC.

Aisling McDermott, Tourism Ireland’s Manager Asia and Middle East, said: “We were delighted to host the first ever Discover Europe Travel Summit, in conjunction with the German National Tourist Board, Switzerland Tourism and the Austrian National Tourist Office.

The event offered a great opportunity to increase awareness of Ireland among the influential travel buyers from the GCC and secure a greater share of their valuable business. Our message for those buyers is that Ireland is open for business again and we cannot wait to welcome back their clients from the Middle East.

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Taste of Hollywood with Achill Film Festival

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he first ever Achill Island Film Festival will run from the 20th - 22nd May, bringing a taste of Hollywood to Mayo. The film festival will include film premieres, screenings and panel discussions with movie producers, crew and cast members.

"Working with the community, Achill Island Film Festival will be a small and friendly festival," Emily O'Callaghan, Festival Director, said, "Attendees are encouraged to enjoy the local world-class beaches, pubs and food in between screenings. The festival will include special events, workshops, premiere screenings, discussions and something for everyone to enjoy."

The Achill Island Film Festival will show screenings of indie, alternative and some of the best quality films from Ireland and international studios. Screenings will be shown in indoor and outdoor venues across Achill.

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The festival will include exclusive films, fascinating documentaries, and films set during the pandemic. As well as panel discussions and live Q&As, there will also be live traditional Irish music performances. The festival organisers received 200 submissions from 17 countries including Iran, Egypt and Iceland to name a few.

Achill was the spot of two recent Hollywood productions in 2021 including 'My Sailor, My Love' and 'Banshees of Inisherin' staring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan.

Venues for the festival include Gielty’s, Lourdie’s, Lynott’s, Pattens’, and The Wavecrest.

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Cave Excavation Reveals Conditions of IRA Cave Hideout During Civil War in Sligo

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n an exciting new project, a Sligo-based team have completed the excavation of a cave used during the Civil War as an anti-Treaty IRA hideout. The project, funded by Atlantic Technological University (ATU), reveals a forgotten story in Sligo’s recent history, in what is the first research excavation of a Civil War site in Ireland.

The team of three archaeologists – Dr Marion Dowd (ATU), Robert Mulraney (Independent Researcher) and Dr James Bonsall (Fourth Dimension Prospection Ltd.) – spent over a week excavating a small cave high in the Dartry Mountains overlooking Glencar Lake in north County Sligo.

The cave was used as a hideout during the War of Independence and was the principal hideout of the North Sligo anti-Treaty IRA during the Civil War. In September 1922, the National Army closed in on the anti-treaty IRA headquarters at Rahelly House north of Sligo town. After an intense firefight, approximately 60 men evacuated the house, making for Benbulben, with the intention of crossing the mountains to reach the safety of Tormore Cave – better known as the ‘Glencar hideout’. Several IRA men were captured on the mountains and imprisoned by the National Army.

Six men were shot and killed at two different locations in the uplands. These men - Brigadier Seamus Devins, Divisional Adjutant Brian MacNeill, Lieutenant Patrick Carroll, Volunteer Joseph Banks, Captain Harry Benson and Volunteer Thomas Langan became known as Sligo’s Noble Six. A further 34 men successfully reached Tormore Cave and lived there for the following six weeks.

The men were never discovered, making this one of the most successful hideouts of the entire revolutionary period in Ireland.

Following the Civil War, the location of Tormore Cave was lost.

In the mid 1930s, however, General Officer Commanding William Pilkington, one of the men who had hid there in 1922, returned to Sligo and revealed its location. During his time in the cave, he had nursed an injury to his shoulder which had he broken during recent fighting.

Anecdotal accounts recollect that while in the cave, Pilkington vowed to become a priest if he survived the war. This he did, and went on to be ordained as a Redemptorist priest serving in Cape Town, South Africa and England.

Archaeological excavations The archaeological excavations sought to document the hideout and learn more about how it was utilised as part of guerrilla tactics. The excavations revealed

that the cave had been modified and prepared for usage, probably during the War of Independence.

A large boulder was strategically placed at the entrance. On either side of this, stones were piled against the cave walls and fixed with mortar. This served to conceal the cave entrance making the hideout extremely difficult to find. It is likely that a sentry was positioned inside the cave behind the boulder, from where he commanded expansive views over the surrounding landscape.

Inside, excavations through soil layers revealed a series of constructed steps leading from the entrance into the cave. With further excavation it was found that the men had also prepared a mortar-surfaced floor, layered over with flagstones, in a similar way to traditional Irish cottages of the 1920s. A mortared wall was also built to enclose the space.

This construction would have

served to keep the living space clean and created a warmer and drier surface for men sleeping there. But it was far from luxurious: The 34 men endured harsh conditions in the cave. They could not light fires as the smoke would attract attention. They had to survive with little food, cramped into a small, damp and dark cave for many weeks.

Artefacts discovered The excavations produced almost 200 artefacts. ‘This is the first archaeological excavation of a Civil War site in Ireland’, Dr Marion Dowd of Atlantic Technological University commented. ‘Many people knew that a mountain cave had been used as a hideout for six weeks, but almost no one knew where it was located. Because so few people have visited the cave over the past 100 years, the site was essentially a Civil War time

capsule. The structures and artefacts we discovered were as they had been left when the men abandoned the cave in October 1922’.

Sherds of pottery and glass were recovered that related to food brought by local families to feed the men. ‘Much of the pottery probably came from Sarah Branley’s kitchen’, Dr James Bonsall explained. ‘The Branleys lived a short walk from the cave and two of Sarah’s sons, Paddy and Dominick, were hiding in the cave. One of the main problems the men encountered was Trenchfoot, caused by prolonged exposure in damp conditions.

Apparently Sarah tended to the men’s feet on at least one occasion when some of them left the cave during a bad storm and came to her house.’

‘We also found several personal items that give us an insight into the men’ said caver and

archaeologist Robert Mulraney.

‘We found a boot lace, a belt buckle and a clay pipe. As part of the project, we are trying to identify the men who sought refuge in the cave, who survived the ordeal and who then became largely forgotten. So far we have identified seven men and have been speaking with their relatives’.

The team hope that people who had relatives that stayed in the cave will contact them. ‘This is not just a Sligo story. We have had contact from people in Boston (USA), London, and Counties Galway, Down and Dublin whose father, grandfather, uncle or granduncle stayed in the cave during the Civil War. We hope to hear from others’ said Dr Dowd.

The public are reminded the cave is on private property. If you have any information about the cave, the team can be contacted at: dowd.marion@itsligo.ie

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NEW KIA EV6 – A WINNER ALL-ROUND. EDITORIAL BY BREDA CORRIGAn

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he new Kia EV6 has been awarded the prestigious Continental Tyres Irish Car of the Year 2022 title, with the EV6 having also won the Continental Tyres Irish Large Car category award at the award ceremony on February 11th. It is the second time that an electric vehicle has taken the award as Kia also won the 2020 Irish Car of the Year title with the all-electric Kia e-Soul.

Modern Design Inside & Out Kia’s new EV6 electric SUV has a bold, conventional, modern design and is proving itself to be an amazing family car in every respect.

The EV6 is the first bespoke electric car developed by Kia and sits on an all-new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which will see Kia launch another seven E-GMP-based models over the next five years. The EV6 is a surprisingly large car, and being 4,695mm in length and 1,890mm in width, it is a halfway house between a family SUV and a regular family hatchback. Although the EV6 has a lot in common with the Hyundai Ioniq 5, it is not a cloned version of its cousin.

Super-Fast Charging Capability The EV6 has two features that make it stand out from similarly priced alternatives, the first being the impressive super-fast charging rate of 350kW, which means the battery can be topped up from 10%-80% in as little as 18 minutes, or a 100km range could be achieved in as little as four minutes at a supercharger station. In the past it was hard to find public charging stations capable of delivering that much power, but a lot of the new service stations now

have superchargers available. The second is what is called a vehicleto-load (V2L) system which means that the EV6 can power household items, such as a kettle or microwave, or even charge another EV from its charge port. This could prove invaluable in a power cut, or when having a picnic.

Two Trim Levels Presently, there are two trim levels in EV6; Earth and GT Line, with one battery choice. The Earth model sits on 19-inch alloy wheels and has a full charge range of up to 528kms, while the GT Line comes with 20inch alloy wheels and can achieve up to 506kms from a single charge.

Additionally, drivers can use paddles on the steering wheel, along with the option of three driving profiles, if they want to change the amount of energy the car uses and retrieves as you slow down. However, it is easier, and more efficient, to let the EV6 work it out for you. The car will take into account the distance to other traffic, your speed, hills and curves before making a decision about the best way to use energy. It is so sensitive that it will make drivers who have never driven an electric car feel instantly comfortable. The EV6 features a 77.4 kWh long-range battery pack paired with a 229PS (226bhp) electric motor, while a heat pump also comes as standard. The EV6 Earth comes with a host of comfort, convenience and safety features as standard including Dual 12.3-inch Curved Driver Display Screens, UVO Connect, charcoal grey vegan leather upholstery with Premium Relaxation Seats (electrically operated and heated in the front),

memory driver’s seat, Android Auto & Apple CarPlay, rear privacy glass, flush door handles, satellite navigation, adaptive cruise control, LED headlamps and a Smart Power Tailgate. Upgrading to the GT Line brings with it a panoramic sunroof, remote smart parking, ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, GT styling pack, adaptive LED lights, blind spot monitoring system, head-

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Premium materials are used throughout the cabin of the EV6 for a welcoming feel, while their selection has also been chosen for utmost durability. Sustainable materials have been used, from vegan leather trims to seat fabrics and floor carpet made using recycled plastics, equivalent to 111 plastic 500ml water bottles per car.

A conventional centre console, along with plenty of pockets and places to put your odds and ends, ensures that the cabin of the EV6 is an easy place to familiarise yourself with, while the infotainment system is easy to navigate and control while on the road. Boot space in the EV6 measures in at an impressive 572litres, but this can be expanded to 1,300-litres by dropping the rear seat backs when the need arises. An additional small trunk under the sloping bonnet (sometimes referred to as a ‘frunk’) is an ideal place to store the charging cables, thereby freeing up more boot space in the process.

Test Car My test car was a range topping EV6 GT-Line finished in Snow White Pearl paintwork with contrasting black suede and white

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North West Simon Community Dip and Donate 2022 Take Advantage of the Longest Day of the Year to Help Those at Risk of Homelessness in the North West Region

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oin North West Simon Community Dip & Donate Challenge from 17th – 21st June, ending on the longest day of the year, to help raise vital funds to sustain the Early Intervention and Homeless Prevention Service.

For many of us, the Summer Solstice (June 21st) symbolises the start of summer, a day to enjoy with friends and family. When you’re homeless, you are more concerned with finding a roof over your head, which is why the funding is crucial for the vital work and services provided to prevent and resolve homelessness throughout Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim.

There has never been a more pressing time to stand together to help the most vulnerable in our society. The North West Simon Community are heavily reliant on donations from fundraising events and need your support now more than ever. In 2021 the charity supported 414 individuals from 216 unique households that were comprised of 246 adults and 168 children.

“Embrace the rush of endorphins as you enter the water and cherish the feel-good factor of knowing you’re helping prevent and resolve homelessness in your local Community”. The first 50 participants who sign up will be posted out a free Dip & Donate t shirt. Sign up on www.northwestsimon.ie or by contacting collette@northwestsimon.ie If you can’t make it to the beach, you can always take a dip in a local lake or river, or even your back garden paddling pool! Create a Facebook Fundraiser simply by logging into your Facebook page, “Create Fundraiser” and click on “Charity” in the “Who are you raising money for” section and select North West Simon Community. Please don’t forget to

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WHEN YOU EAT MATTERS: How Your Eating Rhythms Impact Your Mental Health

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ating is an essential part of human life and it turns out that not only what we eat but when we eat can impact our brains. Irregular eating times have been shown to contribute to poor mental health, including depression and anxiety, as well as to cardio-metabolic diseases and weight gain.

Fortunately, it is possible to leverage our eating rhythms to limit negative mood and increase mental health. As a doctoral student in the field of neuropsychiatry and a psychiatrist studying nutrition and mood disorders, our research focuses on investigating how eating rhythms impact the brain.

Here’s how it all works: The circadian clock system is responsible for aligning our

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Mulroy & Sons Farm Machinery based in Bohola Swinford, Co. Mayo, import new and used Farm Machinery from the United Kingdom.

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• Weed Licker • Harrows (Power, Spring, Chain, Disc and Pin) • Sprayers • Haybobs (Choice of 10) • Rotovators • Toppers • Ploughs • Spreaders • Mowers • Subsoilers • Cent Mixers • Vicon fertilliser spreader (Choice of 20) • Buckrackes • Hedgecutters (McConnells) choice of 2 All our products are reasonably priced and fully serviced www.mulroyandsonsfarmmachinery.town.ie Email : brendanmulroy1@eircom.net

Farm Sheds Fabricated & Erected

WANTED MASSEY FERGUSON TRACTORS MF135-165-168-175-178-185-188-265-275290-365-375-390-399-565-575-590675-690-699 WANTED IN ANY CONDITION SUITABLE FOR RESALE, BREAKING EXPORT

NEPIN TRACTORS & MACHINERY Colm: 087-6806540 • Castlehill, Ballina, Co. Mayo email: buyplant10@gmail.com Prompt Payment and Collection

CATTLE WANTED ALL TYPES Cows, Bulls, Heifers & Bullocks, Beef or for further feeding.

Horned, Thin or Lame Cattle, also Cattle from restricted herds considered.

Call: 086-3591357

Telephone: 0044-77-46117236 Cavallo C503 Stainless Steel Spinner Fertilizer Spreader: • 8 cwt capacity • Suitable for fertilizer or salt spreading • 9 metres spreading width • Available in painted versions at lower Price inc. VAT this model €750.00

New sheds for sales Box profile, non-drip roof. 4 full sky lights 6 foot side sheeting and all gable sheeting.

1 door opening in center of gable We can make any size of shed to suit your needs just give me a call • All ridge and galvanised gutters supplied with screws • sheds repaired and resheeted • Sliding doors made and hung • Gutters repaired and fitted all power washing done • All ground work and concrete done • All types of block work and plastering done • All types of digger work done

Michael O’ Connell Tractors Sales And Service Caraun, Claregalway, Co. Galway

SPECIALISING IN SPARE PARTS FOR ALL MAKES OF TRACTORS Large Stock Of All Makes Of Tractors For Sale

Specialising In Deutz, Same,Lamborghini And Hurlimann Tractor Parts And Repair

Service And Repair To All Makes Of Tractors Carried Out. Collection And Delivery Service Available

Contact Numbers: 086 252 9314 • 091 799 116

Painted versions: 5cwt model @ €475.00 6cwt model @ €515 • 8cwt model @ €550

Cavallo 890PXT: • 16 cwt capacity wagtail spreader c/w Stainless Steel Hopper inc. Hydraulic Control Price inc. VAT €2500.00 • 24 cwt capacity wagtail spreader c/w Stainless Steel Hopper inc.

Hydraulic Control Price inc. VAT €2800.00

No job too big no job too small! • Keenest Rates

We are early risers, we are tax advisors, we are tillers, planters, bankers, makers, we are financial planners, we are we weather scanners, we are accountants, farmers, foresters & forcasters.

We are ifac

Find out how our team can help your business to plan for the future.

Call us on 071 916 7848 or visit www.ifac.ie ACCOUNTANCY | PLANNING | ADVICE

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Nephin Tractors & Machinery Ltd

TRACTORS WANTED ALL TYPES OF TRACTORS & TRACK MACHINES WANTED

TRACTORS: Massey Ferguson, Ford, Fiat, Zetor, John Deere, Ursus etc in any condition, running or not Track Machines: Hitachi, Komatsu, CAT, Sumitomo, etc

Tel: 087-680-6540

Contact alan@theexpress.ie for details of our excellent rates

Dead & Worn out Animals Collection Service Daily Collection in all Areas Telephone: MULVANEYS at: Tel: 049-4338331 or 086-8551932 / 086-3827008

For further information contact Tom Duffy COW COMFORT LTD Tel: 097-82057 • Fax: 097-82376 Email: cowcomfort@eircom.net

DEAD AND WORN-OUT ANIMALS Contact: Tom Rogers Strokestown, Co. Roscommon SAME DAY COLLECTION SERVICE SERVICING LEITRIM & SLIGO FARMERS FOR OVER 20 YEARS

071-9634783 / 9633344 Only Licensed Knackers Yard & Service in NorthWest Lowest Prices and Daily Collection Guaranteed

ALL TYPES OF FORD TRACTORS WANTED 4600 • 5600 • 6600 • 7600 • 4610 • 5610 • 6610

ALSO NEW HOLLAND TRACTORS TS&TSA • SL/SLDP • TM 120 • TM125 • TM130 • 8160 • 8260 • 8360

TELEPHONE MICHAEL HAVERTY 086-8381227 / 086-1997815

• Cow Cubicle Mats • Slat Mats • Horse Mats • Parlour Mats

Whitethorn and Beech Hedging etc.

All trees and tree plants 24 Hour, 7 Days a week Firendly Service Delivery nationwide Receipts will be given Department Registered

SEPTIC TANKS EMPTIED TRACTORS WANTED DRAINS AND SEWERS CLEANED PERMIT NO.CP00-09-03267-03

For all your matting needs

Order Now, Plant Now

Advertise Here!

K&C MULVANEY Ltd.

MAYO MATS

ALSO MASSEY FERGUSON 130 • 165 • 185 • 188 • 168 • 240 • 265 • 250 • 275 • 290 •550 • 565 • 575 • 590 675 • 690 • 698 • 699 • 365 • 375 • 390 • 398 • 300 • 500 • 600 • 40 Series SL/SLDP Masy Ferguson Balers - 124 • 120/20 John Deere 342 / 550 Class Combines - Dominator & Lexion New Holland Combines - All Models John Deere Combines - 955 • 965 • 975 • 1075 • 1077 • 1178

Tel: 087-279-7553

Advertise Here!

Contact alan@theexpress.ie for details of our excellent rates

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KEEP YOUR HOME WARM & COSY!

TERRYS STOVES www.terrysstoves.com

• Chimney Cleaning • Stove Maintenance • Surveys available • Solid Fuel Stoves & Gas Fires

When buying a stove you need good information on the wide range that is available, I will help you get the product that best suits your needs.

Buy once! Buy Right! Tel: 087-2066910 or 071-9197925

YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR STOVES AND FIREPLACES

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FOR HIRE

MAN WITH A VAN ALL TYPES OF WORK CARRIED OUT

Call Now; 071-9143183 / 087-2972586

Mountain Rain Have Water your own Stream, River or Storage Well Lake

At Waterteck we Provide Filtration Systems which give you a Superior Quality Water Supply from any of the above sources.

Please Note: Your water supply will also be free of the Unwanted Chemicals usually associated with mains water supplies

In Business Over 30 Years

Phone: 086-8072249 071-9658976 Email: waterteck@eircom.net Website: www.waterteck.com

MICHAEL KEAVNEY

Tarcmacadam & Tarspraying Specialists

ALL TYPES OF PLANT HIRE QUALITY GRAVEL STONE

ALL AT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES!

Pavior Machine Hire Tipper Lorry Hire 8 and 6 Wheel

Turlough, Castlebar, Co. Mayo • 094-902-3853 / 086-250-3230

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WANTED FOR BREAKING • DUMPERS • DIGGERS • LORRIES • FORKLIFTS • ALSO OLD ENGINES,GEAR BOXES, ROLLERS, BATTERIES, ALLOYS AND STEEL

FOR PARTS • DUMPERS • DIGGERS • FORKLIFTS

Telephone: 087-190 3160

EXTERNAL • CAVITY WALL • SPRAY FOAM www.wmiinsulation.ie • info@wmiinsulation.ie

N5 Business Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo • Tel: 094-9038681 / Walter 087-6297979

SILVER’s DOOR STORE LTD

• DOORS • FLOORS • KITCHENS • GENERAL HARDWARE

LG GLASS & GLAZING

Rathedmond Road, Finisklin, Sligo 071-919 2011 • Buy online @ www.silvershardware.com

SHS SCAFFOLDING Over 20 years in business supplying throughout Sligo & North West

Scaffolding and Acrows available to Buy or Hire from our yard Supply and Erect Service Available

• Rapid Repair Service • Decorative Mirrors • Glass Shower Units • Coloured Glass • Internal Doors • Glass Stairs & Balustrade

Tube and Fitting Scaffolding also available with plastic planks for clean room environments

Our Fully Trained & Certified Professional Teams specialise in providing tailored scaffolding hire solutions, using the right equipment in the right place at the right time.

Westport Road, Castlebar • Tel: 094-9022000 • www.lg-glass.ie

PARKLAWN TREE SERVICES GILROY GLASS HAZELWOOD ROAD, SLIGO • Manufacturers of double glazed units • Supplying Trade and retail • Complete glazing service • Stockists of all types of glass • Glass cut while you wait Replace your existing double glazed units with energy efficient units Tel: 071-9145400 Fax: 071-9140132 • Mobile: 087-2341 985

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL TREE CARE

Phone: 086-8039502 Email: johngriffinshs@gmail.com www.scaffoldinghiresligo.ie

We offer the highest quality tree services for private homes carried out by NPTC qualified tree surgeons/arborists and extensive experience in commercial services & utility arboriculture, including work semi-state bodies.

SKIP HIRE 8Y - 60Y CONFIDENTIAL SHREDDING BIN WASHING

Telephone - Garrett Murphy: 086 6077307, Office: 090 6626837 www.parklawntreeservices.com • info@parklawntreeservices.com

096-32500 • loftusrecycling@hotmail.com

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Domestic & Commercial Roofing

• New roofs • Re-roofing & re-lining • Gutters & valleys • Tile & slate effect sheeting • Asbestos removal & disposal We provide a reliable & professional service covering all counties of Ireland.

Call for a FREE QUOTE: 094-9860787 087-2565015 • www.waldronroofing.ie Ballina - liMiteD

SEPTIC TANK INSPECTIONS

TANK CLEAN Boyle, Co. Roscommon WASTE WATER TREATMENT SPECIALISTS • Septic Tanks Emptied • Percolation areas and polishing filters installed • Range of sewage treatment units, Septic Tanks & Rain Water Tanks Supplied • All Work EPA and Local Authority Standard

Contact David Regan: 087-9125128

Aluminium & PVC Repairs

To windows, doors and patio doors

Expert patio door repairs!

• Rollers • Tracks • Hinges • Door Realignment • Locks • Multilocking systems etc

Over 20 years experience servicing Irish windows and doors. Fully insured GLASS PARTS ETC REPLACED

Brendan Gormley: 071-9183860 / 087-2562669

offers valid until 30/4/18

coyne tyreS

DeDicateD tyre & Battery SaleS & Service, Ballina, co. Mayo

GARRACLOON, CLOGHANS, BALLINA, CO. MAYO

EN Certified septic tanks Certified and CE marked cattle slats, water harvesting tanks, Concrete pipes, Manhole rings, Water valve and fire hydrant chambers.

Our concrete is EN206 certified to NSAI standard Concrete pipes size ranging from 9" up to 48" For a QUOTE call 087-9496476 or 096-73734 or visit our website: www.armstrongseptictanks.ie

For a professional service in planning applications for: Private houses, extensions (any size), small scale commercial, also cottage renovations etc. Timber frame and low energy dwellings a special interest.

Water lane, Ballina, co. Mayo • tel: 096-21935 • after Hours : 087-2686360 • Pat Jnr: 087-2201819 email: info@coynetyres.ie • Web: www.coynetyres.ie

Sandy Wheelers

Contact Martin McGloin Bunduff, Cliffoney, Co. Sligo casarcser@hotmail.com

Tel/Fax: 071-9166277 • Mob: 087-2817620

APPLICATIONS FOR ALL AGRICULTURAL SHEDS CARRIED OUT

Painters & Decorators

Painting & Decorating Interior and Exterior Wallpaper Service

Calvath, Old Cartron Hill, Sligo Tel: 087-2506477 • sandywheeler0@gmail.com

• Traditional Tin Smiths • Copper • Aluminium • Zinc • Stainless Steel • Lead • Titanium • Natural Slate • Ornamentation

All forms of cladding & roofing in tradition standing seam and batten roll in Copper, Zinc, Aluminium Stainless steel and Lead Sheet.

Specialist flashing kits for chimneys,dormers, box gutter valleys and pitched valleys for slated roofs.

Design, layout and detailing services for both commercial and private projects.

Welding and fabricating of Stainless Steel and aluminium.

GG Roofing, The Grove, Kilmovee, Co. Mayo 087 2437259/094 Boyle,Phone: Co. Roscommon Telephone:9649296 071-9670010 Email: Email Us:info@ggroofing.ie info@pureflowers.ie••www.ggroofing.ie www.pureflowers.ie

Panel Beater requireD experience necessary Ballina area contact 085-1207292 immediate start

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TT’S QUARR BARRE Quality Stone Y LTD Products & Plant Hire

MULTIPURPOSE GARDEN SHEDS & GARAGES

We are a family run quarrying & plant hire business, offering quality products and services to customers for more than 50 years.

Our Quarrying Products Include: • All types of crushed stone • Chippings suitable for driveways, garden beds, sizes to suit individual requirements.

Building Stone • Sand and Gravel • Readymix Services.

We have an extensive range of fleet for hire including tippers, artic tippers, Flatbeds and low loaders We are National and International Hauliers • Phone: 097-83890 • Mobile: 087-2226243 • Fax: 097-83890 email: barrettsquarry@gmail.com • Bangor Erris, Co. Mayo

All the main supports of our garages are constructed of heavy duty box section steel for strength and durability and are hot dipped galvanised for longer Life.

Our Units are built to withstand the harshest weather conditions. The sheeting is hot dipped galvanised and pvc coated to the colour of your choice.

Contact: Ray Lynch Corlis, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon Phone: 086-8943034 or 094-9621938 • AGENTS REQUIRED

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www.terrysstoves.com

• Free Survey available • Solid Fuel Stoves • Gas Fires

When buying a stove you need good information on the wide range that is available

people with energy

I will help you get the product that best suits your needs.

Buy Once! Buy Right!

Phone: 087-2066910 or 071-9197925

MARY’S LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING VOTED COURIER COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2018

Sligo Road, Carrick on Shannon (Beside Glancy’s Pub) Telephone: 089-4202361

DRY CLEANING Suits, Dresses, Jackets, Coats, Shirts, Blouses, Jumpers & Curtains

Fastway Courier Franchisors offer a cost effective, reliable courier service, backed up by the latest computer technology and online parcel tracking facilities.

IRONING SERVICE Shirts, Dresses, Pants, Tops, etc PRESSING Bedding, Suits, Dresses, etc FULL WASHING AND DRYING SERVICE AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS WELCOME

Open: Monday-Friday 9.30 -5.30 Saturday 10-4

DG Windows & Doors Josko Partner

SPRAY FOAM INSULATION

DARRAGH & GREG TIMONEY

North West Windows Prop. Kevin Burns - Belcoo, Co. Fermanagh

• WINDOWS • FRAMELESS, FULL HEIGHT ALL-GLASS SYSTEMS • LIFT-AND-SLIDE DOORS • FRONT & INTERIOR DOORS • SUN SHADING + NATURAL WOOD FLOORS Visit our new showroom Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm Sat By Appointment Sli MacNean, Blacklion, Co. Cavan Tel: 071-9853753 • Mob: 086-3896500 Email: dgwindows@btinternet.com www.josko.com

Email: kburns@btinernet.com

Suppliers & Installers of uPVC Windows & Doors Wide range of colours

Tel: 087-2443903 After 6pm Tel: 048-66386525

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL NATIONWIDE SERVICE E-MAIL:SALES@FOAMOX.IE TEL: 096 77735 • WWW.FOAMOX.IE

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